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Dard ki dawa naa ho toh dard ko hi dawa samajh lena chahiye – Remembering Vinod Khanna

Bollywood has never had a dearth of handsome villains; but among them on the top is a name; that of Vinod Khanna the star who came as a villain and then became a lead hero in several movies. ‘Dard ki dawa naa ho toh dard ko hi dawa samajh lena chahiye’ a dialogue from his movie Chandini is translated as “If the pain does not … Continue reading Dard ki dawa naa ho toh dard ko hi dawa samajh lena chahiye – Remembering Vinod Khanna

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Happy 18th Birthday Rhea!!!

There are many landmarks in life and over time these landmarks keep shifting. Some of the Landmarks are for you but some are for others. When you were born, When you first smiled, when you first rolled over on your own, when you said your first word, when you took your first step, your first Birthday; all of which an individual has no real memory of. … Continue reading Happy 18th Birthday Rhea!!!

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Kickstarting the National Poetry Month 2017 Project

Yesterday April 1st I kickstarted this years series of Projects for the National Poetry Month. As usual two projects. One was on Translating the poem of an international poet’s poem to my Mother Tongue Malayalam. The next was to read and record one of my poems every day for the duration of the event. So that would be 30 poetry readings and 30 translations in … Continue reading Kickstarting the National Poetry Month 2017 Project

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National Poetry Month 2017 – My Projects

This year on National Poetry Month I plan to do two projects. One would be Malayalam translations of International Poets and other would be reading videos of my poems. Like last year this is going to be a daily project starting on April 1st and ending on April 30th. Some of the poets whose poems I plan to translate to Malayalam include Bertolt Brecht, Henri Mixhaux, Francis Ponge … Continue reading National Poetry Month 2017 – My Projects

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Rahi, Happy 10th Birthday on another International Women’s Day

Dear Rahi, It is another of that day when I get to write you as always about life and love and some thoughts to share with you as you grow up. The other day when I was writing something you came over to me and read the word ‘Feminist’ and asked me “Papa what does a Fenimist mean?  and I was amused that you could not even say … Continue reading Rahi, Happy 10th Birthday on another International Women’s Day

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Reflecting on Oneself and Making Changes

As Human Beings one of our most treasured abilities should be that we can (if we want) reflect on ourselves and what we do and make changes, correct what we feel is not right and then keep doing that. No wonder why it is important for us to daily think about how better we can be. Past few weeks I have tried to do the same … Continue reading Reflecting on Oneself and Making Changes

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I will not subscribe to Islamophobia and you cannot force me to

Every time something bad happens I try to write and the tragedy is we are not able to catch up and write with the frequency and gravity of bad things happening around the world. Sometimes I feel that the anger over incidents of terrorism happening is not helping because anger happens and then people settle down and get back with their lives. When the France … Continue reading I will not subscribe to Islamophobia and you cannot force me to

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Today on May 30th My Birthday let me talk about Death :)

Some feel it is inauspicious to talk about Death on one’s own Birthday. Well not just on Birthday, they feel talking about death itself is a bad omen. And that’s the whole point here. I think you cannot talk about birth without thinking about death, it is not inauspicious but just a reality of life. Because every birth has to reach an end in death. … Continue reading Today on May 30th My Birthday let me talk about Death 🙂

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Happy Birthday Rhea – Dream, Try and Free yourself to make Mistakes

Dear Rhea, Happy Birthday to You!!! Another year passes and you move another year closer to being an adult. This is the time to Dream Big and you are entering the era of taking chances. Make all your mistakes early in life because as we grow mistakes take time to resolve. It is not always the person’s fault, but times change and wounds heal slower. … Continue reading Happy Birthday Rhea – Dream, Try and Free yourself to make Mistakes

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