Luckily I was so uninterested in Les Miserables throughout my life that I went in blind. Very rarely do I have the opportunity nowadays to experience anything at this scale without any introduction. I tend to research anything that comes to my mind, so much so, that I am constantly tunneling through a wonderworld of... Continue Reading →
This first appeared here on The World Of Apu. I have had the opportunity to watch many movies, and yet, I have not managed to completely shed that initial discomforting thrill and incongruity of encountering disembodied life depicted on a flat screen. Maybe I have always known that cinema is different from other forms of narrations—with... Continue Reading →
I am reconciling myself to the fact that I love my sense of dissatisfaction. I can never have enough of these wants. There are some things in the world whose ideal form keeps growing on me, and which, for a time, I was not sure how I should indulge. It seemed irrational to want to... Continue Reading →
Even a sentence, when told with honesty and courage, is an epic. That is why I have never been able to write a story. Evlo ezhudhinaalum the words seem wasted into a coagulate mess. Kozha kozhannu vaandhi edutha maathiri. I still want to write a story. I know I'll come back and hate it and... Continue Reading →
Relax. You'll last longer. That was how I think I read Moby Dick the first time. I was nimble. Limber. I approached Moby-Dick like some men approach whores. They have paid for her. There is no one to judge. You can fail. You can laugh. You can walk away. Everything is permissible. In those permissions,... Continue Reading →
I worry, as always, not just about the time I am losing. I also worry about the memories that I think I keep losing. I do not know how you can lose something that has happened. Maybe the memories fade and I no longer have the potent magic of recasting myself into my previous selves.... Continue Reading →
I overheard this argument long back that has stuck through with me. "It has been about 60 years that you guys have had reservations. It is unfair. We are poor too. I think it should now rest on merit and economic status. The deserving and the poor should get the fruits of reservation. Not rich... Continue Reading →
How can you not see caste? The principle is quite simple. If you want to bring about equality, you need to take into account, be cognizant of, inequalities. Ever noticed the staggered start for a 400m race? If you are measuring who crosses the same finish line first, make sure you ensure they all have... Continue Reading →
It is very easy to say "I am against the caste system". In fact, it is so easy, that everyone keeps saying it. I keep saying it too. Every now and then I try to see how exactly that statement reflects in my real life. What it means to me. Within my own head, when... Continue Reading →
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