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Shefali Poojary
- Jun 17, 2018
- 2 min
The Light of the World -
A Memoir: Review
I read the finishing chapters of part five of the memoir while listening to ‘The Plum Blossom’. I admire the perfection with which Elizabeth describes the music in her words remarking each instrument and sound. It is the last piece of music Ficre listened to before he died. I think it was apt to listen to it as his story in the book came to an end. This book, however, is not about death. It is a poetic celebration of Ficre’s life in the words of his widow. Elizabeth moves fro
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Shefali Poojary
- Jun 10, 2018
- 1 min
A Game of Slap
This is a piece I have been meaning to write for a long time. It is yet another attempt on my part in writing creative nonfiction. It displays my preoccupations with my grandmother and the local trains. This is a story about how people including our co-commuters affect our lives. #Grandmother #childhoodmemories #Nonfiction #threeminutesread #MumbaiLocal #secondclassladiescompartment #Mumbailocaltrains #localtrains
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Shefali Poojary
- Jun 4, 2018
- 4 min
Asifa — My Thoughts on the Kathua Case
Asifa’s photograph as it appeared in all the newspapers kept flashing before my eyes as my feet hit the concrete path during my morning walk. I consciously try to ignore the news about rapes that appear every day on social media and news notifications. Almost all of the reported rapes and molestations are about women and being a woman it agitates and scares me. However, Asifa’s case is receiving excessive media attention. A young child, kidnapped, drugged, tortured, gang-rape
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Shefali Poojary
- May 3, 2018
- 2 min
Sharing the Light with Elizabeth Alexander
“Everybody should have a copy” said Alexander promptly when I pursed my lips and asked her to sign an envelop since all the copies of her book were sold. I was at the NYPL Live event in the Schwarzman *NYPL building for a discussion of two New York Times bestsellers, The Light of the World by Elizabeth Alexander and Being Mortal by Atul Gawande. The Light of the World was on my reading list for the past four months. This book was Alexander’s first attempt at publishing a memo
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Shefali Poojary
- Apr 5, 2018
- 3 min
Arundhati Roy -
The Artist, The Activist
She stepped on to the stage with an unassuming response to the thunderous applause that filled the Howard Gilman Opera house. I observed her with an unobstructed view from the balcony as she cupped her lips with her thin fingers to express disbelief at this deluge of cheer. She could not find a response to the auditory compliments of the audience so, she read. “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is dedicated to the unconsoled which is all of us.” Sitting in the C row of the ste
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