(Originally published in the Times of India web - 'Rest in Pieces')
In one month of lockdown due to Cornoa virus outbreak, I have complained around every important activity ....... Read More.
(Originally published in the Times of India web - 'Rest in Pieces')
I always believed that the world is full of idiots. Until Corona outbreak happened! ....... Read More.
Neat, pristine, illuminated with countless dazzling lights all round the clock, long unwinding byroads rendered so clean that they give back a mirror reflection, a waft of pure air, no traffic rules yet ..........Read More
Neat, pristine, illuminated with countless dazzling lights all round the clock, long unwinding byroads rendered so clean that they give back a mirror reflection, a waft of pure air, no traffic rules yet ..........Read More
(Originally
published in The Huffington Post)We live in the glorious times of
the Buddha. No, I have not lost my mind. Neither do I have a time machine
that can take me to the 6th century BC. I write today because everywhere I look
I see representations of the Buddha—tokens and tokenism. ..........Read
More
(Originally
published in The Women's Web)
There
were times when thinking of monsoon brought before us imagery of joy. Of dark
clouds overshadowing the sky, intermittent break of thunder claps and
benevolent downpour wetting not only the land but also soaking us deep
within for relief from fierce summer. .........Read More
(Originally
published in Women's Web)
Asha
is not keeping up well. Any of these days could be her last. Dressed in a
yellow tee and petticoat, she is hardly able to hold her lean and tender body
all by herself and rests it against the love of her life, her man, who sits
beside her all day long, all night long ....Read More
For
the last one decade, like dedicated patriots of the country, this year again we
chased the newspaper’s international section to follow the fancy dresses
Aishwarya Rai, Sonam Kapoor or Mallika Sherawat flaunted at the mighty 69th Cannes’
red carpet. ..............Read
More
(Originally published in Women's
Web)
“Don’t worry about your daughter’s
schooling. Merit and talent never go in waste.” Those were the parting
words from my kids’ previous school principal .............Read More
(Originally
published in Women's Web)
In the middle of an important official
meeting, my mobile gives three continuous beeps..............Read More
Attending
an Indian Hindu wedding is like being a part of cast of a fully fledged
Bollywood blockbuster. The show begins with thumping sound of loud music and
ends with baraatis burning the dance floor hot. .............Read More
(Originally published in Women's Web)
"Twinkle
twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are…” Brilliant nursery rhyme to
begin with pre-school toddlers telling them that there are millions of tiny
little stars up in the sky above that glitter ..............Read More
(Originally published in The Huffington Post)
Cutting a 30s birthday cake gives a
very mushy feeling. The size of cake gets smaller to hold a big bunch of
candles; the guest list is strictly filtered to rope in a close few (shouldn't
sound shocking if 'close few' conspires to just the husband and children); .............Read More
(Originally
published in The Huffington Post)
Come
October and arrive nine days festival and six days holidays! Getting a break as
long as one full week from routine humdrums of boring daily life! I would be
crazy if that wasn’t a reason good enough for me to rejoice during my
schooldays! ..Read More
Cleanliness's
first birthday season has arrived. One
year ago when Mother India gave birth to its newest baby with a sacred mission
- "Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan", dreams of a messiah mission refuelled
our dying hopes to tidy up our literally grim background with delight. ......ReadMore
(Also published in The
Women's Web)
Women! The
most talked about, debated, interpreted and empathized lot in the country.
As if she was a newly arrived accessible-to-all product in the market! Almost
everyone around seems to be having an opinion on her. Why just opinions? ......ReadMore
(Originally published
on The Huffington Post)
Like
any other date, 18 April passed by. But not before it was celebrated with much
fanfare ...... ReadMore
(Originally published
on The Huffington Post and re-published at Chaiwallahs Of India) There is something typical about early mornings in most Indian
households. ......Read More
(Originally published
on Huffington Post)
Aha! That
time of the year is once again here when the machismo of Indian men gets so
built up that it sexes ..... ReadMore
(Winning entry at blogadda.com)
I was twenty one when I got married. Too young
even by modern Indian standards but then, it appeared as the only cure at that
time for a young girl ... Read More
(Wining
story at Writingcash Contest and also picked up by Blogadda for its Spicy
Saturday)
It was raining heavily. The
pitter-patter ..... Read More
Until an year back, the above lines were no
more than a passable quote for me. I thought it was the most overrated
‘lecture’ one could get to keep reminding ourselves that we were alive. I mean,
of course, we were ‘alive’! So what is the big deal in it? ... Read More
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