New Delhi, April 3 -- The first time I saw Chapal Bhaduri, it was hard to imagine him as a woman. A stocky man with a square face and thinning hair, dressed in kurta-pyjama, he looked quite avuncular.... Read More
New Delhi, March 21 -- Whenever people ask me what I miss about San Francisco, a city I lived in for many years, I have some ready answers. I miss the sushi at the Japanese restaurant I used to go to... Read More
New Delhi, March 7 -- At a literary festival in Shillong, a government official was dreaming big. He apologised that for many of the delegates it was a long slog to get to Shillong. They had to fly i... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 20 -- There have basically been three kinds of responses from the people whose names have popped up in the three million documents that are part of the Epstein files. "My interactions... Read More
New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- At a literary festival, it's natural to talk about reviews. Recently at the Kolkata Literary Meet, Pulitzer winner Jhumpa Lahiri and Booker winner Kiran Desai were sharing the sta... Read More
New Delhi, Jan. 25 -- The well-known make-up man looked me up and down and asked quite dismissively, 'So what role are you playing?' 'Morjina,' I mumbled. 'Oh,' he said, a little taken aback. Then h... Read More
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