Experimental writing

By this, I mean experimental for me. And certainly experimental for a supplement that had been following a prescribed style of writing for years. Tongue-in-cheek pieces Of all the different …

Bengaluru

We were a true-blue city supplement and thus no aspect of life in this bustling metropolis escaped our scrutiny. Being an outsider, I took some time to fully revel in …

Potpourri

Self-explanatory; every article (that I could find) which wouldn’t fit into the other pages, has been mentioned here. There was a piece I wrote on the rising popularity of podcasts, …

Data mining, privacy and more

Political hotcakes, trending topics, high reader interest – whatever be the reason, data mining and data privacy were essential reading and writing for us. With each article I wrote, I …

Interviews

A major portion of our work comprised getting interviews of celebrities and accomplished artistes from different fields. Though it did not offer great scope to showcase literary skills, it was …

Environmental issues and wildlife

Years ago, when I graduated from journalism college, I enthusiastically declared that I wanted to be a wildlife documentary maker or a reporter working exclusively on stories about the environment. …

Fault lines in our societies

Though our brief was mostly to cover issues pertaining to Bengaluru and its people, sometimes we would look at issues or topics that were trending nationally or globally if it …

Weddings!

I love weddings and the whole shebang it entails. Sure, there are annoying relatives and a rather public shaming of singletons like us but it also involves good food, dressing …

Lifestyle

I have said this multiple times and I will say it again – being a lifestyle journalist is not an easy task. It is observed that people have this misconception …

A toast for better health

Health as a topic was an evergreen favourite both among the readers and us writers – the former looked for ways to improve their physical fitness and elevate their lifestyle; …