These days, the so-called idiot-box at each of our homes has become a chatter-box. It is buzzing with words like Modern day Mahabharat, Varanasi is new Kurukshetra, India Modi-fied, Jaago re and so on. May 16 is indeed a big day for India and many are looking forward to what the elections results are going … More The Great Indian Democracy
When The Daily Post came up with a photo challenge on what Spring means to me, it got me to do something that I haven’t tried before. Along with Vikas, today morning we drove up to what I call the “Central Park” of Bangalore – Cubbon Park. The intention was to capture Spring. Though Bangalore remains … More Happy Spring!
You don’t need to do the “right” keyword search when looking up “Crime against women – #CrimesAgainstWomen”. Enter any word and millions of results will show in a matter of milliseconds. And if you happen to look up India, the results would be even more alarming. My heart really bleeds every time this topic comes … More O Womaniya!!
It’s a BIG thing! When I was thirteen, I wanted to write a book and become the youngest author. Looking back, I realize that have been writing a lot since I can’t remember when. Sometimes it were the school essays, sometimes for debates and sometimes to help out others. But my writing was never organized. I … More Writing a B-O-O-K
Travelling excites a lot of us and every second person I meet wants to travel the world and experience various cultures. However, travelling is not always easy – sometimes, it requires you to get on to planes and unfortunately some planes become the ill-fated MH370. Last week, I traveled to New Delhi and the weather … More Up, Up and Above
I found these words long back but since then have been unable to found who wrote this. This one is an Urdu composition and I would love to give the credits to the person who wrote this. It’s a lovely one and will resonate with our romantic selves – Chaahti hoon mein tumhein…tumse kahun…zaroori to … More Chaahti hoon main tumhe..
At my place, Vikas and I get together on dinner dates with Arnab Goswami. So, when the clock hits 9 PM, Times Now airs the Newshour Debate and we are regulars to the show. Well, all those who are interested in current affairs and are up to date with what’s up with India know who … More Dinner Date with Arnab Goswami
When I was in my 16th year of life, I was a totally different person. Today, looking back at the last 16 years, I know I have changed a lot and of course for good! A lot of my posts in this blog are personal and talk about me but something that’s really close to my … More Just Sixteen
This March when we made up our minds for a road trip to Gokarna and Goa, unknowingly, we also realized that this trip marks a year of booking our first car 🙂 Over the last one year – we had the lovely trips to Hogenakkal, Wayanad- Calicut, and Mahabalipuram-Pondicherry. Water was the common element and … More When the Sun sets in Gokarna..
When IndiSpire Edition 9 came up with listing 5 places that one would wish to travel this lifetime, I thought my blog already has a page..Stepping Outside, so there is need to tell my readers why I travel. I enjoy seeing different cities and I believe that travelling makes you richer. Travelling is happiness! Strange as it may … More Why travel..
happiness and food 