The yin and yang of an unconventional life

The yin and yang of an unconventional life

Gunjan Pant Pande From the very first line of the memoir, “Memory is a strange beast…” to the last words, “Fireflies burst into flames,” Everything Changes by author, columnist, activist, Sreemoyee Piu Kundu holds the reader enthralled. It’s a mix of the tone, pace and non-linear narrative of this “bracingly frank” poetic monologue that makes the author’s lived experiences a seamless photomontage of vivid events “unravelling several aspects of her childhood, family life, friendships, intimate relationships and career as a journalist.” Talking about the process of memoir writing in an interview, the award-winning novelist said the purpose of story-telling was...

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