This post of mine was published in DNA dated 16th April 12. See the link here:Women, rise to this Challenge When I was born, my maternal grandmother was disappointed because she wanted to have a grandson after my sister (I’ve been told). When I was growing up, there was this aunt who used to pointedly … Read More →
Summer holidays commenced almost by the 3rd week of March for the kids. Weather changed dramatically from being quite chilly to pretty hot these days. It is also humid, and along with frequent showers, cold fluids, lots of curd, ice creams, we yearn for some showers. My maid is on leave due to her daughter’s … Read More →
This post was published in DNA newspaper on 2nd April 2011. Here is the link:A young grandmother and her two granddaughters This 20-year-old girl became the mother of her 2nd daughter yesterday. Just studied till primary school, she was married off at 17 as is the norm in her family. Though her family lives in … Read More →
This blog post is featured in DNA newspaper! Here is the link Loud and clear More than the argumentative Indian, we are characterized by our quality to be loud Indians. We do not let go of any opportunity to be loud. Be it birth, death, festival, wedding, anything on this planet, it is meant to … Read More →
The biggest fear and deepest loss for any parent is the loss of their child. It is a pain that stays for life. Imagine losing the life of your child on something as trivial as a school picnic! Just in the past few months, we have had two such tragic incidents in Bangalore. The first … Read More →
My little “sun” Sun walks off! It is pretty amazing what teachers and little tots can churn out these days. Yesterday, there was a “Jungle Safari” at Gautam’s school. He was a “sun” among all the animals. It takes a lot of innovation for teachers to include all the kids in their program. In our … Read More →
Violence and rage are on the rise. Is it because of the rising stress in our lives due to a bad boss, lousy work schedule, or the really bad traffic? Two high-profile incidents in the news recently were of a school teacher stabbed to death by a 9th standard student in Chennai because she was … Read More →
My elder son loves to play TT and Badminton. He has picked up the basics of Table Tennis quite well from us but requires to learn more in badminton. He is a beginner. Now, he often wants mom and dad to play with him, and we can’t always find the time except weekends and even … Read More →
My son and I were out to the market one day. We passed by a butcher’s shop where we heard the bleating of the chicken being slaughtered. There was also this chap on a bicycle ready to lug his cargo of alive chicken. There must be at least 50 of them tied in two batches in the … Read More →
Pic: Clare Bloomfield / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Though I think of myself as a positive and optimistic person, I do realize that I am quite judgmental and critical in many ways. The only saving grace is that I am not in your face with my criticism; I generally am pretty courteous even with people I openly dislike. … Read More →