A Legend Of Many Parts: Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor was born as Balbir Raj Kapoor to Prithviraj Kapoor and his wife in the then Calcutta, of British India, on 18 March 1938.
First Three Sonnets Of William Shakespeare
From fairest creatures we desire increase,
That thereby beauty’s rose might never die,
But as the riper should by time decrease,
His tender heir mught bear his memeory:
‘The Last Courtesan: Writing My Mother’s Memoir’ by Manish Gaekwad
This is a gritty tale that Manish Gaekwad narrates about his mother’s life. Her memoir was recorded and written in 2020 – 2022. Rekha Devi died in February the following year. It must have been extremely challenging for Manish to write her story. Yet, I believe, this writing was necessary for him to come to terms with both his mother, himself and their fraught relationship.