New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- The first time I was invited to the Jaipur Literature Festival I showed up fashionably dressed at the inauguration party sans cap. I thought my pedestrian cap would ruin my outfi... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 3 -- At the end of every year my mother had a little ritual. She would say, "Well it looks like I survived another year. So can you buy me a diary for next year?" As she got more hou... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- When I heard Kolkata was building a 70-foot statue of Lionel Messi and he would inaugurate it virtually during his visit to Kolkata, I winced. I don't play football. I don't fol... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- At a literary festival one expects to come back with the usual haul. Autographed books. Selfies with authors. A tote bag. But as a writer I am embarrassed to admit I bought no bo... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 15 -- I had no clue I lived across the street from a 100-year-old "hidden gem", a restaurant so hidden it did not even have a signboard. I learned all that thanks to an enthusiastic I... Read More
New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- True confession-I do not think I could identify Albania on the map. Or Armenia. Or Azerbaijan. But then I am not the President of the United States claiming to have brokered peac... Read More