The Storyteller's Lens
For the scenes that linger and the words that echo
Category: Reflections on Story & Intimacy
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Reflections on Sita Ramam I avoid tragedies. I always have. I can read anything, watch anything…except stories that end in loss. And yet, Sita Ramam made me sit through its ending not once, not twice, but three times. The narrative choice itself is audacious. The story of Ram and Sita isn’t handed to us—it’s assembled,…
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A reflection on how love negotiates power How long has it been since I last read a book that sat squarely in the romance genre? I had to think about it — and chuckled when I realised it was sometime in 2022 (or perhaps early 2023). The book was Red, White & Royal Blue. And…