courtesy:ipetitions.com This summer in Bangalore has been particularly tough. Every year as summer approaches, we face a certain level of water scarcity and power cuts as well. But, this year the water scarcity has touched new lows. We get water from a lake nearby and that has all but dried up. This year, I haven’t … Read More →
My three kids 🙂 It is June, and it is school reopening time for children. Kids after a two-month long vacation resent having to get up early, but in a way they are happy and excited to be back to meeting their classmates. And, parents heave a sigh of relief; everything can finally go back … Read More →
In the last episode of Satyamev Jayate, the topic raised was Healthcare in India. I felt that in this episode many facets related to healthcare in India were aptly handled. One of the issues raised was of the exorbitant cost of medicines and the need to make generic medicines available within the reach of all. … Read More →
Today I have the privilege of hosting Bhagyashree of Searching Self on my blog. She is one of my oldest blogger friends, a mom just like me. She has an incredible ability of churning out lovely stories. She has overcome many personal hurdles in life and has the rare ability to poke fun at her … Read More →
I took both my sons for eye checkup to a good eye hospital yesterday. I do these routine checkups every year. Now, this place takes a little time because they do the testing once with their microscope and then there is a consultation with the Eye Specialist. Kids are a different ball game when it … Read More →
Today, I have the pleasure of hosting K. Parthasarathi of random thoughts on my blog. A grandfather with a razor-sharp mind and a wonderfully warm and encouraging person, Partha Sir churns out lovely stories. I always marvel at his amazing ability to write stories belonging to all genres. Do head to his blog and check … Read More →
Two episodes of Satyamev Jayate have been aired so far. And, they have created quite a buzz in the blogosphere. Everyone has an opinion, good or bad. The good thing is that it is getting eyeballs and encouraging discussions. The social causes handled so far are female foeticide and infanticide and child sexual abuse. Now, … Read More →
The bond between a mother and child is very special. And, for me Mother’s Day holds a lot of significance. I became a mother for the first time on Mother’s Day, ten years ago, when my elder son, Siddharth, was born on the eve of Mother’s Day. The feeling of becoming a mother is so … Read More →
This post has been published in DNA newspaper dated 30th April:Please, fall in line I can’t remember how many times, I have used this line in supermarkets, outside trial rooms, in stores and in countless other places. This is not an exaggeration, but in general we Indians seem to be “queue-blind,” or is it IQ … Read More →
It was my mom’s 11th death anniversary just a few days ago. She passed away in 2001, just 4 months after my wedding, quite suddenly, just 52. This is a repost of a post I did a couple of years back on her. It is not as if I do not feel the pain of … Read More →