A country doing well definitely reflects upon the active role of its women. That India as an economy is doing well augurs well for its women. Professionally, we find so many more women in the workplaces leading good careers and generally in control of their lives. Personally too, they are at much better positions. Living … Read More →
Siddharth has always been prone to allergic rhinitis. In simple terms, respiratory allergies, whose symptoms are sneezing bouts, swollen eyes, tears, blocked nose, and a general feeling of malaise. The symptoms aggravate during rainy season and winters. As a result of which, the poor guy really suffers from persistent sneezing and runny nose. I could … Read More →
Watching the India – Australia encounter last night in the Hockey World Cup, some things really struck me: Indians were way overpowered by the Aussie squad. The commentators were terribly mean and biased taking continuous digs at India. They made a ridiculous comment that India declared a national holiday after beating Pakistan, which was ridiculous … Read More →
Holi — a festival of colors and a harbinger of spring in the Northern parts of India is a beautiful festival. Since we are in Karnataka, where the festival is not really celebrated, there is no holiday on Holi which is officially tomorrow. So, we decided to celebrate it today. We had such fun throwing … Read More →
This large tower on the Old Airport Road in Bangalore houses many offices and eateries. Apparently, there was a fire in the building yesterday which started in the basement and spread to the 2nd and 3rd floors. The thick smoke led to panic. With the heavy glass facade, the windows were difficult to break to … Read More →
A couple of months back, I read this book “Curfewed Nights” by Basharat Peer. The title is inspired by the numerous nights spent indoors by Kashmiris since militancy began in the 1980’s. The book is very well written. It is actually the first book written by a Kashmiri Muslim which describes the lives Kashmiris lead. … Read More →
As I flip through the Sunday newspapers lazily, as I do every weekend, there seems to be nothing worthy of reading. All the pages are filled with either advertisements promoting a Valentine’s event or inane writeups about how to woo your Valentine, how to buy her the right gift? Really, give me a break! What … Read More →
Gautam, my younger son, is in Pre-kg. He is a little younger than most kids in his class as he is born in September. I remember that when Siddharth started preschool, in PreKg all they did was play games, play on the slides, learn some easy rhymes, and do some cursory learning of alphabet. They … Read More →
After BJP, it seems that Shiv Sena is on the path of self destruction. Even their alliance partners have distanced themselves from their stance. First, they have a misplaced view of not letting the Australian and Pakistani players play in Mumbai. Because, Australians are beating up Indians in Australia and because of 26/11 attacks orchestrated … Read More →
My dear blogger friends, I have been nominated at the Avant Garde Bloggies Award in 3 categories. http://alchemistpoonam.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/final-nominations-in-avant-garde-bloggies-awards-2009/#comment-15107 The categories are: Most Interesting Personal Rant Posthttp://rachnasays.blogspot.com/2009/11/mom-needs-to-be-at-home.html Best Public Interest Posthttp://rachnasays.blogspot.com/2009/08/swine-flu-in-india.html Personal Posthttp://rachnasays.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-knight-in-shining-armor.html I am elated that I have been nominated in these categories, and it is a big boost for me as a blogger. I … Read More →