Sharan Saikumar, Author at Arré

Why the Year Hasn’t Begun Until You’ve Barfed

The new year barges in every January, demanding that you become better. It demands of us things that I’m not sure we have left anymore, and in return it offers only kale smoothies.

Sharan Saikumar July 27, 2016

People

Aamchi Kaali Peeli

Everything has a use-by date. And Mumbai’s kaali peelis might have passed that date in an Uber’d and Ola’d city.

Sharan Saikumar July 24, 2016

Pop Culture

Harper Lee and the One-Hit Wonders Club

Harper Lee is burdened with producing only one masterpiece in her life. But what’s wrong with that? Authors like her told us one story and then gracefully laid their pens down.

Sharan Saikumar July 24, 2016

People

The 22-Day Hunt for a Man-Eater

Robin Mistri looks like your favourite Parsi uncle, but his deadly aim has taken down 14 man-eating leopards. He hates his job, but someone’s gotta do it.

Sharan Saikumar July 13, 2016

Gender

The Deafening Silence of the Rape Survivor

Smita Sharma was molested by a professor and then, her cousin committed suicide after facing abuse. Today, this photojournalist traverses India to hear the stories of rape survivors.

Sharan Saikumar July 9, 2016

Bollywood

Hamid: The Movie on Kashmir We Need

Hamid is a gentle tale of a Kashmiri child’s yearning for his missing father. It is essentially a story of violence – you don’t see it but experience it in full force. Hamid focuses on a particularly gruesome brand of emotional violence that marks the stories of Kashmir’s “disappeared” men.

Sharan Saikumar July 9, 2016

First Person

My Love Affair with Uma Parmeshwari

Vijay’s fascination with an 11th-century Goddess drives his quest to recover India’s stolen antiques. After an eight-year struggle, he fulfils his promise to bring her home.

Sharan Saikumar July 8, 2016

Animals

Fetch Me a Life, Angel

Karan Shah has been wheelchair-bound all his life but ever since his furry sidekick Angel came home, he's taught her to do everything for him -- except grab a sandwich.

Sharan Saikumar July 8, 2016

Gender

What We Owe 14-year-old Shakti

Last July, one teenage girl changed the course of law. The story of young Shakti, who is the reason why women who need late abortions have a case.

Sharan Saikumar July 3, 2016

POV

Let’s Take a Minute, Dear Girls of Old Monk

The creator of Old Monk died yesterday and the boys clubs of WhatsApp were called upon to “take a minute” to mourn him. On behalf of all Old Monk-drinking women, can we also take a bloody minute?

Sharan Saikumar June 20, 2016