ShivaMy workMy work is to solve problems. Small problems, big problems, any problem.Nov 13, 2021Nov 13, 2021
ShivaThe darkness below the lights“But if at any time they (elephants) are bent on flight it is impossible to restrain them; for this race of people are great masters of…Nov 5, 2021Nov 5, 2021
ShivaOf Bhakti (Devotion) and other such thingsDid I put salt or sugar in the payasam (sweet rice pudding)? Let me retrace my steps, I added the milk, rice, the cashews, ghee, and…Oct 30, 2021Oct 30, 2021
ShivaMoving PainsAs we carry the boxes outside, and watch our furniture get picked up by movers, strangers and friends, it feels like a valve open, pouring…Aug 8, 2020Aug 8, 2020
ShivaThe stories we tell“She looks a bit fat, doesn’t she?,” said Pati as the photograph made its way around the room. “And a bit dark skinned too,” quipped my…Jul 10, 2020Jul 10, 2020
ShivaThe day the music diedIt was the decade that anointed EDM king. Apart from being bookended by Obama and Trump, and you can only imagine what a wild swing that…Apr 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020
ShivaThe Treasure ChestI enter her kitchen, my mother’s, for the first time on this trip, which is after five years. The aroma of the morning filter coffee wafts…Apr 10, 2020Apr 10, 2020
ShivaThe SnowglobeI see my grandmother wake up at ten, eyes barely open. Her gaze, noticing the snowglobe on the shelf, immediately rushes to the red rusty…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Shivafrom the vault“Wake up, its 8 am, Prof. Natarajan will be here any minute,” says Amma as she starts cleaning the living room.Oct 24, 2019Oct 24, 2019