The Indian Golden Oriole, a species of oriole found in the Indian subcontinent and Central Asia The best part of the day for me is in the morning. Having seen various members of the family off to work and college, I pour myself a second cup of tea and come out for a breather. It is hardly half-past seven … Continue reading Paradise Lost
Random Musings
Flight to Enchantment
It was billed as a flight to enchantment but the prelude to the flight was dismal. The skies have opened up. Cascades of water obliterate the mountains, the undulating valleys, the almost converging lanes, everything. Below the window, there is a lake conjured up in minutes. It doesn’t need the oracle of Kathmandu to predict … Continue reading Flight to Enchantment
Monday Night Blues
In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love, said Tennyson. For some time now, on Monday nights, our thoughts turn to mundane matters. The youngest of the family shuts her book with a snap and stares at the cover. "Finished already?" I ask. Surprising, how quickly they can get through … Continue reading Monday Night Blues
A College Reunion
By Sujatha Balasubramanian, The Deccan Herald Weekly Magazine, Jan 10 1960 One invariably fails when trying to reconcile the past with the present. What one is and what one was are two separate entities bound by this thing called the self. But no human being can resist the temptation to turn back the pages, to … Continue reading A College Reunion
Adventures in Mumbai
This post was written by Sujatha's late daughter, Minnie, who also enjoyed to write! In honor of her birthday, we'd like to share these short excerpts from her first few weeks in Mumbai
When Writers Talk Shop
The writer of this article is seen here with John Boland and his wife Philippa “My ninth will be coming out in October,” said the lady in the grey dress who was sitting next to me in the dinner table. “Funnily enough,” she went on, smiling at me. “a part of it is set in … Continue reading When Writers Talk Shop
Stories by Sujatha 