This story was published in Spark‘s November 2017 issue. Anandhi jumped up with glee when the doorbell rang one dusty summer afternoon in Madipakkam, Chennai. It was about time. She rushed to the door and signed for the package. On her way back in, she ripped apart the plastic packaging with her fingernails, went into…
2017 and its surprises for me
Ah, the joys of working only 4 days a week! (I do have freelance work to get to on Fridays, but well) The song I’ve picked to kickstart this evening – at 8.50pm, at home – and the weekend, is Mayya Mayya from Guru. I love this song for many things – the very genuine/generic sounding…
Hey there!
Oooh! Welcome to my shiny new site! Can you hear the screechy excitement in my words? This – a site of my own, a step up from my lovely but now passe blog – has been a dream of several years. But now, sitting at home recovering from a surgery, is when I found time…
Fleeting, Adulting
Note: This, and a few other pieces you’ll see on this site, are from my blog, http://chennaigalwrites.blogspot.com. Over time, I hope to be able to move my favourite pieces here. Oh hello! A million thanks to you if you still come by this page (of course, that could have been due to social media). Eleven…