CHENNAI: Sharada Vijay is an author, poet, blogger and also the co-founder for Let’s Talk Life, a city-based initiative that nurtures the talents of budding artists and provides a platform for people to voice their opinions on social issues. She also loves filter kaapi and is an ardent Illaiyaraja fan.
If you had to describe god to a child?
I’d tell the child to wear glasses and sleep because god usually pokes the eye of those who have been naughty. Stay naughty. See almighty. That rhymes!
What if god was a man or a woman?
If god was a man, he would be a motorcyclist, as he’d know how exciting it is to have something between his legs. If god was a woman, she would have made MAC cheaper, made smudge-free kajal and plus-size clothing at Zaras.
What would your first words be if god appeared in front of you?
How good was my erotica? I’m sure you loved it. It kept raining non-stop during the nights! Ooh…see what I did there!
If there was a dare/challenge you would like to give god, what would it be?
Try the human avatar. You’ll suck at it. Also, please finish Temple Run without extra lives #karmabitesdude
If you had the power to grant one gift to god, what would it be?
Take off on Mondays.
Your most godly encounter?
Watching Ramya Krishnan’s Amman film.
What if god were an alien?
He would be Aamir Khan.
Funniest encounter in a place of worship?
I asked the tamarind rice giver ‘is the recipe for this prasadam available online?’ and he thought I was kidding. Gods must be crazy.
A quirky habit that you have in terms of being spiritual or a believer?
I look for god outside temples. But mostly she/he is trapped within a cubicle just like us, the working professionals. But they get tea breaks, no?
What do you think will offend god?
Answering such unholy questions!
If you had to prepare a joke about god and also present it in front of him, what would it be?
Shiva and Vishnu enter a temple. Narayana Narayana. End of joke