Prema JayakumarFriendsThe New Year is a time for resolutions, fresh beginnings, but it is also a time to look back at what has been. A time for looking at happy…Jul 5, 2022Jul 5, 2022
Prema JayakumarWho’s Afraid of Old AgeEveryone, it seems. Old age, even middle age, is made to seem almost a shameful disease that should be hidden at all costs. From soaps…Jun 20, 2020Jun 20, 2020
Prema JayakumarValorising ViolenceListening to the speaker at a recent lecture on Harappan civilisation, I found it fascinating that none of the artefacts found so far in…Jun 14, 2020Jun 14, 2020
Prema JayakumarWalking – Pleasures and PainsWalking is one of the great pleasures of my life. That is probably true of a number of older people. It is about one of the few exercises…Jun 7, 2020Jun 7, 2020
Prema JayakumarWhat a Waste!When I was a child, ours was always a crowded household. We had very few household rules. Two of them concerned eating. One of them was…Jun 2, 2020Jun 2, 2020
Prema JayakumarThe House behind the Mango TreeThat is how our house is usually described. Anyone who asks directions is told the general location and then ‘You can’t miss it, there’s a…May 24, 2020May 24, 2020