Parvati Ekalavya

Parvati is an apprentice tailor-soldier of words. She lives on endless coffee and deadlines.

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Dr. Verrier Elwin

Undoing the Amnesia

On the life and times of Dr. Verrier Elwin.

"Oh, those Calcuttans."

A Nobody, a Nation, and a Few Fugitive Comprehensions

Did my leaving India bind me to it in a way that staying would not have?

Sainsbury's

Of Cheap Coffee and Angry Yellow Curries

For an Indian living in the U.K., an angry yellow curry is better than no curry.

Air India

Ghosts of Homecomings Past

Flying Air India somehow brings out the unreasonable, the rebellious, and the ridiculous in a disconcertingly large number of passengers.