Gautam in white with his friends Siddharth on the extreme left enjoyed with the younger kids. Fun with balloons My younger son, Gautam, turned 5 yesterday. It feels like 5 years makes for a grown up boy but looking at him, he still feels and looks so tiny :). Perhaps because he has a towering … Read More →
In our culture, parents, grandparents and other elders have a place of importance. One particular endearing aspect of our culture is the respect we show to elders. Since childhood, we are taught to touch the feet of our elders. We treat them with respect. We don’t raise our voices against our elders. We address our … Read More →
There is one trait in human beings that really confounds me. In the last book I read, a son is having a rare conversation with his normally reserved father. In that conversation, the father shares a painful childhood memory when his own reserved father physically caned him for no fault of his. Apparently, his father … Read More →
My 4-year-old son tells me, “my nails are really shark.” 🙂 My elder son asks if Father of the Nation can be changed. I said no because “can you change your parents?” After a bit of thought, he said no (Thank God for that :)). My elder son calls his brother, “you bugger!”He turns around … Read More →
Case I: There appears a Facebook update from a friend who hardly ever browses the net. On the response to that status, my doubt was confirmed that it wasn’t my friend but the spouse who was posting from her account. Case II: An email sent to a friend is read by the spouse of the … Read More →
I have been reading many posts and hearing people on TV expressing their reservation about this movement, about credibility of Anna and his team, about us being the reason for corruption, about undermining Parliamentary democracy, about Jan Lokpal Bill having its own loopholes, about the bill not being the panacea for all evils. Of course, … Read More →
It is said that values written on paper stay on paper, but those practised are imbibed. Growing in independent India, we take freedom for granted. In the same way, we take our inherent secular trait for granted. Secularism not in the twisted sense as is used by the politicians but in a wholesome way of … Read More →
Yes, my 400th post! Thanks to blogger for remembering it :). I completed 3 years of blogging in July. Initially what started as a personal diary soon turned into a place where I wrote anything that I had an opinion on (and I have so many :)). My interests like cooking, reading, movies, fitness, politics, … Read More →
She was walking home after a particularly grueling day at work. Her mind was unsettled due to a particularly bad session with her boss. Just then two men passed by and made some lecherous comments. At other times, she would not have reacted. But today, tears streamed down her eyes — tears of rage and … Read More →
Oh yes, all the natak that happened in Karnataka, no one in the country was left untouched. The less said about Yeddy the better. In between temple visits, vacations, land grabbing, who cared about administration. And, the way the old man negotiated his way through, it would seem like he was getting a promotion rather … Read More →