How and when did you decide to become a singer? I used to participate in singing competitions when I was a child and one of the judges of a competition (who later also happened to become my guru) recognized the talent in me and told...
The author is a historian, editor and translator. A professor at the Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, he is known for his efforts in collecting and publishing the works of Tamil writer Pudumaippithan. He was awarded the VKRV Rao Prize for History in 2007....
How would you define yourself? I’m still working on it! But I find myself constantly trying to do and learn a lot of things that I’m fascinated by. It’s a simple philosophy; if somebody can do it, then I can. If nobody can do it,...
On a slow Saturday evening, while sitting at home by myself, I craved for some excitement. A few years ago, seeking excitement inevitably involved movement and meeting other people. Not any more though. Not since I’ve been in a serious, committed and overtly monogamous relationship...
Getting up at 4 every morning with the constant reminder of not being a kid anymore; rushing to school without entirely understanding Kepler’s laws; starting an exam with ‘-5’ already marked on the answer sheet for being late; listening to teachers ‘motivate’ students by asking...
How would you define yourself? I would define myself as a confident person who looks at life positively. I push myself to handle difficult situations and I am self-motivated. My way of looking at life is very clear; sometimes things go as planned and sometimes...
I come from a family of strong women and yet, all these strong women that I look up to are faithful followers of a religion that has no place for the Goddess. Monotheism has no place for a female deity and I could wax eloquent...
How would you define yourself? I think I would always define myself as a person who is in the constant pursuit of happiness. First thing you do when you wake up? The first thing I do when I wake up is look into a mirror...
When Masthan Maharaj looks back on his journey, he still feels it might all be a dream. For from where he started, he has sure come a long way. Masthan grew up in Chennai, watching Ronaldinho and Cristiano Ronaldo and being in awe of their...
“That was the Past. Tie me, tether me so I don’t stray there again.” I Have Become the Tide – Gita Hariharan I read a review recently which argued that fiction was not free of the necessity to be political. If we address a subject,...
