As I talk to Eldo Pachilakkadan, he has just finished his lunch – half a jackfruit. But then, for Eldo, there is no such thing as lunch and dinner. When he is hungry, he plucks a few fruits from his garden and eats them, just...
The fact that India is better equipped to successfully launch rockets in space than to deliver sanitation as a matter of routine is a spectacular failure of the Indian democracy.” Wasted: The Messy Story of Sanitation in India, A Manifesto for Change by Ankur Bisen...
I am not a fan of stories which indulge in what women in power wear. While I am in the chamber of Shailaja Teacher though, I realise no one around me does either. She is the Minister for the Departments of Health, Social Justice and...
We’ve all heard about Akshaya Patra and the amazing work they do with mid-day meals across the country. What we haven’t heard about is the amazing work they also do when it comes to relief during crises. One of the first organisations to take cognizance...
With COVID-19 lockdown affecting everyone, how has it affected dance schools such as yours? The effect has been severe in every single sphere across the globe and ours has been no different. We have all had to shut down the physical space in which we...
Ever since this pandemic took over global consciousness — restricting movement, limiting contact and requiring recalibration — I have been on break. Don’t be jealous just yet; I use the term ‘on break’ lightly. I was on a five-week academic recess to prepare for exams,...
As a writer, you’ve been very active on social media and interacting with your followers, especially around dealing with isolation during this lockdown. How helpful do you think writing is during a pandemic like this? I think we all have our ways of trying to...
As an independent PR executive, how has the lockdown affected your work life? Well, the first thing is that most businesses in this situation have stopped marketing and PR. Most of my clients who are in the F&B business have taken a break for now...
I speak from a space of supreme privilege when I say this: this lockdown has been the happiest thing that has happened to me in years. Insensitive? Very. But if you are gramming your post-workout glows, aglio-olio recipes, and jabbering gibberish, every day – it’s...
Im in the midst of making a bed ready for the next batch of saplings to be planted. Can I call you back a little later?” he says in that unmistakable baritone he’s known for. It’s 5.30pm and Prakash Raj, it appears, is rather busy...
