Rains have hit the city and the citizens are running for cover. Oh!! It is not restricted to the rainy wears but the homes, roofs, furnitures and cars too. Every individual is busy trying to save all that he has earned with his sweat and blood from being swept away by floods, drains. Amitabh Bachchan have transferred his cars to the parking lot of J W Mariott till the monsoon says good-bye. It was sheer money power, what about the common man who cannot afford to have a cuppa there. Parents are busy...

“Iyam aakashvani… Samprathi Vaarthaaha shruyantham….Pravachaka(ha) Baladevananda Sagaraha!”
These were the first lines I learnt byheart in Sanskrit other than the slokas I had learnt as a child. This is the beginning of the Sanskrit news bulletin on All India Radio. After this, for all I know, Baladevananda Sagara might have been using Latin and Greek ….till he finished up with “Idi vaarthaaha!” Though I could not understand much of Sanskrit… this news session meant much to me!
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One of the most common questions or assuredly a certain question that I will be asked is “What do you do?”. This coming from total strangers usually sets me back a little. Coming from people who are very familiar with me I wonder where they are headed with this question. How does one tackle this question I have wondered these past few years? For many years I have maintained either a full time job or part time so now that I do not work and stay at home my ears perk up and brain starts churning thoughts...

Actions and Words!!

I was perturbed by the behaviour of a 15 year old young girl who is awaiting her X Std results. One of the kids of the building had targeted her cycle with a flat tyre. She was red with anger and the reason was obvious. I was agaped to watch her reaction to the situation. Her hands were on her hips and she was standing with her legs apart and screaming at the top of her voice standing at her door. Her language was foul including B’s and C’s from the famous abusive...

Yesterday my relative Sheila came back from India and dropped in to visit me. After the dinner I had cooked for her and her family they left. The visit did go well except for a small expectation I had. I thought they would atleast get me a small sweet packet, I told my dh, after they left.
My dh ofcourse said I was wrong to have expected this. Actually I am not very fond of sweets and neither is anyone in my home. Its just that would have been a small token to bring back and share after spending...