I never understood the caste system as a child. I still don’t. I never realised names had religious connotations. In one of my very early stories as a storyteller, the protagonist Ayesha had a mother named Asha. When someone asked me why I had chosen names from different religions, I simply said I liked those...

Along the way of growing up, we change in large and small ways; we change by our conscious effort and through unconscious thoughts and deeds; we strive to change and struggle to make it happen, and sometimes it is instantaneously and you don’t even know how… But change you must and you will, for that...

Any one who knows me even for a few days know that I am not a willing cook. But many don’t know why… Since April 1980, Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale had taken residence in the Harmandir Sahib complex in Amritsar, Punjab. In 1984, Prime Minister Mrs.Indira Gandhi ordered an Indian military operation called ‘Operation Blue star’...

After a series of dance shows celebrating my silver jubilee on stage, in January 2007, as I was climbing down the stairs, my left leg simple gave away! It was horrifying! There I was just having completed a successful ‘margazhi season’ and the very next day, rather than a sense of euphoria at the accomplishment...

Enlightenment is not a single event like opening the bonnet of your head and stuffing everything into it to ensure the entire wisdom of creation remains locked within. It is the process by which you learn to tap into that wisdom anywhere, anytime - you remain essentially empty. An enlightened person therefore has access to...