Illustrated by Nidhi Joshi @thatnoviceartist (Winner of Bound’s Food Essay Contest) Sometimes when my mind and I decide to cheat on our diet, I allow the colours to leak into the saved memory of that kitchen: painted green, grey marble floors seasoned with green and red triangles, innate features of a… Continue reading Tamatar: A Food Essay by Ayushi Dubey
Illustrated by Nidhi Joshi @thatnoviceartist (Winner of Bound’s Food Essay Contest) I was a fussy eater as a child. Pungent flavours never won my favour and needless to say, garlic was a strict no-no. Every winter, when green garlic hit the markets, my extended family would have a get-together to… Continue reading Kheema Lassun and the Ghee Pourer
Illustrated by Nidhi Joshi @thatnoviceartist (Winner of Bound’s Food Essay Contest) Kenya, Sunday, 1st August 1982 I was twelve years old when I first heard the words ‘coup d’etat.’ One Sunday, my mother came into my bedroom at three in the morning and woke me up saying I should… Continue reading Khichdi, Operations and Freedom: A Food Essay by Farah Ahamed
Illustrated by Nidhi Joshi @thatnoviceartist (Winner of Bound’s Food Essay Contest) I am flipping through Amma’s recipe book this evening. I can hear the rain outside, from where I am sitting on the dining table. The pages are populated by a mix of Kannada and English words scribbled in haste. Most… Continue reading Discovering Amma: A Food Essay by Namrata Narendra
Illustrated by Nidhi Joshi @thatnoviceartist (Winner of Bound’s Food Essay Contest) The year was 1999. As the world was faced with anxieties over the Y2K transition, I was navigating a big transition of my own. From a sheltered life of school and home, into the big bad world of junior… Continue reading Mysore Masala with Extra Cheese: A Food Essay by Supriya Rakesh
Illustrated by Nidhi Joshi @thatnoviceartist (Winner of Bound’s Food Essay Contest) Summer holidays are a different world altogether. You are left unhinged and free to do whatever you want. But, within limits of decency. If you’ve grown up reading The Famous Five, or The Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew, chances are… Continue reading The Heroic Theft: A Food Essay by Abhilash Jayachandra
From Romance Snob to Stan – A Mental Health Journey Twitter Instagram Linkedin-in I was in the depths of my undiagnosed depression when in March 2020 I picked up Beach Read by Emily Henry – a novel about a romance author dealing with grief and stumbling upon an old college rival who is now an… Continue reading From Romance Snob to Stan – A Mental Health Journey
Uma & Farzana Mumbai, 2000 It is almost seven, but I am waiting for someone to wake us up. Good morning Uma, good morning. Time to wake up, my Sleeping Beauty. If Uma Naidu were awake she might grimace, because though she is doing her bit, that is, sleeping, she is waiting, like… Continue reading Our Intersecting Worlds: An Excerpt from The Coincidence Plot
Explore Non-Fiction: The Personal Essay For Beginners with Pragya Bhagat book now About the class Do you believe in the power of ordinary people to tell extraordinary stories? I do. The genre of the personal essay is deeply intimate and involves sharing a part of yourself. This course is an introduction to writing a personal… Continue reading Explore Non-Fiction
The Mall, Circular Road, still seemed deserted. It wasn’t until they got close to the inner city that the streets became crowded with traffic: bullock carts laden with bulging sacks, donkeys braying as their drivers whipped them, a stream of men on bicycles vanishing into the morning fog. ‘Business as usual,’ George said as the… Continue reading Lost in Lahore’s Labyrinth: An Extract from The Return of Faraz Ali
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