Assam is Burning. 77 casualties have been officially reported so far. Thousands are now living in makeshift shelters to get away from the war zones. None of it is new. The strife has been on for decades, the murders too. But We, the People of the ‘Civilized’ worlds, the people of the North and the [...]

At 4am every day, the ghosts of the past come to haunt me, it doesn’t matter if I am up or asleep. They invariably manage to find a way to sneak in. Dealing with them while awake is still easier. I distract myself, take couple of swirls of cheap liquor and drags of cheaper cigarettes [...]

So, if you were to describe yourself in one word, what would that one word be? Non Conformist, without batting an eyelid, pat came the reply. The brief moment, that followed, had the room in an eerily pin drop stunned silence, while the interviewer processed the different answer to a pretty regulation question. I sailed through that interview. Rumour has [...]

Sitting with couple of B school friends at a fast food outlet in Delhi, I watched, mildly bemused, being introduced by a friend, to someone else and as introductions invariably are, this one was a pretty boring too, till Manipal found mention. It drew an immediate reaction, unwarranted by any and all social protocols, proof [...]