Sanjay Nigham, the then Head of the Department of History at Ramjas College, had organised a series of orientation classes. The class of 35 meant that it would always be one-to-one between teachers and students. And on the first day, Nigham asked us to write an essay on TOY.
The Booker winner’s latest novel takes the reader back to the time of the Vijayanagara Empire
Canteen was essentially a humble affair. Cafeteria came into the picture when India was forced by circumstances to believe that control economy had not served it well and finally cafes entered the market when 'space' suddenly became central to the existence of people.
In 2023, the author’s Sharvan Nana has turned 100 and is in bed. His stories of cricket, Pakistan, and Ganges have also aged with him. He hopes he would recognise him and yearns for a story of pandubbis of Ganges, which he had first listened to as a child.
The writer’s tongue-in-cheek phrasing explores the world of late 70s Puraini village, Total Revolution, the purity of the milk sold by 'dhoti'-clad milk sellers, the opening of a new star hotel, and the usual patronage of a North Indian village.
Such is the terror of Monday. Monday is the ultimate revenge upon Friday in the case of the more fortunate ones and upon Saturday in the case of those condemned to do a six-day drudgery week after week.
A letter to boxing prodigy Nikhat Zareen acknowledges the efforts of her father and offers words of advice on the way forward
For the student from the Hindi heartland, the civil services remain the peak of redemption from their mundane existence, and life away from home in Delhi preparing for the exams to their transition to adulthood.
The Bihari's journey into adulthood on train journey to college
Defiance certainly is Sachin felled by a vicious bouncer from Waqar at Sialkot, bleeding profusely, feeling dazed but then disregarding medical advice and mustering his nerves and wits, he would say, 'Mai Khelega!'
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