Gathering

Gathering – an introduction

People, memories, food, and stories brought together, in Issue 3 of the journal.

A Potato For My Thoughts

A new kitchen, a pan of slow-roasting potatoes, and the meals that make strangers and new rooms feel like home.

BY Sharmila Vaidyanathan

Of Gathering

A short film on a time to gather: wildflowers picked, firewood carried, a table laid, and dancing under string lights.

BY Pranoy Biswas

Monsoon Musings

A short film of the monsoon indoors: library shelves, a lit fire, a drink in hand, and rain pooling outside.

BY Pranoy Biswas

Effortless Grace

Rolling shola grasslands, a gathering of cultures and cuisines, and long, unhurried lunches among Nilgiri friends.

BY Jenny Pinto

Theatre Practice in the Pandemic

Empty theatres, a loss of faith, and a personal manifesto for making performance with more care.

BY Deepika Arwind

Like a Warm Hug: Playlist #4

A playlist of fifteen songs for holding close, from Joe Sample's Soul Shadows to Karthick Iyer's Telisi Rama.

BY Pranoy Biswas

Foraging – In Forests And Beyond

Tender tamarind leaves, Bathukamma flowers, and a vanishing thatching grass: foraging as memory, and how to begin.

BY Shruti Tharayil

Gathering Courage: Tending, Mending and Finding My Way Back to Life

Inherited grief, two life-threatening illnesses, and the slow, stubborn work of making a life.

BY Madhura Srinivas

A Guide to Thoughtful Gifting

Rose bushes, pottery classes, and handwritten notes: gifts chosen with thought, and with the planet in mind.

BY Ayush Kejriwal