Acts of assertion
At airports: Bole International, Addis Ababa
One would think it a gold-plated oil pipe if it was found anywhere else but on the passenger’s wrist. Even then…
Once a kolam
Extraordinary experiences make one a raconteur. Gopi sat in our midst, narrating tales animatedly but unhurriedly from his outings as a kolam, theyyam performer. Elaborate, gilt-laden headgear,…
It is not just our sins Pappanji has to grapple with – and eventually burn for, of course – but also how his looks are taken. If he was perceived…
Nothing comes in the way of your interaction with the locals other than laziness and prejudice; even an alien tongue doesn’t. I say this with conviction as I wrote a…