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A Tale of Two Genders
A poetic reflection on binaries, belonging, and belief - speaking to the boundaries of gender, within and without. Written during Pride Month, A Tale of Two Genders refracts Dickens through a modern lens, wrestling with the stories we inherit and the stories we hope to pass on.
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The Lark
Walking up a crestWithout knowing what comes nextI straddle on into the darkShuffling my feet for a sight of the lark Yonder the leaves swayMaking my heart prayO when will the lark singAnd make me rock and swing Trampling on the fallen leavesSounding like a knight’s greavesI search for thee larkWith the hope am nearing the mark Branches like a canopyI don’t know where to look for yeStill I know that you are thereSomewhere in the shade.
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On Gratitude – Part 1
Beware the ides of March So said a soothsayer in Shakespeare’s play Julius Caesar. While that quote remains in most people’s minds, it is what Caesar replied with, that stayed in mine. He is a dreamer; let us leave him It was January 2015, the first time I saw multitudes of comics on stage as part of an event organised by Times of India. I knew of only one amongst those comics and that too in a completely different avatar. I loved what I watched that day. All but one (an interesting story for another day) succeeded that day in getting consistent laughs. Following that high, I pushed myself to…
