A Rupee, Diwan-e-Ghalib, and the Years Between
Going through my old books, I found this 1959 edition of Diwan-e-Ghalib, which belonged to my father. I paused and looked at…
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Donkeys Should Stay on the Ground
Mulla Nasruddin, or Nasreddin Hodja as he is known in Turkey, is one of the most beloved figures of Middle Eastern and…
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A Vegetarian at a Vietnamese Table
I am a vegetarian, and eating out has always meant making choices carefully. There are cuisines where the vegetarian options seem to…
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Love, Parrots and Other Misunderstandings
The trouble began with a Hindi film song playing on the mobile phone of a human. “Ek daal par…
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“A camera captures more than an image. It preserves a moment that can remind you of a poem, a verse you may have read somewhere long ago. Whenever I browse through my photographs, I find stories and poems hidden in them. Every creature seems to carry a tale of its own, and every tale has its own rhythm.”
Prerna Jain
