Chitra Iyer

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The enchanted world of books

My love affair with books began early, courtesy of my father, who owned a fairly decent collection. My brother and I would snuggle to his sides as he would narrate stories to us.

13 August 2024, 20:02 IST

The enchanted world of books

13 August 2024, 20:02 IST

The call of the coppersmith

Perched on the crown of the neem tree beyond my balcony was a teeny-weeny bird, leafy-green, sunning, perfectly camouflaged by the sparse canopy but for his flashy red forehead.

24 April 2024, 22:45 IST

The call of the coppersmith

24 April 2024, 22:45 IST

Being human

It's a wonder how strangers end up at our door at unearthly hours.

11 January 2024, 23:46 IST

Being human

11 January 2024, 23:46 IST

You got sass, girl!

She has stood the taste of time and aged deliciously

08 October 2023, 21:27 IST

You got sass, girl!

08 October 2023, 21:27 IST

Divine and diverse

Benaras is a veritable medley of aarti and azaan

09 May 2023, 23:31 IST

Divine and diverse

09 May 2023, 23:31 IST

To Sir, with love

My teacher didn’t do much—just held my hand, gave me a gentle nudge, as I waded through muddied waters. And that was enough to set the ball rolling

19 February 2023, 21:41 IST

To Sir, with love

19 February 2023, 21:41 IST

The caste of wheels

The road hierarchy prioritises cars, followed by two-wheelers, and bicycles and pedestrians are pushed to the brink, literally

01 November 2022, 02:22 IST

The caste of wheels

01 November 2022, 02:22 IST

City of fear: Child abuse has no gender

Not to take away from the violence, sexual and otherwise, that girls face every day, everywhere around them, boys are no safer

20 May 2022, 01:27 IST

City of fear: Child abuse has no gender

20 May 2022, 01:27 IST

In the name of God

Oasis

30 March 2022, 19:15 IST

In the name of God

30 March 2022, 19:15 IST

Counting the blessings

OASIS

23 February 2022, 19:15 IST

Counting the blessings

23 February 2022, 19:15 IST