Browsing: loss

The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) presents Traasadi, a Hindi play by Manav Kaul, in collaboration with aRANYA Production. The play begins with the word ‘mother’ and the sense of comfort it carries, before turning to the feeling that follows her absence: regret. As the protagonist lives through this regret, memories of his…

When I first took a gander at the upcoming slate of manga announcements this fall, Sound Of A Blinkcaught my eye. It was in the macro overlaying sketches gracing its cover, its provocative title, and the eyebrow raising prospect of it being a semi-autobiographical work by the author who penned one of my favorite psychological…

When I was a child I watched anime because it was fun. I wanted to see Goku get stronger in Dragon Ball Z, Naruto become Hokage, Ash win another badge in Pokémon. I waited for the next episode, argued with friends about who would win a fight and sometimes embarrassed myself copying a move. None…