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Bridge Bharat: Building bridges across the traditional and the contemporary
Tapping into the cascading array of Pichwai, Madhubani, textiles, bronze and wooden artefacts and other traditional forms of Indian Art, Bridge Bharat has launched its own studio in Gurugram
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Neighbour
A lighthearted reflection on a young girl’s first experience with romantic feelings — feelings she harbours for her neighbour and her brother’s best friend
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Jocasta’s Son
In the early years of our marriage, I would often tease Shravan, call him a mama’s boy, and he would laugh and retort with, “that was before our marriage.” Implying he was all mine now.
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To Those Who Walk Away and other poems
When you walk away / you become / ineluctably long, / like the longing, shadowing / the heart only to dissipate and merge, become / one / with the setting sun, throwing up dark.
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Vintage Father: A Doorway to His Heart — Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca on Nissim Ezekiel
Kavita Ezekiel Mendonca reflects on the life and legacy of her father, Nissim Ezekiel, the Father of post-colonial Indian writing in English, an unworldly man deeply devoted to poetry and teaching, who lived simply, with minimal needs, but had a generous heart, giving freely to others
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Holding Your Hands and other poems
In the glow of your smiling eyes. / We will both leisurely row the boat, / And once the night bends into dawn / And into its seamless echo of purity
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The Song of Razia Sultana and other poems
Alone and weary among the glitz of stars, / Stars so noble! yet none for me. / I sit alone in my obscure nook / And covet the moths so blithe and glee.
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Drowning in Diet Malts with Druig and other poems
In the desert, / in the midday time, / he would meet me at the celestial soda counter on Tuesdays, / wearing bovver boots and a leather choker studded with sardonyx / — the exosuit of a peregrine.
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Echoes in the Hallway
Taking a long hard look at Roma, I exited the freezing living room, into the cocooning hallway and out onto the driveway, leaving the idyllic mansion behind. Forever.
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Addressed To Lord Curzon
This translation of a satirical piece by Bal Mukund Gupt offers a sharp critique of colonial administration through the allegory of a young boy’s dream
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Küche7, luxury stainless steel kitchens brand, opens new experience centre in Delhi
Since its inception in 2015, Küche7 has redefined contemporary living with its exquisite range of modular designs, wardrobes, and vanity units.
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How Paris Olympic Games 2024 spotlighted global sustainability, social responsibility
The use of recycled materials, energy-efficient lighting, and messages promoting environmental conservation struck a chord with environmentally conscious audiences across the political spectrum
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