In the days when the cola invasion had not taken place, we were hooked onto nimbu pani (homemade lemonade) and ganna juice (sugarcane juice) to quench our thirst. It kept us going in the hot summers of North India — cool and refreshing. I loved the cane juice but hated the unhygienic way in which … Read More →
Auto rickshaws or autos — the 3-wheeled marvel, is used by a common man in India as a mode of travel. It is my son’s favorite toy model, and he can sacrifice any fancy car model to get his hand on one :). Autos in Bangalore are a menace. The auto drivers are rude, arrogant, … Read More →
Continuing from my previous post https://www.rachnaparmar.com/2010/06/passport-renewal-woes.html I wrote to the RPO as well as the Ministry of External Affairs. I received a reply from an MEA person asking the Passport office to take adequate action. In the interim, I called up the Police Station once again, and the person asked me to come to the … Read More →
Madam Railway Minister is so busy trying to be the CM of Bengal that she is an absentee Union Railway Minister. Apparently, she is guilty of missing the maximum Cabinet meetings, and there are almost 80 K vacancies in Railway jobs. Not filled because the effort to fill them has not been made. The whole … Read More →
I have been living in Bangalore for 6 years now. Though, I am able to manage in Hindi and English; I always wanted to learn Kannada. For most of the ladies in my age group within my community, the language of communication is mostly English and sometimes Hindi. Ours is a vibrant community where a … Read More →
My company, Tranquil Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd. is launching its first Web Application called Parentnet.in. This application is aimed at parents. It is a wonderful social networking platform for parents whose children study in the same class in the same school. You might have noticed that as parents, we would like to be in touch … Read More →
Gautam and Sid’s cousins were visiting our home. They were here just for a day. And, they had an early morning flight to catch today. In the morning, when Gautam woke up, he looked in the bedroom downstairs where the kids were sleeping and said, “Mummy, they are gone!” I said, “Yes, they left when … Read More →
I was very keen to meet Gautam’s teacher this year and was eagerly awaiting the first PTI. Gautam, as was mentioned in an earlier post, was unable to even hold the pencil the entire last year in Pre Kg. I taught him how to hold pencil during the summer vacations, and he is now able … Read More →
T3 or Terminal 3, a swanky new terminal was inaugurated at the Delhi International Airport. It is supposed to be the fifth largest terminal in the world and is impressive by any given standards. Of course, why is Delhi getting beautified so rapidly is in preparation for the foreign guests and visitors who would arrive … Read More →
My son, Gautam, fell sick with terrible cough and cold right on Sunday. This entire week, he has been unwell and has missed school. He has this horrible-sounding nagging cough, which goes on and on. It is especially worse at night. He is on a cough syrup prescribed by the doctor. I am also giving … Read More →