“Amma, you’ve been so busy since morning! Come on… let’s watch this scene from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire together,” said Laya, tugging at Shreya’s hand and pulling her toward the living room. It was the Pongal holidays — five days of pure bliss for children — and eleven-year-old Laya was determined to enjoy every bit of it. But her beloved mother always...
Seeing so many reviews about Zee5’s Mrs., I decided to spend my Saturday afternoon watching it—to see for myself whether the reviews truly reflected the film. It has been several hours since I watched it, yet it lingers in my mind, much like The Great Indian Kitchen, the film it is adapted from. For someone married in the eighties, several scenes in Mrs. feel as...
The phone rang. “I’m calling from The Hindu office. Is this Geetha’s house?” My heart raced with excitement. “Yes, this is Uthra, Geetha’s mother,” I replied. “We would like to interview Geetha today at 10 AM…” I was overjoyed. The Plus Two results were out, and Geetha had achieved remarkable success—she was the second-highest scorer in the entire state of Tamil Nadu...