by Saumya Balasubramanian | Nov 4, 2019 | *Slider - Latest, Features
Wrinkled brows, scorching cuts and decisive strokes greeted me as I went upstairs a few days before Diwali. We have to get started on our Halloween decorations, said the daughter cutting out a spider. The toddler son was lying on his stomach on the floor, helping his...
by Saumya Balasubramanian | Mar 19, 2019 | Reflections, Views
“There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter.” – Rachel Carson: The Sense of Wonder Growing up in the Nilgiri hills in South India, I must admit that I...
by Saumya Balasubramanian | Jan 3, 2019 | Reflections
I boarded the flight at the end of what seemed like a long week. I was going away for a few days, and the preceding weeks had been hectic and frenzied. It felt good to finally stretch one’s legs (as much as an economy seat would allow anyway), relax one’s senses, and...
by Saumya Balasubramanian | Sep 2, 2018 | Voices
“Do you remember?” started an aunt, “how he stuck his hand in the theratti paal * container when the lights went out during Krishna Jayanthi?” *Theratti paal refers to a heady Indian sweet made of condensed milk, ghee and cardamom *Krishna Jayanthi– Lord Krishna’s...
by Saumya Balasubramanian | Feb 17, 2018 | Reflections
We sometimes forget how dark the night sky is. Devoid of the artificial light that bathes our urban areas in an unnatural glow, thousands of stars are visible against the eerily dark night sky. I was reminded of this as we made our way up a winding mountain road, in...
