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HOLIER-THAN-THOU AATISH TASEER AND THE ART OF VILIFYING OLD FRIENDS TO MAKE A GOOD PROSE. - By Mihir Srivastava
I follow Aatish Taseer’s footsteps to profile him. Author of many books, Aatish is a fascinating man and a writer par excellence. He’s...
May 10, 202314 min read
THE STONE 'MAHAL' OF FATEHPUR SIKRI AND INDOMITABLE RAIS MIYA
by MIHIR SRIVASTAVA Ayazuddin Chisti, popularly known as Rais Miyan, is the 18th direct descendent of Hazrat Salim Chishti, the Sufi sage...
Apr 24, 20235 min read
HIMALAYAS HEALED JONO LINEEN By Mihir Srivastava
Jono Lineen wrote a beautiful experiential book of travelling on foot across the Himalayas: Into the Heart of the Himalayas. I felt like a a co-traveler reading his book. And more. A feeling or a realisation that doesn't lend itself to words. A way to describe the indescribable is to vividly recreate the situation that made the indescribable possible, happen. And you'd know what's being said--the unsaid. I could see the unseen in his narrative. I thought I knew Jono very we
Apr 4, 20236 min read
YOU DON'T LOSE A DEAR ONE. THEIR ABSENCE FEELS LIKE PRESENCE.
BY MIHIR SRIVASTAVA SHE entered the room and no one could ignore HER. This is nearly ten years after HER mortal demise. The elder of her...
Apr 3, 20233 min read
THE RED BLANKET: A YOUNG GIRL’S ACCOUNT OF THE ORDEAL OF THE PARTITION
BY LIVLEEN BHAGAT I wasn't even four years old when India gained freedom. This year India celebrated 75 years of Independence. My...
Feb 16, 20235 min read
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