Why Blog? We're living in a digital world; a world where everything is just a click away. In this digital world, along with being the consumer of digital culture, it's equally important to admit our presence online, not in terms of social networks to scroll feeds and reply to messages instantly but to showcase our … Continue reading How to Blog Effectively: A Step-by-Step Guide
One of the trends most commonly found in modern theatres is to take any popular novels or stories and enact them as a play. This is a good way to ensure a houseful audience because, in our country, people are often hesitant to try something new. Hence, using existing popular plays/novels or stories already give … Continue reading Theatre Adaptations: Manto’s Stories on Stage
To encourage viewership on stage, I've decided to write honest reviews of whatever play I watch so that it'll be easy for you to plan for a theatrical performance on weekends. Also, I'll suggest everyone at least visit the theatre not to watch a movie but a theatrical play and see the actors in Flesh … Continue reading Engaging Satirical Comedy Play: Tajmahal ka Tender at NSD
Fridays are unusual for me in the usual way. This day is a bit busy for me compared to the other days as it consists of wrapping up the week's academic work, including the upcoming Monday or Tuesday, so I can be a bit relaxed and keep my weekend free for creative activities. I won't … Continue reading Adieu Shiru Cafe
We met, meet and will keep meeting people as long as life exists. Unique people. Weird people. Typical people. People of different kinds. Let's not say queer because it can spark another kind of debate. It is interesting to note that the trait that makes people weird is what makes them unique too. As you … Continue reading Unique people, Strange stories
Find solace in the silence of sacred walls -Anonymous Whenever my friends ask me for a trip to any holy place, I appear a bit reluctant because I know/wish I'd travel with my family someday. After all, the only trip my family ever agrees to is a trip to a religious place. This two-day trip … Continue reading Discovering Divine Bliss: A Two-Day Ayodhya Visit Guide
The bumble-bee came- Strutting among the flowers, strumming love....' - Bapsi Sidhwa How does it feel to revisit the horrors of partition 78 years after it? Can we actually feel the gravity of situations? Though most of us haven't seen it with our eyes, reading someone else's experience takes us through a range of emotions. … Continue reading Ice-Candy Man: Perspectives on Partition Through Child as a Narrator
Do unknown callers bother you or do you dismiss them often considering it a mere trifle? Whichever category you belong, you always wanna know how the person came to know about you. Isn't it? Ever since I wrote the book, I would get messages, though occasionally and sometimes, unexpectedly, complementing or asking questions about the … Continue reading Wo Kaun Thi
Everyone is on a quest to their own journey. They've their struggle, stories related to struggle and their continous resistance against them. My flight from Patna to Delhi, scheduled at night, turned into a midnight journey after being preponed first and then postponed multiple times. A brief report is as follows: 9:35 PM- Scheduled time … Continue reading Auto-Rickshaw Encounter: A Midnight Travel Odyssey
You’re never going to kill storytelling, because it’s built in the human plan. We come with it! -Margaret Atwood We, humans, have been telling, re-telling and listening to stories since time immemorial. It's inherent in us. We've grown with it. We're growing each day, sometimes listening to someone's stories whereas sometimes by telling our own. … Continue reading Write India Stories: A Diverse Collection of Award-Winning Short Stories
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