Should I write to vent out my frustrations or should I write to weave new possibilities? Who/what would I be if I could be anyone right now? What would I be doing? Maybe I’d be a writer sitting at my … Continue reading If I could write
There is sometimes an impulse in literature (and WhatsApp forwards by our elders) to see the masses of everyday working class people as a mindless herd of zombies on their daily commute to and from the drudgery of work. The … Continue reading Commuters
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Existentialism, as Sarah Bakewell says, “is more of a mood than a philosophy” and describes anyone “who has ever felt disgruntled, rebellious, or alienated about anything.” And by that parameter, literature and philosophy… Continue reading At The Existentialist Cafe: Freedom, Being & Apricot Cocktails by Sarah Bakewell
I’ve been thinking about social anxiety these days. For a long time, I’ve considered it as this singular unified thing that you’ll understand as soon as I name it. But the problem with such names and categories is that they … Continue reading Social anxiety and stacks of cards
As a reader and watcher of movie adaptations, it is intriguing how filmmakers render the characters’ thoughts in the film format. After all, novels are often pretty cerebral. We love them because we get to go into the heads of … Continue reading How Carrie Cracknell’s Persuasion succeeds in depicting Anne’s inner thoughts
Hello dear reader, how are you? It’s been a while. Long after the pandemic restrictions eased, I got to go to the office in-person (thank god!). Reader, it’s been like waking up after a long and dreamless sleep. Where I … Continue reading Commute and freedom
Written in the 1920s by British author Virginia Woolf, Orlando is a fictional biography of a character of the same name. Interestingly, Orlando’s life spans over 300 years, starting from the Elizabethan Age and going on till the 20th century [I almost feel guilty about revealing this and the following tidbit because it is fun […] Click here to read the review: Orlando by Virginia Woolf: A biography beyond time and sex — Panda-LLama’s Book Tales Continue reading Orlando by Virginia Woolf: A biography beyond time and sex — reviewed on Panda-LLama’s Book Tales
We often deem listening as a very noble act, or something that we should do more often in any sort of exchange. Of course, it is not always an easy thing to do, which is probably one of the reasons … Continue reading Impromptu wisdom on a cab ride
Once upon a time, I read about there being a meteor shower one day and wanted to see it. As is my habit for such things, I probably told everyone in the family about it. Incredibly, my father got on … Continue reading Meteor showers and life quests
My Sunday started with a dull headache as many weekends tend to these days. I spent the morning alternating between ignoring the pain and willing it out of existence. It felt like an unfair cost for staying up to read … Continue reading Effervescence
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