When I was three, I would wrap my arms around the huge coconut tree in my grandmother’s garden, the limbless… Read more MUMBAI
Author: ppartha
QUESTIONS
I was sitting on the train from Chennai to Bangalore. The sun rose, a red bindi in the diffuse light.… Read more QUESTIONS
ON MYTHOLOGIZING
As a writer, I think I have the tendency to mythologize my experiences. I want to provide vivid descriptions, exaggerate… Read more ON MYTHOLOGIZING
DIWALI
After nightfall, I decided to take a moment to head up to the terrace and see the lights that preceded… Read more DIWALI
GAME OF CHICKEN
Picture a road. Picture a winding road with a divider down the middle. Picture gnarled, tropical trees casting their cool… Read more GAME OF CHICKEN
PALAVANTHANGAL*
As I was standing on the terracotta terrace, blinded by noon sunshine, the first flickers of memory licked my cheek.… Read more PALAVANTHANGAL*
PEACE AND PIECES
Buddhist and Hindu philosophy give special consideration to the lotus. The lotus grows in the dankest swamps. Beauty makes its… Read more PEACE AND PIECES
80
It is the morning of my grandfather’s 80th birthday celebration and the house is brim-full. My Jayanthi Athai has come… Read more 80
PADMALAYA OLD AND NEW
Padmalaya is a century old. The three-story bungalow is tucked away on Krishna Street, a quiet side road in the… Read more PADMALAYA OLD AND NEW
CHANTHOKYA
— Growing up in America, I never liked my name much. Padmini Parthasarathy was not an easy name to have.… Read more CHANTHOKYA
