This post is a part of Wordless Wednesday(3/n) and I am dedicating this to Ganesh Chaturthi, a popular festival in India which was celebrated over the last weekend. Lord Ganesha brings success, peace and prosperity in lives and I pray for a better world and better us! Also linking this post to the Write Tribe Pro … More You are loved, Ganesha!
Hello World, my old friend, Do you want to take a random guess about what I have been thinking over this long weekend? A restaurant review, a travel experience or a lesson on feminism? NO. Today is about letting others love “who” they want to and taking pride in who we are. Today is about … More Loving Pride
“The pages turn themselves” and I must admit that a thriller is one where this is must. Though I have never read an Indian thriller before, Private India did not disappoint me. Plot & Storyline: Set up in Mumbai, the novel is fast paced and all characters are introduced within first 100 pages of the book. Santosh … More Private India : A Book Review
Ramadan (also known as Ramzaan) is considered the most auspicious and holiest month of the Islamic calendar. It is believed that during this time the first verses of Quran were conveyed to Prophet Mohammad. During the entire month of Ramzaan, Muslims around the world observe fast from dawn until the sun sets. This period is … More Iftar Delight
Dear Fellow Indian, How are you? I am fine and hope this letter of mine finds you in good mental health. I was in my Indiblogger class yesterday, when the teacher Garima asked us to express our opinion on #LiveinOrMarriage. Just so you know, I am married for over 3 years now and I love … More An Open letter
Almost every morning, I wake up to the lovely smell of tea cooking in my kitchen and this morning dose of tea is the only thing that keeps me going the entire day. No prizes for guessing that my husband takes care of our flavorful morning tea and even if he doesn’t help me in … More (Mi)ghty
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
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!!
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 VT and I plan for our road trips we have our roles called out explicitly. He chalks out the route, the map and I work on the list of places to visit, shop and stay. Most of the times I research so much that when we reach the destination, I almost feel like I have … More Unplanned and Unexplored..
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