The Story of Prafulla and I: Unpsoken Words From US to India
She bore the face of Nutan, the film star, and the smile of a Hollywood celebrity. With ringlets of bobcut hair framing her face, she seemed an image of abandon
Sarita Sarvate
What Would My Mother Say to Donald Trump?
Ever since the coronavirus pandemic began, I have been thinking of my mother. If ever there was a person who was ready for an epidemic, it was my mother. She wa
Kamala Harris’ Amma, an Unlikely Soulmate
Until recently, American elections used to evoke in me, not angst, but wonder. When Bill Clinton ran for president, I watched The Man from Hope, a documentary
Are We Past Peak TV?
It is said that we are currently living in the era of 'Peak TV' - as in 'peak oil', a concept developed in the 1950’s by industry experts who predicted that t
The Woman in the Window: Publishing Industry’s Moral Bankruptcy
My faith in the publishing industry began to erode the day I read Gone Girl, a book hyped as the thriller of the century, not to mention a feminist manifesto.
#MeToo – Not
At the age of eleven, I discovered nature, when, for the first time in my life, I was taken on a summer vacation. My aunt worked as a nurse at the Tuberculosi
What About Bill?
How the dominoes have fallen. Ever since producer Harvey Weinstein was exposed as a sexual predator, the list of prominent men charged with sexual harassment ha
Is Identity Politics Passe in the Age of Globalization?
After spending a month in Catalonia, I returned to California in September even as the referendum took place there. Looking back, I marvel at my naiveté as I s
Homage To Catalonia
In a Barcelona hotel room, I suffered a nervous breakdown. Almost. Why was I roaming the far reaches of the planet, I wondered, where many Indian women dared no
Is The Handmaid’s Tale a Feminist Tract?
I have always had difficulty with Margaret Atwood’s writings, perhaps because her visions of the future are too dark. Listening to the audio version of The Bl
Are Indian Weddings Too Ostentatious?
I saw Monsoon Wedding, the new musical, with a group of Indian women friends recently. We laughed at familiar idiomatic expressions, translated, at times awkwar
Are Indian Weddings Too Ostentatious?
I saw Monsoon Wedding, the new musical, with a group of Indian women friends recently. We laughed at familiar idiomatic expressions, translated, at times awkwar
