We watched this movie “Chillar Party” that was coming on TV this weekend. I actually quite enjoyed this children’s movie. It was touching and funny and cute at the same time. And, there are so many things that the movie says to the children in their language. The child actors have all done a wonderful … Read More →

This is a very special guest blog post. This post is the first post written by my 9-year-old son, Siddharth. He has been pestering me for a while to create his own blog and finally I did. To give him a headstart, I requested him to do one guest blog post for my blog, and … Read More →

A recent blogpost from a blogger friend is an inspiration for this blog post. As we all know, come September and the festival season is upon us. One after another, festivals follow. We may not celebrate all of them but willy nilly we are exposed to all sometimes due to the loud band baaja or … Read More →

She sat with her 16-year-old son fresh out of school and full of beans that he was beginning college. “How cool is that, mom?” P smiled at her. She smiled back and was amazed to see how much her son had transformed physically in the last one year. From a cute school kid, he was … Read More →

Can you see the little baby with the other eggs? Coco in dad’s lap along with Gautam Coco, my little Lab puppy, is almost 4.5 months old. And, he is a beautiful boy, amazingly strong and has grown up so much in the last couple of months. I can no longer lift him :). His … Read More →

Scenario I: A popular local actor brutally beats up his wife, burns her with cigarettes, and threatens her with a loaded gun. She lodges a police complaint. The entire film fraternity gather around him, pressuring the wife to take back her complaint. She does retract her statement, but the police has already lodged a case. … Read More →

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 →