My Sister , My Rakshak – A Raksha Bandhan of Sisters.
It is that time of the year yet again, when Raksha Bandhan is just around the corner. A traditional Hindu festival, celebrated all over India, it is famous for symbolising the eternal love between a brother and sister. Not a mere celebration of sibling love though, for the festival in fact is known to be […]
Kalkatta Chronicles by Supriya Newar #BookReview
Remember the times of the boxy phone and the even boxier TV? The times when mobile phones hadn’t made their grand entry into every pocket and purse? When power cuts were not immediately handled with generator backups and on dark ‘current-less’ nights antakshari under the stars with cousins was the norm? When people looked at […]
Life in the Sunshine by T.Sathish #BookReview
Sat, Sam and Trib, or the ‘Triple Sundae Gang’ as they like to call themselves, eat, breathe and sleep cricket! A friendship that sprouts in a small residential colony of Chennai over the sharing of cricketing equipment finds itself journeying through life alongside the Indian cricket team. And as the young boys immerse themselves in […]
I wish I had known this about C-Sections!
At 6.30 AM one Sunday, I was wheeled into the Operation Theater and shortly thereafter my daughter came wailing out into the world. A beautiful moment, one would expect. Only, I was too stressed to enjoy it, because this was not how I had imagined my delivery would go! You see, I had a very, […]
The Forest of Enchantments by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni #BookReview
BUY THIS BOOK HERE. “I bless my daughters, who are yet unborn. I pray that, if life tests them – as sooner or later life is bound to – they’ll be able to stand steadfast and think carefully, using their hearts as well as their heads, understanding when they need to compromise, and knowing when […]
The Anatomy of Choice by Harshali Singh #BookReview
Bhavya. Bee. Strong headed, fiercely Independent and aggressive. On the outside. On the inside though, is another story. On the inside, is a girl struggling with dilemmas, fighting with the demons of the past which have crept up into her present and muddled it to the extent that she can no longer comprehend where her […]
Coffee & The Corporate – An Affair! #ShortStory#SuperBloggerChallenge#Instacuppa
Heya!! Howdy dowdy! Have we met before? I am Mr.Caramel Macchiato, all the way from Starbucks. You sure must have heard of Starbucks! It’s a whole other galaxy where I live with my brothers and sisters – the Chai Tea Latte, Espresso, Cappuccino, Frappucino, Americano…and so many more!! For now though, I have moved in […]
5 Ways to Relax After Work #SuperBloggerChallenge #Instacuppa
Here’s a fun activity! Let’s try and read this “TodaywetalkaboutPsychologicalDetach mentFromWorkthisisessentiallytheartofswitchingofffromworkduringleisuretimeresearchersclaimthatworkerswhodetachexperiencehigherpsychologicalwellbeingandevenperformbetteratwork”. Makes any sense? Most of us, even with our eyes closed, innately reach for the spaces, full stops and commas. We grumble on the lack of punctuations and spaces in what we read. Yet, surprisingly, we habitually disregard them in our everyday lives! Yes, I […]
Book Review : The Emancipation Of Farzana Siddiqui by Radhika Tabrez
Daughter. A word that evokes myriad emotions all at once – Love, Care, Reliability, Support. As is oft quoted in Indian society “A son is a son till he gets a wife, a daughter is a daughter all her life”. She may not carry your name, but you know she always carries you in her […]
The Dilemma of the Undecided Mind
Drops of dew on the green outside. Peering from the window within, Yearning for what, I know not! Yet something draws, How long do I resist? The blue invades the room Throwing the window open, I escape, Before it engulfs all! Taking a leap Into that beauty of swaying seductresses, So seemingly unfathomable, […]