The Autumn of 2020 merged into the tail end of the memorable summer of this very memorable year. It was mild and the usual changing of…Continue reading→
Music
Occasionally music intrudes into my life…. about 10-15 times a day. I wake up with a song playing in my head pretty much everyday.
Here are all the posts I’ve written that relate to this strange thing called music.
2020 – The Summer of Discontent
Oh what a summer ’twas! The summer of 2020 will go down in history as a summer to remember and a summer to forget. In fact,…Continue reading→
The Visitor
DUSK Note from Ajesh: In a singular lack of care, I have made a mistake. Uma’s story was entitled Dusk. That was the filename I received….Continue reading→
The 2020 Irregular Sloword Birthmonth Festival
Yup! It’s ON, right now. All through the month of August, SloWord features posts from Guests in honour of this August Festival. It’s Irregular, it’s on…Continue reading→
Night Queen
This wonderfully satisfying short story comes from Shiva Kumar. His writing is quirky, funny, and eminently readable. It is a style I truly appreciate for its…Continue reading→
Twice Lucky
This is the second time we’ve had the pleasure of getting one of Sarbari Sen’s stories on SloWord. She is, if you recall, the brain behind…Continue reading→
Lost Friend and other poems
Mona Banerjee, from Kolkata, was born into a family of real literary giants; her maternal grandmother was Lila Majumdar, the well-known Bengali writer of children’s books….Continue reading→
Peacock Feather
Indrani Ganguli is that rare personality; an interpreter of languages, a salon-keeper of resolute character and a friend to many. She’s as adept at staring down…Continue reading→
Racism
Racism exists. Systemic racism exists. Personal racism exists. I’ve been late with this post. The main reason is work intruded. Also, two reasons, I’m called the SloMan. The…Continue reading→
General Update
Hello! We’re still under the cloud of COVID-19, so I thought I’d give you a general update. As you doubtless know by now, I live just…Continue reading→
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