A friend of mine wrote something about meeting different kinds of people in life, experiences gained, lessons learnt and his fears about his life and its uncertain… Read more “What does the Future hold?”
Tag: life
Mundane, but that’s Life 🙆♀️
Where does one gowhen one loses the only ‘go to’ they have? In a shocking and upsetting development,I lost my will to read yesterday. Too overwhelmed by… Read more “Mundane, but that’s Life 🙆♀️”
Of Music & Life🎹🎶
This morning I was listening to an audio book ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama. Not only is the book absorbing, but her narration is spell- binding too. In… Read more “Of Music & Life🎹🎶”
⚖️Striking the Balance⚖️
We learn everyday. We learn from nearly everyone and everything around us. We are not the same person as we were yesterday. We won’t be the same… Read more “⚖️Striking the Balance⚖️”
😌Solace😌
An unmarried friend of mine used to extol the virtues of spinsterhood all the time, saying that she would never miss something she hadn’t experienced when told… Read more “😌Solace😌”
✨Purpose✨
For as long as I can remember, I have been an atheist. I have no particular grouse with God. Life has been largely good and comfortable for… Read more “✨Purpose✨”
❤️Rebels, Misfits & Shattered Souls❤️
My mother always says that the character of an individual can be gauged only when you live with them as truly as purity of gold can be… Read more “❤️Rebels, Misfits & Shattered Souls❤️”
🤔The Query🤔
Years ago, as a child, I remember being herded into a Saint’s presence along with my mother, siblings and scores of strangers vying for the hallowed vision.… Read more “🤔The Query🤔”
✝️Crosses we bear✝️
Many of you might remember the old NCERT textbooks which had one page right at the beginning sharing the Talisman propounded by Mahatma Gandhi. At the time,… Read more “✝️Crosses we bear✝️”
📣Learn to Listen📣
The incident, I am about to narrate, goes back to the year 2009 or 2010, I was teaching at a residential school then. We had an English… Read more “📣Learn to Listen📣”
🙏Making Amends🙏
What is the gravest loss a person can incur? Someone frivolous would say- Money, someone with greater depth and realisation about how life runs would say –… Read more “🙏Making Amends🙏”
Plan with a Capital ‘S’
Where do you plan to go this vacation? How are you bringing in the new year/ your birthday / your anniversary? What do you plan to do… Read more “Plan with a Capital ‘S’”
It’s just like driving!
What happens when we first learn to drive a car or ride a bike? After the initial apprehensions, a sort of over confidence sets in and combined… Read more “It’s just like driving!”
👑The Indomitable Spirit👑
“Look, look, Guttu! Look at the color of her hair”, Mishti, my six year old niece couldn’t hold back her excitement when she saw an old lady… Read more “👑The Indomitable Spirit👑”
🔗Caged🔗
A cold winter morning.. The Sun peeking through the mist, trying to bring some warmth to the wet & moist earth along with my jittering limbs &… Read more “🔗Caged🔗”
💫Through the Looking Glass💫
A seagull was flying over a beach, when it saw a mouse. It flew down and asked the mouse: “Where are your wings?” Each animal speaks its… Read more “💫Through the Looking Glass💫”
👼The Way I Am👸
“There will come a day when you will realise what you actually want. Your search will end, it will reach its culmination and that would be the… Read more “👼The Way I Am👸”
☕Recipe for Respite🍴
It was my first job, teaching at my mother’s school. There was a cultural function just round the corner and while making a model for the exhibition… Read more “☕Recipe for Respite🍴”
✨Knead ’em Along✨Keep ’em Close✨
As far as household chores are concerned, I particularly pride myself in the kneading of the dough. That was the first thing I learnt and mastered in… Read more “✨Knead ’em Along✨Keep ’em Close✨”
👸Lost my Tiara👸
I saw an animated episode of the famous Motu Patlu today. These characters were quite famous when we were kids and there was a series of comics… Read more “👸Lost my Tiara👸”