Monthly Archives: July 2022

Homelessness in Auroville

I’ve been homeless many times before…

The reasons for my homelessness are varied and I warn readers about the pathos in this post.The worst spell of homelessness I had was when I was in Shantiniketan, West Bengal; it lasted for a month and I was quite mad at the end, when I had to go to a cousin’s place in Chennai from Kolkata by train.It was a miracle that I made that journey, given my mental state.

I was deficient in mental resources because of the nature of my family.Many of them are not Indian and I wasn’t aware of that. My uncles were greedy and thought they could pillage and get away with it by denying me any knowledge of my brothers or of my father’s side.It was like I was promised to them and they stole my colour and carried on stealing it because they were keeping me poor.

Bald is beautiful

#baldness,#hair,#politicsofcolour,#skin

I have been bald twice in my life and both times it was bcoz of coming to know/coming of age about facts about myself.

Bald in Pondicherry.

Some thoughts on my victimhood…here’s a new shortform I created, WIDOMT
…!! which is short for ‘When it dawned on me that!!’…so I try to create a timeline for my abuse history so that its not too late before you address and handle your issues and the violence around you.The reasons are colour theft, beauty and glamour industry, genocidal and violent attitudes in the family…

Pondy after Auroville last year…

I spent a lot of last year in Pondicherry trying to live on a tight budget.I have some advice to give to novice travellers on cheap and best places to live in in the union territory of Pondicherry.

By a lamppost in White Town. White Town is picturesque but expensive, ideal for dreamers to get lost in.

‘Villa Laboudranais’ where I shot this is a backpackers hostel costing about Rs 300 a day.The rooms are spacious in this 3 storey villa, and you’re given a mini fridge with attached bath-rooms.

View of corridor at Hotel Seasons, Vellala Street
Promenade beach at night, I went there with a friend from Coimbatore, called Albert.
At Hotel Royal Palace, Kassim Street near MG Road.