Archive - The Middle-Aged Newsletter

One day, when it's safe

In Eros theatre in Mumbai, my teenaged self had gone with a friend to see a movie, Independence Day.

Jun 5 •

April 2025

Capital infections - uneasy notes on Dabba Cartel

Apr 18 •

February 2025

How long does it take to read a poem?

We sat at the dining table.

Feb 13 •

January 2025

When the sun hit snooze

The alarm was not set to go off for another forty odd minutes.

Jan 14 •

December 2024

Of spies and gossamer gadflies

Dec 30, 2024 •

Zakir, Anisa, Sunjog, Sabah

Dec 16, 2024 •

Cuttle fish, cults, and confusion

A long, long time ago, I read about a man in the Guardian, who had decided to opt out of money.

Dec 1, 2024 •

October 2024

Udaan/ उड़ान

What does the Odhni/Orhni mean in today's India?

Oct 4, 2024 •

Whenever we traveled from Chennai to Mumbai, I would ask for the window seat on the train.

Oct 2, 2024 •

September 2024

Dodging the darts of Roama

If R had not read out that particular chapter in the library session, I would have never borrowed ‘Airplane Mode: A passive-aggressive history of…

Sep 20, 2024 •

August 2024

Was it Chal Diye or Paimona?

Aug 12, 2024 •

July 2024

The last mango of the season

The slices of mango, plump and peeled, lay on the plate, patient.

Jul 6, 2024 •

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