Yamini

LATEST ARTICLES ( 203 )

• Which Way?

  I had seen this a while back, attracted my attention for all the wrong reasons even then but came back again with a speech of a prominent person. "Vasudaiva... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Happiness for Sale!

  Last day to save 30% Are you feeling glumIs a stressful day at workor a fight with a loved oneIs it loneliness or existential questionswe have a solution for... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Queen

  Anu came running to her mother"Amma, can we sell this house and buy one like Vimala""It is so nice, her daughters can play wherever they want...""There are so... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Manuscript

  I know you can't hear me but I still want to talk today, after staying mum in a rusted box for about a hundred years, I'm smelling fresh air today. After I was... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Manuscript

  I know you can't hear me but I still want to talk today, after staying mum in a rusted box for about a hundred years, I'm smelling fresh air today. After I was... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 SOCIETY

• Turning Mythology into History

  Ajit reminisced "When I was a kid there was a clear distinction between History and Mythology...but now I see it no more"There are two ways one can look at this... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• In Hope of the Hammer: Representation of Muslims in Indian Theatre

  A lot has been written about the absence of Muslims from the mainstream cinema and the stereotypical roles in which they are portrayed, the good Muslim vs the... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 SOCIETY

• In Hope of the Hammer: Representation of Muslims in Indian Theatre

  A lot has been written about the absence of Muslims from the mainstream cinema and the stereotypical roles in which they are portrayed, the good Muslim vs the... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Daydreaming

  While I walked with the first rays of sunShe came with the starsAnd we walked into the mythical placeA place with no history and no futureWhere the only way... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Face to Face with the Colonialist in Me

  I was born much later, much after the colonialism in the sub continent was officially gone. I was, what one called a generation born in the Free India, the... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Human?

  I can't pretend I understand how it feelsTo literally live in the momentBecause the next moment might not existI can't pretend I can imaginehow it feels to be... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Phonecall

  Shashi heard Anita speak on the phone, that some Aparna had died.Shashi was just about to take a nap after her lunch and the phone rang. It was the landline... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Phonecall

  Shashi heard Anita speak on the phone, that some Aparna had died.Shashi was just about to take a nap after her lunch and the phone rang. It was the landline... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 SOCIETY

• Like a Street Dog

  Amu walked with a mythical destination in mindA name, that was all she knewShe knew she was not walking in the right directionJust a little bit more and I'll... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Like a Street Dog

  Amu walked with a mythical destination in mindA name, that was all she knewShe knew she was not walking in the right directionJust a little bit more and I'll... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 SOCIETY

• Notes

  Our world is changing at an unimaginable pace. Ten years back i had imagined none of these, that there would be a man who would write two line stories with... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 SELF EXPRESSION

• Poetry, Char Aana Audience and Other Things

  Amu was listening to the discussion between Anisha, Jaya and Ankit."How can you listen to those item numbers, do they even make any sense""But they have such... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 SOCIETY

• A Bag Full of Questions

  Sitting a chilling afternoon, I began to wonder.Yes a chilling afternoon in an Indian summer, a corporate office. And yes only in such an environment where one'... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 SOCIETY

• Dear Revolution

  ,I was told you comewhen the times are darkand the world is bleakI was toldit takes unbearable oppressionfor you to comeand bring the storm of changeI look... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 SOCIETY

• In Conversation with Walter Benjamin

  Chaos. That is when my brain works, when there are a hundred other things running in the background, when the world is just about to collapse, that's the blesse... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2014 SOCIETY