Kallola

They asked me for two lamps.  Because a pair is more auspicious than one.  But light is light. One lamp or two –  how many are there in the Sun?  They thought a while and considered.  Beat, they smiled and surrendered.  But logic is stark and doctrine is dark –  fact became as fiction rendered.  Scriptures preach to set us free.  Believe. And you won’t be forsaken.  But freedom comes from fearlessness –  or are the bonded yet to awaken?  Ask and you’ll receive say the Good.  If charity were free I probably would.  Here all things that count, come at a price –  so, you do what you can and I’ll do what I should.  Action counts more than words. That’s a simple truth to keep.  Learnings from life don’t come without sight –  yet the blind will drive us into deep.  Look within, you’ll find your fate.  Believe your instincts, you’ll never hate.  Faith and freedom beget one another –  beyond the church, or temple, or caliphate.  ‘It’s a wonderful world’, sang the blind bard

Once Upon a Pallu image source: www   A trusty   little black dress works its magic at a high-stakes gala and all goes as planned until heads turn to pay due respects to a swooshing six-yarder making its   haute   entry. Quite clear in her mandate and assured in her stance, this real-life cat-woman wears her cape on her arm.  She is well-heeled, suitably accessorised and, despite a racy neckline, she is utterly graceful. And because she is technically ‘traditionally’ dressed, she is also appropriately attired to address an unexpected boardroom debacle directly after. Back home, when a conservative elder meets her at the door, a firm tug of the   pallu   over her shoulders serves her just fine. For the benefit of a stricter doctrine, she simply drapes it over her head. Yes, she plays it well. Dignified, contemporary, complete and confident in her ethnicity, she is our   sampoorna bharatiya nari , the epitome of elegance.   True to its cultural roots, very few