In search of the ‘big five’

Bengaluru was just about recovering from a stifling summer. There had been a dribble of rain, but the city was already pockmarked with puddles. People took to social media to express their love for the rains—photographs of windowpanes dripping with water, with lyrical quotes to match. There’s no fun, however, in splashing one’s way through […]

Weekend Vacations Column, Mint

Curator and editor of the ‘Weekend Vacations’ column for Mint in the Business of Life section. This includes creating a calendar of vacation plans from base cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Pune and Kolkata. In this role, I have to regularly liaison with writers, giving them direction and editing the article before […]

Turning back the clock

Mohammed Iqbal and I balanced ourselves precariously on the wooden plank—each assigned to an edge. Him more confident than me, given that an old strip of wood wasn’t the best place to listen attentively to stories that were about to unfold. Right above my head, the clock made its presence felt with an unvarying “tick […]