Rakshabandhan or simply Rakhi is a Hindu festival celebrated in many parts of India. In simple words, Raksha bandhan means “Bond of Protection”. The festival celebrates the love and duty between brothers and sisters. It is also popularly used to celebrate any brother-sister relationship between men and women who may or may not be biologically related. On … More Some fun facts about Rakshabandhan
She is over 70. Silver hair and wrinkled face. Short like me and always in a saree wearing flats. She walks fast and I see her every morning. Almost every morning. For the last four years, I guess. I don’t know where she comes from and where she goes. She wears toe rings and I see … More I know her from my morning walks
We wanted something simple. Something that defines us, lets us keep our identity as two different individuals yet brings us together under one roof. We wanted a simple nameplate for our rented apartment. No last names, no fancy house quotations but just us. To call a house a home, you don’t need to have all the things set … More Our nameplate #CBF16
It was a long hectic day. I reached home and plugged in the laptop. I had been working non-stop since the morning. At home as well, the story was no different. There were unread emails, project updates and a lot of pending follow-up notes from the meetings I attended during the day, that needed my … More A hectic day and my kitchen window
You and I have left behind a lot of things as we moved ahead in life. It is the natural order and while I do not regret the small changes in my life, I see the many memories made and feelings and patterns emerging out of the days gone by. The ones that do not … More Things I have left behind..
I remember when I was little, I never thought so much. I would listen to people and do as I wanted. Today, I think about things. I do as I want but I know deep within that I am being judged. Sometimes, I over think and analyse and then wonder why, who said what? Childhood is … More I remember..
It was the first time, and it wouldn’t be the last. Those just out of college, students. The young age. Those dreams and that zeal. The I-can-win-the-world attitude. The let- me-try and give-it-a-shot enthusiasm. The first time. The early twenties is that phase of life. When it’s time to give a shape to career and make … More The first time..
Have you ever thought about your dreams? Recently, I watched a Hindi movie, Nil Battey Sannata and what a refreshing one it was. If you are looking for a happy movie with a message from a mother-daughter duo, go for this one. Towards the end of the movie, there is a conversation about dreams that inspired this … More Your Dreams #MicroblogMondays
Every evening after work when I walk towards home, I see two girls. These two teenage girls live nearby and I know them as much as you would know someone living in the same locality. I don’t know their names but I know that they have been friends for a long time. After school along … More Two Girls In My Neighborhood
It’s a Friday evening and I am now home from work. So true that Friday evenings are the best. Knowing that you don’t have to crazily cruise through the evening and plan for the next day, I use these late evenings to write. Most of the times, for this blog. I am alone at home … More A Friday Evening
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