i think to be a writer you have to be stubborn, defiant, and at least a bit delusional. i mean, you have to believe—and keep believing—that you have something worth putting on the page. even just for yourself.

Very excited for my conversation about GHOST EYE with the amazing Brooke O'Harra tomorrow at The Free Library of Philadelphia! Come one come all. share.google/WmdvZjJymDBrad5…

Grief is cinema’s most elusive emotion. These five Hindi films come closest to getting it right. Read the full list by @ReelReptile here. hollywoodreporterindia.com/f…

I don’t think I’ll ever move on from this scene from #MainVaapasAaunga it will stay with me for a long time. It made me cry, and it feels like an antidote to the hate and propaganda that have dominated movies in recent years

This is where the audience's sobbing peaks.

Lol

I once quit a job application for an entry level position halfway through when it asked me to pay an application fee.

🚨 WTF?! Al Jazeera confirms 77,000 Japanese citizens were found dead alone in their homes last year, some undiscovered for months! The crisis is so catastrophic that a yogurt delivery company is now the frontline survival network to check if the elderly have collapsed!

Okay, I just watched the best film of the year. Now give me the book.

Laughter is anti-inflammatory. Crying is regulating. Hugging is immunoprotective. Singing is vagal toning. Dancing is neurogenic. Joy is a biological necessity.

What a time to be alive (and live in Punjab)!!!!

Intertextuality

Me hota to galat training de deta. On a serious note, in this economy, if someone is getting paid, then we are nobody to object to what she does for her living.

Tabu has Vishal Bhardwaj. Shahrukh can be directed better by South Directors.

After a certain age, your parents slowly become your children. They ask simple questions, repeat stories, and depend on your patience the way you once depended on theirs. Very few understand this role reversal. What looks like innocence or inconvenience is really time coming full circle. Don't correct them harshly. Don't rush them. Care for them the way they once protected you. This is not a burden. It is repayment.

Dadi approached the Senior Citizens Tribunal seeking justice. The tribunal ruled in her favour. The gift deed was cancelled. The entire 7.5 acres were returned to her. Lesson: If children or grandchildren fail to care for elderly parents or grandparents after receiving property, the law can step in and take it back. Never underestimate a Dadi who knows her rights. 🃏

9th Neelabh Mishra Memorial Lecture 16th June, 2026, 6.30 pm Jawahar Bhawan Opposite Shastri Bhawan, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi Speaker: Jacinta Kerketta Journalist and Poet Will speak on "Talking about flowers, butterflies, trees and water in present times of self-destruction” Chaired by Gagan Gill Poet and Writer All are invited Tea will be served at 6.15 pm. Neelabh Mishra a journalist for Four decades, was the Editor of Outlook Hindi and the Editor in Chief of National Herald. He passed on, on 24th February, 2018 in Chennai. Contact: 9351562965, 9968383283

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SOAS library kol inniyaan panjabi diyaan kitaabaan haigiyaan pata nahin koi parhda vi kih nahin, main mangaa ke nass jaavaan ohnaan naal

So happy to announce my debut novel… after publishing over 50 non-fiction books, this novel feels special. Expected out by October this year from @WestlandBooks