Through the eyes of memory: The Red Letters by Ved Mehta
(This review originally appeared in Hindustan Times, New Delhi.) About a fourth of the way into this graceful memoir, and just before he starts to unfold the tale-within-a-tale concerning the eponymous ‘red letters’, author-narrator Ved Mehta admits to a moment of agonizing self-doubt: “In writing a series of books about myself and my family, among [...]
Oscar who?
Didn’t see a movie on the weekend. Reason being, my son has his ICSE Board Exams starting this week. Decided not to watch the Academy Awards telecast today as well, not because of my son’s boards, but because I’m bored. Stiff. Of US glam shows. Which is all the Oscar race really turns out to [...]
