April 11, 2017

Lucknow Just Got Happier and Braver

  “Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.” – Jason Collins, first openly gay athlete in the U.S. pro sports […]
March 30, 2017

Where Did We Go Wrong?

  I grew up in Lucknow. There was a temple outside my house. Literally, right in front of my house. Every morning at around 6, there […]
February 27, 2017

Manjari, From Lucknow to London

  “Love art in yourself, and not yourself in art.” – Konstantin Stanislavski   I remember having had a terrible day a few months back. I’m […]
December 26, 2016

हर नक़्श-ए-पा बुलंद है दीवार की तरह

  मेरे दोस्त, मेरे हमदम, मेरे मोहसिन, मेरे करमफ़रमा, अभिषेक शुक्ला का एक मज़मून इन दिनों इन्टरनेट पर धूम मचा रहा है. ये मज़मून उन्होंने उस्ताद […]
December 12, 2016

Why Fantasy

If we exclude the bad ones, writers can transport you through dimensions. Space and time. Love for fictional work is unique. Knowing something isn’t real and […]