After a colourful and exhausting Holi, we were looking forward to a quiet weekend at home. Of late, the husband and I have been enjoying late-night movie marathons from Friday through Sunday and have enjoyed a rather curious feast in multiple languages. While I like turning to classics for the feel-good factor, he chooses new-age… Read More Be Happy: My weekend watch
“Come on, Ma! I don’t have time for this. I told you to make arrangements beforehand.” Rohan snapped. He hurriedly took his place at the dining table, barely sitting down before stuffing a buttered bread in his mouth. Lata sat next to him and looked at him dejectedly, saddened at his blunt refusal while pitying… Read More Travel in the driver’s seat
Mitali adjusted the pallu of her cotton saree, careful not to overdo the creases. Its lovely plain parrot green colour and pale blue border lined with golden motifs complimented her Ikkat lilac blouse beautifully. She had taken special care with her makeup and jewellery today. Her smoky black kohled eyes and nude lipstick paired perfectly… Read More Coffee and Memories
Valentine’s Day attracts different kinds of reactions from different people. Some call it the day of love and expression while skeptics consider it an intelligent marketing strategy. One can’t deny though that it is a day of happiness, warmth, and affection, not only for your partner but for everyone whom you share a special bond… Read More A Valentine’s Day story
The line in our book read “Man is a social animal” and we listened in rapt attention as our teacher deciphered it for us. Secondary school kids are quite sweet and receptive that way. Right from his living in caves and hunting days, man has felt the need to form groups; for familiarity, protection, and… Read More The backbone of my life
Apocalyptic, funny, sci-fi, superhero or suspense, I’ve seen more movies in the last year than 5 years before it. I introduced my kids to classic movies like Chupke Chupke, Padosan, Khatta Meetha and Choti Si Baat while I cluelessly sat through Marvel and DC movies even as A Jr graciously deciphered them for me. My… Read More R Madhavan’s Maara: 5 Things I LOVED about it
“Child is the father of man” ~ William Wordsworth. I can still clearly recall how animatedly George Sir, our English teacher in school, explained the meaning of this beautiful idiom to us. Although my amateur mind couldn’t entirely fathom the deep meaning hidden behind those words back then, I’m fairly certain that now I can.… Read More How to address Mental Health of senior citizens in India #CauseAChatter