It’s my 13th Diwali in Dubai, and I’ve learned that there’s Diwali and there’s NRI Diwali
India, especially New Delhi, where I hail from, wears a lovely hue this time of the year. The busy capital city decides to slow down. It wipes the sweat of its forehead just like the people who inhabit it. It dresses up to welcome winter. Dubai too enters a similar phase at almost the same […]
Did you say raga jazz? Now, what’s that?
Discover over Raga Jazz & American Songbook: An Evening at Carnegie Hall with Charu & friends The sense of calmness is almost surreal, eerie, too, if I may. Mostly, when you walk out of a concert, your energy levels are at another level, almost adrenaline-rushing. If you’re driving back home, you instantly search (on Spotify […]
This winter, we bring to you the story of Pani Puri
We’re here to tell you the Indian story simply and hope you can narrate the tales to your friends, families, and future generations. It’s been a while. So, just as your OTT platforms refresh your memory when they return with a new season — let me recap the journey of The Indian Trumpet for you. […]
To the winter sun
Each winter as I open the trunk and smell the warm clothes that have been aching to be worn I think of you: the winter sun. I think of the ways you would fool with me, showing up only when you please. I lie in my cosy bed detesting the thought to leave because I […]
Just another day in India
Ever wondered how blessings look, feel? Is it only in temples, mosques, gurudwaras and churches that blessings are bestowed? Or is it touching the feet of an elderly that brings us these? Does a blessing lie in the smile of a child, a hug by a mother, a nod by a stranger? Perhaps, yes. Today, […]
The untold love story of Sahir Ludhianvi and Amrita Pritam.
Two poets can never agree. Unless, they fall in love. But then, love too looks different on each one of us. The silent romance of Sahir, the vocal passion of Amrita. The play of words, the web of emotions. In a society, defined by boundaries: Hindu, Muslim.
