Everyone has at least a couple of dreams that verge on the sinful or, totter on the edge of being ridiculous. One of mine that can neatly fit into the latter category is the one where I think about an uninterrupted stretch of 20 days where I can read a few books which languish and demand that they be read again.

A rather pragmatic aspiration, strangely enough, also revolves around books - or, that of a bookshelf. For some time now I've been obsessed with the idea of a bookshelf that would be best designed to hold the books and yet be aesthetically fitting into a home. And, the more posts land up on this blog, the more I start to put a serious thought to this entire thing. Books on interior designs are filled with pictures of bookshelves and what not. Sadly, most shelves are a perfect fit in that room they were photographed in. And, I am yet to meet someone who is capable of sitting down with me to understand what I require and what it takes to come up with a design and make that shelf. Headboards make for nice niches to store books, but they aren't a permanent solution to anything.

I wonder why is it so difficult to get down to designing a shelf that lights up a room without overpowering it and yet is functionally top-notch.

"Money is an eternal problem but it has never bogged me down. What gets me down is the lack of human resources - the lack of people actually seeing the vision and people who are able to do the grungy work" - Sanjana Kapoor in an interview with Subroto Bagchi

When you say "Mera Neta chor hain" isn't it also the time you asked yourself how he became your leader ? Were you a participant ? The one reason among many that any movement seems to take a populist and cheesy turn is because there is a distinct lack of political training and understanding amongst most of the 'supporters'.