While pondering through these thoughts, memories and regrets, I felt a sudden urge to write a list of info/advice that could have helped me make better decisions as a teenager and reduce my present regrets. Here goes:
Category: Prose
Blog : The Year of the Moustache #JLF2021
THE YEAR OF THE MOUSTACHE : S. Hareesh, Jayasree Kalathil in conversation with Aruni Kashyap about the novel 'Meesha' or 'The Moustache' #JLF2021
Blog: Across Genres – Classical, Folk and Popular Music #JLF2021
Across Genres : Classical, Folk and Popular Music. Prasoon Joshi in conversation with Vidya Shah #JLF2021
Book Review: In Memory of Begum Akhtar by Agha Shahid Ali
'In Memory of Begum Akhtar' is Agha Shahid Ali’s second book of poems, published in 1979, by Writers Workshop, Kolkata. It’s a short book with 48 pages containing 25 poems.
Environment: Conversation with Amazon Customer Service about Plastic-free Packaging
I stumbled upon an online link that claimed that a simple chat with Amazon customer service is enough to get plastic-free or minimal-plastic packaging for all my future orders with Amazon. This is what happened when I tried to verify this news with the Amazon customer service.
Book Review: Bone-Sculpture by Agha Shahid Ali
Bone-sculpture is Agha Shahid Ali's first book of poems, published in 1972, by Writers Workshop, Kolkata. It's a short book with 28-32 pages(based on the edition/format) containing 14 poems.
Story: Your Mark In The World
The stage was adorned with flowers on the floor and sky lanterns on the top. She stood in front of the mike and rehearsed her first verse in a whisper. "You got this," she whispered to herself again, as the curtain raised.
Book Review: Our Dried Voices by Greg Hickey
In the novel, science and technology progress so much under humans that 4 world wars and numerous magical vaccines later, humans realize that they don't have to worry about physical ailments or death anymore. The exponential surge in the population forces humans to search for inhabitable planets and eventually to colonize Pearl.
Film Review: Are You Listening?
Kelkkunnundo - Malayalam ShortFilm. Director/ Screenplay : Geetu Mohandas. Running time: 22 minutes. Initial release: November 2019. Cast: Surjith, Jose, Hasna Aslam, Gopalan, James, Sangeetha. Cinematography: Rajeev Ravi. Music director: Sharreth. Awards: National Film Award – Special Jury Award / Special Mention (Non-Feature Film).
Book Review: Devourers from Suryaksh by Varun Sayal
Tej, the time demon/crawler is fighting against the odds to save the world from the control of evil forces. Just like in the first book, fellow time demons, time readers, humans, necromancers etc are helping him in winning this battle. But unlike the first book, the villain, in this case, is not a fellow human or time demon.
Lirio's Wanderings 