DHONGAMUNDDA – How I Forgot Telugu When I Learnt Malayalam
When I was in the first grade, I spoke Telugu fluently. My parents were teachers in Nellore. I only have vague memories of my childhood, but Amma sharpens it whenever...
What ‘Chello’ said to me
Two weeks ago, my mother told me that a lizard had been following me everywhere. At first, I was amazed at how mean she was being, terrifying me like that...
Kitchen Lessons
Elema would come home and sit on the swivelling blue chair in the kitchen. It was broken, so she’d lean forward to balance herself on it. She’d wear a pink...
Between Silences
In the quiet of the night, I cannot sleep. I cannot sleep because I haven’t heard my own voice in 52 minutes, and when I speak again, my voice will...
My Father’s Briefcase
If I had watched Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them when I was eleven years old I would right now be standing in my father’s briefcase urging my skeptical...
Overheard at the ATM
Standing in long orderly queues always seems like an alien experience after a lifetime of learning how to push through mobs of people. The new demonetization policy means that I spend...
Palm Pilot
Bonding between two sisters does not happen gradually. It is not innate. It is not necessary to like your sibling and I didn’t, for a long time. She was a...
One NimiT–Tiptoeing around scandals
Ask me about the scandals in my family, and I could go on and on, but could you listen to it all? I bet, No. You cannot be that jobless...