Women of Steel

The year started off with perseverance and oozes of energy. The story goes like this. Well, it’s not a story to begin with. I must say this, it was an eye opener for mortals like us who just get waned away with dwindled pleasures. I met 2 women. Well, I can say they are wellContinue reading “Women of Steel”

When fear is pain

When he went through the ordeal around the same time last year and came out with a courageous smile, I saluted his tenacity and positivity. I was reassured. He has a long life ahead. One year down the line, and today, I have been thinking hard. After this phone call, I sat and was sittingContinue reading “When fear is pain”

Taramani – Redemption

A ‘run of the mill’ Tamil film is the usual order of the day, but for films like ‘Taramani’ who try to lend a magic hand beyond furnished boundaries. Don’t literally sit on the title and wane about the correlation. I think correlation lies in the subject, not in the title. In fact, Harry PotterContinue reading “Taramani – Redemption”

Am I Home?

It is 1970. Civil War. The longest running and perhaps, the most ignominious in the history of human tragedies. No war in the history of mankind has been kind. In fact, the ruthlessness lies in the aftermath, not in the ways of war. In the wake of demands for a separate state, separate constitution andContinue reading “Am I Home?”

Death Smile

She is an Iron Lady. I have never seen her blink an eye or being moist in a situation. She took tuition classes, her husband has a decent job and her son was studying in a boarding school in a different town. A family of 3 with dreams of their own, I knew them asContinue reading “Death Smile”

Time – The Nemesis

Time is a dis-component of our lives. It’s a sadist and an optimist. It’s charismatic and mundane. Its electric and submissive. But whatever it is, it isn’t ours to claim for. We think we are spending money, we are actually spending time. Apparently, time is spending us. We crave for money and authority, power andContinue reading “Time – The Nemesis”