GirlfrommumbaiA time of Madness – a memoir of partitionThe biggest regret in my life and I have had a few has been that I never really had the fortitude or foresight to record my grandfather’s…Jan 10, 2019Jan 10, 2019
GirlfrommumbaiMy relationship with words – Part 10I have not made a secret of how hard it has been lately to string two words together without breaking in a sweat. So I can write a clear…Oct 24, 2018Oct 24, 2018
GirlfrommumbaiPapa ko bhi khane doEvery year my parents would take us to Mumbai City for a day of sightseeing. The beautiful Gothic Train station, the enormous Prince of…Aug 18, 2018Aug 18, 2018
GirlfrommumbaiPinjar – Amrita PritamI spent the afternoon today discovering Amrita Pritam and one of her most poignant novels “Pinjar”.Jun 30, 2018Jun 30, 2018
GirlfrommumbaiI am the cold lonely winterSomedays I am the cold lonely winter on a hot summers night.Jun 3, 2018Jun 3, 2018
GirlfrommumbaiCity of DjinnsI usually do not re-read books, but when a book is as interesting as this one, what does a girl do? I have read the “City of Djinns” 4…May 29, 20181May 29, 20181
GirlfrommumbaiThe Indian art of feedingWe Indians have a reputation of eating in an uncivilized way with our fingers instead of using your usual knife and fork. I don’t think…May 11, 2018May 11, 2018
GirlfrommumbaiMy name is Radha“My name is Radha” is a collection of short stories written by one of the most iconic writers of his or even our times ‘Manto’.Apr 23, 20181Apr 23, 20181
GirlfrommumbaiConfessions of a book lover“Life is too short to read a bad Book” – James JoyceApr 23, 2018Apr 23, 2018