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Do Nightingales Have Languages?
When Lata Mangeshkar, the legendary Bollywood singer, died, the headlines read: “The Nightingale of India has passed away.” Last week, when S. Janaki, an equally accomplished singer, passed away, the…
Nothing is made, nothing disappears.
Bengaluru’s footpaths are being cleared of encroachments. Pushcarts, roadside food stalls, vegetable carts, milk booths, and establishments that have quietly turned public footpaths into extensions of their private property are…
Greed Has Many Faces. The Human Wears It Best.
Survival is a basic instinct. And when that is at risk, raw emotion like fear or courage is displayed. In the wild, the play of these emotions is a sight…
I Am Intolerant. And I’m Not Sorry About It.
In today’s climate, that statement is enough to invite assumptions. It sounds like the declaration of someone unwilling to listen, unwilling to engage, unwilling to accept differences. The word itself…
A rescue act!
Once or twice a week, I go to a temple near my house—it’s a Hanuman temple that has wide open space around the sanctum sanatorium for children to play, which…