Category: Us people

  • When Elders Choose Themselves.

    When Elders Choose Themselves.

    When freedom feels like betrayal, and silence masks elder neglect, maybe it’s time we rethink care—not as control, but as companionship, choice, and unapologetic autonomy.

  • Bhavagangamma’s Brigade.

    Bhavagangamma’s Brigade.

    On June 12, 1975, the Allahabad High Court found Indira Gandhi guilty of electoral malpractices, invalidating her election and barring her from holding office for six years. This verdict triggered a political crisis, ultimately leading to the Emergency—a period of suspended civil liberties and press censorship.

  • Of Deep Freezers and Gender War

    Of Deep Freezers and Gender War

    At Mango Meadows, deep-frozen kozhambu labelled November 2024 and eaten April 2025 sparks a heated debate on lead-laced glues, Ayurveda’s prana and kitchen gender politics.

  • The Victory That Wasn’t Ours.

    A city cheered, a crowd bled, and a clown asked—whose victory was it really? A Vidhushaki unravels the price of collective spectacle.

  • Bicycle Memoirs …

    Bicycle Memoirs …

    On World Bicycle Day, I dust off Scooty, my two-wheeled partner-in-crime, and pedal through memories, tantrums, and campus hooliganism—all with wind in my hair!

  • Wise Fool who treads where Morality Dreads.

    Wise Fool who treads where Morality Dreads.

    “The Vidūṣaka laughs, but never mindlessly—his foolery exposes deep truths. In questioning moral narratives, he reclaims autonomy from the margins of satire and stage.”