Time Travelling and Weird wishes

Moments, that is what our lives are made up of. Some beautiful, some ugly, some love worthy while some reduce us to nothing but a bundle of nerves. It is these moments which define life for us in a beautiful manner.

Like a forward message today read:

Life has never promised you anything nor has destiny;
But people did;
Some said they would never leave you.... lie!
Some said they would love you until death...lie!
Some said you were the most precious one..lie!
Life is made upof such sweet lies...all that matters is, how you faced the time you finally realised those were just lies....
We may just ask, "Wouldnt life be much better without these lies?"
But the truth is, the times you lived on those big lies were the only times you lived.

When you read these lines I am sure there is atleast one moment of your life that comes alive before your eyes taking you back in time.

For me writing Time's Lost Atlas was one such moment where I conjured up a cobweb of lies and ensured the protoganist is trapped amidst it.

Now that we are nearing the launch of the book the publisher Half Baked Beans is hosting a giveaway on it's blog. And what better way to win a book than to have to write for it. I would love to know your such quirky moments in life where you felt you could have relived it once again just to perhaps change something about it maybe or maybe just to enjoy the happiness it brought along.

Please do participate in the GIVEAWAY here as we are looking forward to know about such moments of your life!

Happy Writing and All the best <3

Movie Review: If by Tathagata Ghosh – A Tender Portrait of Love, Loss, and Possibility

If , a 26-minute short film by acclaimed Bengali filmmaker Tathagata Ghosh, is a sensitive, evocative piece of storytelling that lingers long after the credits roll. Set against the everyday rhythm of life in Kolkata, the film delicately unpacks the story of a lesbian couple torn apart by the weight of societal expectations and dares to imagine a different future, one where a mother's love might just change everything. What struck me first was the film’s raw, grounded realism. The characters feel like people we know, middle-class families navigating a complex world with quiet resilience. The world of If is filled with silences, glances, and stills, rather than heavy dialogue. Ghosh masterfully uses these moments to speak volumes, allowing viewers to sit with discomfort, interpret the unspoken, and feel deeply.

Book Review: The Story of Eve: Selected Poems by Zehra Nigah

Few voices in Urdu poetry have carried the weight of history, resistance, and deep personal introspection quite like Zehra Nigah. One of the first women to break into the traditionally male-dominated world of Urdu poetry, Nigah’s work stands as a testament to the power of words to illuminate, question, and challenge. The Story of Eve: Selected Poems, translated by Rakshanda Jalil, brings together some of her most powerful nazms and ghazals, showcasing both her literary elegance and her unflinching gaze at the human condition, particularly through the lens of gender, social injustice, and political turmoil.

The Urban Gaze : Reimagining the Village in Contemporary Indian Cinema

Indian cinema has long been fascinated with the village. From the earthy, socialist realism of Do Bigha Zamin (1953) to the melodramatic lament of Mother India (1957), the village once stood as both heartland and hinterland — a space of moral clarity, rustic struggle, and often unyielding fate. But as the urban middle class began to dominate cinematic production and consumption, the depiction of the village increasingly came to reflect an urban gaze, that is, a perspective shaped by distance, nostalgia, condescension, or even outright fantasy. In recent years, this urban gaze has taken on new shades, evident in the way mainstream and indie filmmakers alike have re-engaged with rural India. While some have tried to explore the village as a site of resistance, authenticity, or even horror, others continue to reproduce sanitized or exaggerated versions of village life that serve urban sensibilities more than rural realities.

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