Tag: life

• July 24, 2025

  July’ 2025

  Fugitive Friendships— Juhi Saklani In a ghazal, nostalgic for days gone by, Faiz Ahmad Faiz had written: “There was an abundance of friends, but we didn’t mind opponents either, Once we got together, even enemies enjoyed each other’s company”. That beautifully large-hearted last line – “Jab mil baithe to dushman ka bhi saath gavaara guzre…
• July 23, 2025

  Non-Fiction, July 2025

  I admit it sounds strange but the key to packing books – so that they can withstand, and prevail, a rough and tumble journey in the back of a truck lurching over potholed roads – is ‘breathlessness’. Every last square inch in the carton must be occupied, stuffed with either a book or rolls and…