Snigdha Poonam examines a generation's anxieties in her new book, Dreamers
North India's got some very angry men
Firstpost / February 2018 / Authors+Books
I write about books, culture, food and movies—Tamil cinema in particular. Find me on Twitter at @Apoorvasripathi.
North India's got some very angry men
Firstpost / February 2018 / Authors+Books
'If I Had To Tell It Again’ shows us how many such stories must be out there and need to see the light of day
Scroll / February 2018 / Authors+Books
BuzzFeed’s chief copy editor on how language evolves every day and why it’s ok to skip some punctuations
The Hindu / February 2018 / People
Can the nine narrators in Janice Pariat's new novel explain why they love the same young woman?
Scroll / December 2017 / Authors+Books
Amrita Gupta on her podcast and others you should be listening to for a gastronomically inclined New Year
The Hindu / December 2017 / People
Chennai Music Season 2017 is no different
Firstpost / December 2017 / Music
21st century Pakistan, it seems, has a lot in common with 19th century England
Firstpost / December 2017 / Authors+Books
When will this old excuse go away, not just in academia but everywhere: he is brilliant, you know.
The Ladies Finger / October 2017 / Opinion
It might come as cool relief in an era of instant connections, limitless porn and Netflix and chill.
The Ladies Finger-Firstpost / September 2017 / Authors+Books
For Muslim women, the initial battle has been fought but the war still remains.
The Ladies Finger-Firstpost / August 2017 / Reportage
Confusion is the theme of the movie.
The Ladies Finger-Firstpost / August 2017 / Cinema
Hint: The most unsatisfying part of Velai Illa Pattadhaari 2 is the ending.
The Ladies Finger-Firstpost / August 2017 / Cinema
All it takes is a little bit of sweet nationalism to swallow the FMCG product.
The Ladies Finger-Firstpost / August 2017 / Authors+Books
Tamil stars are challenging the scourge of manual scavenging.
Hindustan Times / July 2017 / Reportage
She talks about whether Indira Gandhi was shaped more by the men in her life than the women.
The Ladies Finger / July 2017 / Authors+Books
Divine intervention.
The Ladies Finger-Firstpost / June 2017 / Cinema
All the shows follow a pattern.
The Ladies Finger-Newslaundry / June 2017 / Society
Welcome to the red hot chutney of sex and class.
The Ladies Finger-Firstpost / May 2017 / Pop Culture
Is the staggering amount of noise surrounding this film ridiculous?
The Ladies Finger / May 2017 / Cinema
With food, I have complete authority.
The Ladies Finger / April 2017 / Personal Essay
How four girls came together to find friendship in a hopeless place.
The Ladies Finger / April 2017 / Personal Essay
Despite being a star kid, Rana Daggubati has never relied on his famous surname.
Hindustan Times / April 2017 / Cinema
This theme of attraction towards what one is not is something Ratnam is very familiar with.
The Ladies Finger-Firstpost / April 2017 / Cinema
On the politics surrounding the Women’s Reservation Bill
The Ladies Finger-Firstpost / March 2017 / Reportage
Our apathy has crossed the threshold from worrisome to dangerous.
The Ladies Finger-The Wire / March 2017 / Reportage
This trend has been firmly in place for more than 20 years.
The Ladies Finger-The Wire / March 2017 / Cinema
While places in south and west ruled Tamil cinema for long, north Chennai is fast making inroads into cinematic storytelling.
Hindustan Times / February 2017 / Reportage
It's not a listicle.
The Ladies Finger / February 2017 / Cinema
What would that be like?
The Ladies Finger / February 2017 / People
Who is Cho Ramaswamy?
Firstpost / December 2016 / People
Even as the patriarchy tried to reduce her to just a pretty face in a gold bikini, she made sure you knew she really hated it.
Firstpost / December 2016 / Cinema
But Balamuralikrishna didn't just stop with Carnatic like many of his contemporaries.
Firstpost / November 2016 / Music
All her life, Jayalalithaa has been a fighter and this book is proof of that.
Firstpost / October 2016 / Authors+Books
He suspends the disbelief that therefore Carnatic music is a religious experience and that neither is is a spiritual one.
Firstpost / July 2016 / Music
The website functions as a database that will contain previously untold accounts of Sikh soldiers and their experience in the war.
Firstpost / July 2016 / Reportage
Do languages then unite or divide a country?
Firstpost / June 2016 / Pop Culture
Walls and pillars do not make for safety; they make for limitations,
Firstpost / May 2016 / Society
Our fondness for bans
Melange, MetroPlus / March 2015 / Column
Gluttoning it up in Jaipur
Melange, MetroPlus / February 2015 / Travel
Part 2 of a Valentine's Day special
Melange, MetroPlus / February 2015 / Column
Part 1 of a Valentine's Day special
Melange, MetroPlus / February 2015 / Column
About the struggles faced by persons with disabilities when it comes to romance and the people who play matchmaker
Melange, MetroPlus / February 2015 / Society
An interview with Bibek Debroy about his mammoth Mahabharata translation project
MetroPlus / February 2015 / Authors+Books
Chennai-based architect Ranga Rohini captures daily life through her random observations on an MTC bus
MetroPlus / February 2015 / Society
Independent musician Pradeep Kumar and American docu-maker Elias Bouquillon are on a mission to convey the musical essence and meaning of the Thiruppugazh
MetroPlus / February 2015 / Music
There's no dearth of stupid comments from people
Melange, MetroPlus / January 2015 / Column
On the real struggles of packing
Melange, MetroPlus / January 2015 / Column
I record Eleanor Catton’s conversation with artist Parvathi Nayar
MetroPlus / January 2015 / Authors+Books
First World Problems in a Third World Country is real
Melange, MetroPlus / January 2015 / Column
Ravinder's fans are young, giggly and hang on to his every word
MetroPlus / January 2015 / Authors+Books
Haruki Murakami as the agony uncle
Melange, MetroPlus / January 2015 / Column
New year, new spam
Melange, MetroPlus / January 2015 / Column
Nostalgic thoughts
Melange, MetroPlus / December 2014 / Column
I explore Goa's ruins, churches and charm
Melange, MetroPlus / December 2014 / Travel
What does the bikini round do for women? Or pageants even?
MetroPlus / December 2014 / Opinion
How to spend 24 hours in the city
Melange, MetroPlus / December 2014 / Travel
How safe are our streets?
Melange, MetroPlus / December 2014 / Column
The fanfare of Margazhi in Chennai
Melange, MetroPlus / December 2014 / Column
Eating alone is not all that bad
Melange, MetroPlus / November 2014 / Column
On the history behind the Parsi Gara embroidery
MetroPlus / November 2014 / Fashion
Why can't the makers of Barbie get anything right?
Melange, MetroPlus / November 2014 / Column
On No Shave November and grooming
Melange, MetroPlus / November 2014 / Column
I meet an ambulance pilot for whom hoax calls and long hours are part of the job
Melange, MetroPlus / November 2014 / People
On Whatsapp's blue ticks
Melange, MetroPlus / November 2014 / Column
Being vegetarian by choice
Melange, MetroPlus / October 2014 / Column
My column on Renee Zellweger's face and her choices
Melange, MetroPlus / October 2014 / Column
UK's Curry King Pat Chapman shares his love for curry and living out of a suitcase
MetroPlus / October 2014 / Food
Starting my column: Joan of snark. Post 1
Melange, MetroPlus / October 2014 / Column
Where I get reunited with my childhood sweetheart in Singapore
Melange, MetroPlus / October 2014 / Food
Amidst Kashmir’s flash floods, I catches fantastic views and a warm Ladakhi dinner in Leh
Melange, MetroPlus / September 2014 / Travel
The man behind Sri Krishna Sweets and his children give a new twist to the business
MetroPlus / September 2014 / Food
I talk to Toronto-based Meera Sethi who documents South Asian aunties' unique sense of fashion
Melange, MetroPlus / September 2014 / People
Anonymous websites and apps aren't as harmless as they seem
Melange, MetroPlus / August 2014 / Reportage
Walking in Mylapore with a purpose - in search of food
MetroPlus / August 2014 / Food
Where I meet a hairdresser who tells me stories
Melange, MetroPlus / August 2014 / People
Samanth Subramanian on his new book about Sri Lanka and the civil war
MetroPlus / August 2014 / Authors+Books
I find search the city for perfect samosas
MetroPlus / August 2014
A wanderer's report on Santhome
Melange, MetroPlus / August 2014 / Reportage
Krispy Kreme gets a traditional Chennai welcome
Melange, MetroPlus / July 2014
A profile of Soundarya, a 29-year-old transgender
Melange, MetroPlus / July 2014 / People
A look at the agraharam and its people in Triplicane
Melange, MetroPlus / July 2014 / Reportage
On cooking as a recreational activity through Foodology, a concept kitchen in Chennai
Melange, MetroPlus / June 2014 / Food
An ode to the Davangere benne dose
Melange, MetroPlus / May 2014 / Food
The best puri-chole I've had till date
Melange, MetroPlus / May 2014 / Food
Couples who found love through Twitter
Melange, MetroPlus / May 2014 / Society
How some rasikas devotedly follow their favourite Carnatic vocalists across sabhas and sometimes cities
The Hindu / December 2013 / Music
For Madras Day, a series on all things Chennai: Madras curry powder
The Hindu / August 2013 / Food
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