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An evening in The Village

An idle mind is the devil's workshop (Biblical)  You shall do no work on Sabbath (also Biblical)  Let there be no light Heritage abounds: The three-domed building What used to be a water…

Waking up Vembanad

Moored for the night Must have been the tempestuous night I started in the morning to a gentle wake. It took a while to collect my bearings: the thatched roof tapered…

By the roadside

“There is a temple in the centre, around it is a mosque,” said Chotu (‘helper’) pointing through the spiny shrubs that separated the palisaded ASI monument and the reclaimed bog…

The shot makers

Small fry, big fry Say ‘channel’ and they look for the OB van; ‘film’ they scan for recognisable faces. ‘Documentary’ and they ask you the subject. They will then go on…

The verdant veneer

Guaranteeing jobs and unclogging canals The people of Kizhakkambalam in the eastern suburbs of Kochi are affable and detailed when it comes to giving directions – just like everybody else in…

Bangalore daze

Many Bangaloreans I know hold vicious views on immigration. Some get vitriolic even when pointed out that they themselves were once émigré. They loathe anyone else coming to their ‘garden…