Zigarthanda
Welcome in. Pull up a chair, and stay as long as you like.
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The 2:30 show
Matinee
Films and series from every language, watched closely and written slowly.
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After five, with tea
Verandah
Books and essays from home, the kind you share over evening tea.
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Tonight's double bill
A film, and a book to go with it
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Every seat is a piece. Choose one, and see what's playing.
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Send a film or a book my way. The best ones become pieces.
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About

[A short bio in your own voice: who you are, why you write, what draws you to cinema and books.]
[A line about the South Asian home your essays return to, and what's coming next.]
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