By Chandran (in response to a “writing meditation” during the Monday session).

Two people sit over a cup of coffee, and try to enjoy each other’s company. I am one, I am gay. And I feel the musky presence of another male around me appealing. I like breathing it in, feeling him in my […]

Poverty is a subject that is often touched upon in our group sessions. Touched upon….I realize how revealing that particular turn of phrase is. We try to go deeper into the mechanics of equal distribution of wealth, micro-economics, various schemes; […]

Derek Philip Monteiro is a friend of Sharat’s. An artist, who frquently holds exhibitions in Mumbai. He sent sent me this piece which I thought I would share with you: I’m constantly being asked to explain my paintings, etc. Quite […]

Here is something to reflect on, by grammy winning stand up comedian, actor and author George Carlin: The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider Freeways , but narrower viewpoints. We […]

The other day I wondered about statements being made by various people through my life. Statements delivered with a certain pomposity and finality. ‘Wear a sari, it’s traditional, it’s good and what Indians look best in and …what is done’, […]

Envy, according to the Bible, is an evil that leads to quarrels, fights, disorder, and “every vile practice”. Perhaps so. Especially when it is not kept in its due place and is allowed to take over one self. There is such […]

This piece by Aysegul was written after her visit to the NGO project, near Bangalore, early this year. Aysegul is a medical doctor working in the area of parasitology, in Izmir, Turkey. My deepest feeling in India was – acceptance. […]

Sexuality is such a taboo subject. Yet we are in it, with it all the time. It is all pervasive. In our movies, in our advertisements, in our interactions and actions, in our thoughts and feelings … it is like […]

It lingers in my heart and hijacks my awareness, keeping me in a state of numbness. When I become aware of it, when I am not just the confused animal, it chills my spine. There is a fine line between […]