by Aashisha Chakraborty | Sep 29, 2026 | Essays, Review
Revisiting a Bombay neighbourhood through Rohinton Mistry’s story collection I have a soft spot for books that engage in storytelling for the sake of it. No plot as such. Just a writer at their desk, writing about people they see through their window. The window this...
by Aashisha Chakraborty | Apr 28, 2026 | Essays, Review
About the most forgettable Bennet sister and a retelling of Pride and Prejudice… “There are few people whom I really love, and still fewer of whom I think well. The more I see of the world, the more am I dissatisfied with it; and every day confirms my belief of...
by Aashisha Chakraborty | Mar 31, 2026 | Essays, Review
Talking objects, messy love, art, philosophy, and global conflict. All in one book. “In the haunted house of life, art is the only stair that doesn’t creak.” Over time I have come to believe that the higher the element of fantasy in a book, the more serious it often...
by Aashisha Chakraborty | Feb 17, 2026 | Essays, Review
…and the Joke That Explains Everything “A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.” Famous words by Malachi Constant, the man who gets rich by chance and ends up in space by chance, feels extraordinarily deeply...
by Aashisha Chakraborty | Feb 3, 2026 | Essays
The final one in the Ironist series – air – the silent carrier of truth, lies, and everything in between. Today, we conclude the Ironist series on the fourth element – air. Invisible, omnipresent, and so essential. Moving through us without fanfare....