{"id":46311,"date":"2026-01-20T07:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krea.edu.in\/sias\/?p=46311"},"modified":"2026-01-21T05:56:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:56:40","slug":"prajwal-parajuly-pens-for-the-hindu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krea.edu.in\/sias\/2026\/01\/20\/prajwal-parajuly-pens-for-the-hindu\/","title":{"rendered":"Prajwal Parajuly pens for The Hindu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>In <em>Author Prajwal Parajuly romanticises Chennai winter and rightfully <\/em>so, Prajwal Parajuly, Assistant Professor of Practice, Creative Writing, SIAS writes for <em>The Hindu<\/em> on how for him December in Chennai is less winter and a smug, perfectly timed takeover of sabhas, canteens, coffee shops, art spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/life-and-style\/author-prajwal-parajuly-romanticises-chennai-winter-and-rightfully-so\/article70504860.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read more<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www-cdn.krea.edu.in\/sias\/2024\/06\/Prajwal-Parajuly.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www-cdn.krea.edu.in\/sias\/2024\/06\/Prajwal-Parajuly.png 500w, https:\/\/www-cdn.krea.edu.in\/sias\/2024\/06\/Prajwal-Parajuly-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www-cdn.krea.edu.in\/sias\/2024\/06\/Prajwal-Parajuly-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Author Prajwal Parajuly romanticises Chennai winter and rightfully so, Prajwal Parajuly, Assistant Professor of Practice, Creative Writing, SIAS writes for The Hindu on how for him December in Chennai is less winter and a smug, perfectly timed takeover of sabhas, canteens, coffee shops, art spaces. 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