The Valley Recalls: The anniversary of the Kashmiri exodus marked in Boston with poignant optimism. A personal perspective.

By Kavita A.Chhibber Kashmiri Panditon Ke Ghar” (“The homes of The Kashmiri Pandits”) In the narrow lanes of the old town The homes smolder like unfinished funeral pyres The shards from broken windows create wounds That drip from the roofs built by our forefathers Dimmed Read More …

What does Charity really mean? Kavita talks to Master Chef Vikas Khanna

Kavita A Chhibber Charity and corporate social responsibility have become big business these days, but what does charity really mean to people who are mega achievers and at the top of their careers? Kavita talks to Master Chef Vikas Khanna A Master Chef with 5 Read More …

“The Last Color”: Master Chef Vikas Khanna dishes out a thought-provoking visual delight.

“Wahan mat dekho, ap shagun hoga.” (“Don’t look there, it will bring bad luck”).  For 5-time Michelin Star recipient Master Chef Vikas Khanna, those were words he had heard all through his life growing up. The object provoking that comment, an old widow, was apologetically Read More …

Javed Akhtar’s “Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaon” – A Must Watch Master Class with a Master Story Teller

By Kavita A Chhibber He is incredibly witty, has a phenomenal memory, endless energy and passion, and he is a very young 73, but not many people know that writer and poet extraordinaire, Javed Akhtar’s great great grandfather Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi was Mirza Ghalib’s contemporary and Read More …

Javed Akhtar’s “Main Koi Aisa Geet Gaaon” a must attend masterpiece presentation.

He calls him self an atheist and a rationalist, his close friend Chanda calls him a “closet spiritualist” because she says, no atheist could have written a deeply spiritual song like “O paalan hare” (from Lagaan) to which he retorts, that he also wrote the Read More …