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 →
As parents of children growing up in urban India, haven’t we all not noticed that all the green spaces, parks and playgrounds are slowly disappearing. I stay in South Bangalore and nowhere in the vicinity do I find any public spaces or playgrounds for kids to play in. I have two young sons and live … Read More →
You know sometimes in my own life, I feel I get too accommodating towards the people close to me — friends and relatives. I go out of my way to resolve conflicts even when I know that it is not my fault. I generally do not like bad situations persisting and try to resolve them. … Read More →
There is something so special about the Republic Day every year. I know, everyone says that it is a useless holiday when people just sit at home and relax. But I think otherwise. I think just like we celebrate our own happiness through birthdays, anniversaries, different days like mother’s day etc.; we need to celebrate … Read More →