Aishwariyaa RamakanthanMar 201 minA Topsy Turvy WorldThis clip was captured by my friend Ragini Srinivasan during her stay in Chennai. Little green budgies are aplenty in Chennai and you can...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanMay 29, 20213 minA Tribute to My Mother for Mother's DayI am not a mother, perhaps by some divine design. While in the early days it bothered me, I have moved on, and am now quite attuned to...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanApr 21, 20211 min“Friend or foe?”When rumors of the Japanese invasion were rife, and the British administrators suspected that treachery was afoot, and that there were...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanApr 16, 20212 minQuarantine TalkingWhile being strictly quarantined in a hotel room can be welcome as an opportunity to work on personal interests that you otherwise have...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanNov 5, 20206 minMARCHING TO HER OWN BEAT -"keeping time" with Sukkanya Ramgopal, the Ghatam artiste. Alexander Graham Bell was supposed to have said “When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanJul 24, 20202 minAn Angel on a BicycleA pit bull that leaped out from the dark depths of a parked truck through an open window, scared the daylights out of me a couple of days...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanJul 20, 20202 minThe Drum before the WhistleThe pressure cooker, or the “cooker”, as it is often referred to, is a must-have in any self-respecting South Indian kitchen. I don’t...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanMar 23, 20203 minDosa Anyone?It was a place to make connections, a place to find familiar faces and a place for food that was reminiscent of family and home which was...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanDec 6, 20191 minFleeing to Uncertainty“Fleeing To Uncertainty” was recently published in BiblioAsia, a National Library of Singapore publication. It is the true story of my...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanAug 11, 20191 minBelurThe most beautiful legacy left by the Hoysalas who ruled Karnataka between the 10th and 14th centuries was exquisite architecture. So a...
Aishwariyaa RamakanthanMay 26, 20193 minCruising through KaraikudiThe two days that I spent in Karaikudi were mostly awe inspiring, but there definitely was some languor tinged with a bit of nostalgia,...