Born Spectator

"Dhyaan dibin dada, mayjik dakhabo!" - shouts the boy in an attempt to attract attention. The second class air conditioned...

The entire stretch of Asaf Ali Road between Kamla Market and Daryaganj is dotted with people in pink turbans. Clad mostly in kurtas and dh...

राजधानी दिल्ली में हमारा आगमन जीवन के उस पड़ाव पर हुआ, जिसकी व्याख्या "अनिश्चितकाल" नामक संज्ञा देकर मोटे तौर पर की जा सकती है। ...

[Part 7 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] It was the day of  jumme-ki-namaaz  yesterday – a big day, considering it was the last  jumma  in t...

[Part 6 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] An old adage says that the journey is often more important than the destination. In Kashmir, a lot ...

[Part 5 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] There goes a saying: when Salim Nuruddin Jahangir, the famous Mughal emperor, was asked about his...

[Part 4 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] The beauty of the Jhelum is enhanced today – it has been raining incessantly since last night, and ...

[Part 3 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] It's a cloudy day in Srinagar, literally, the 'venerable city'. I have woken up quite l...

[Part 2 of 7 writings on  Kashmir ] "Buses to anywhere at this time?" is the question I ask at the TRC at about 8:30 in the m...

[Part 1 of 7 writings on Kashmir ] "Is this Kashmir?", the 4-year old girl animatedly exclaims to her mother in a heavy Ameri...