In the paradise Kingfishers grieve
for drying Dal and dying Chinars
On a Shikara a mother wails for her long-lost son
Like frail old men the Zabarwans await death
A rabid recruit fires the gun to kill time.
_ 1 May 2023
In the paradise
Category: Delhi
In praise of Irrfan Khan
On the India theatrical release of the film The Song of Scorpions, April 28, 2023.
Two of Sunny’s interviews quoted in the press.
“Irrfan is one of my most favourite actors… One day we went on a bike ride together on the sand dunes, something I will never forget. He was a poet at heart. It is a dream for an actor to work with someone like him,” Shashank noted.
Shashank not only looks up to Irrfan in the movie but also in real life. He shared, “Irrfan is one of my most favourite actors. It was a wonderful experience, to spend time with him on the sand dunes and learn from him. He is a very gentle, kind soul. From what I gathered during the limited time with me is, he loved gulkand ka halwa, and flying kites. One day we went on a bike ride together on the sand dunes, something I will never forget. He was a poet at heart. It’s a dream for an actor to work with someone like him.” – The Hindustan Times
The latest sensation, Shashank Arora, is fine yet again, and that’s no surprise. He gets into the skin of the character, and it’s not the first time I’m saying this.
- By Sameer Ahire
- https://www.movietalkies.com/movies-reviews/the-song-of-scorpions-review-legendary-irrfan-khans-last-release-stings-more-poison-than-scorpion/
Labour Day. May Day.
<Labour Day> From a distance these looked ominous, like a conference of the headstones in a graveyard. As if the interred bodies had moved closer to each other and decided to hold a congregation, a demonstration, or a protest. Ramavtar (with saafa on his head) and Mansoor were dazed when I stopped by to take a picture and talk to them. They stopped working and looked at me as if I had come to interrupt their work and deprive them of their day’s earnings. What are these I asked? They looked around before answering, “taar ke upar sadak pe lagenge saab”. I nodded, they smiled at my ignorance. Dihadi kitni milti hai, I continued avoiding their eyes. They looked at each other and hung their heads down. I didn’t wait for the answer which would have embarrassed them further. Brightly coloured, being painted in situ at the edge of a busy highway, these high-voltage cable marker stones are a shocker of a story of exploitation in amritkal. Will there ever be a period called Mazdoor Kaal or Kissan Kaal. 30 April 2023, Gurgaon. <Danger Before Excavation. I could hear the dirge that the stones sang>.
Posted on 1 May 2023
Dadi’s day out
On a lovely, cool, and breezy Sunday Dadi and Poti Chandni out for coffee at the Cyber Hub. I suppose Dadi misses shopping and her rendezvous too.
April 30, 2023
How to Break Up
Engineering a breakup!
Rajni Arora reviews ‘How to Break Up with Your Phone’ in the April 2023 issue of Book Review.
https://www.thebookreviewindia.org/to-break-up-or-not-to-break-up/
Ankahi. Unsaid. 
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