'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.
Category: Prose
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.
Travel Diaries: SCUBA Diving at Kovalam – Part 1
I know it's a cliche for my generation in India but still, here we go. "Ever since I watched the movie 'Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara'(2011) during my college days, SCUBA diving has always been a part of my '10 things to do before I die' lists. " 😂 I know, cliche. 😬
Travel Diaries: Long Walks Through Thrissur
I went for a long walk in Thrissur town today(August 19,2013).Not that it's my first walk in Thrissur or anything but still it was special.Maybe because, unlike all those days in the last 3 years,when I walked those streets holding my friends' hands, I walked all alone today.
Environment: Call for ACTION
Paris Agreement - What we can do to reduce carbon emissions? - Greta Thunberg
Lirio's Wanderings 