You know what’s stranger than fiction? Life’s stories. Those that we encounter in our lives. The unscripted ones. How we meet some people and they become our best friends or how we can never relate to some. How strangers become close and some friends become strangers. I love seeing such stories come to life. Be it a … More Life’s little stories
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..
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
I have written about these feelings before and more specifically why do you come here? However, over the last couple of days, I have been having those moments of self-doubt, who is reading when I am writing, am I growing as a blogger/writer and likewise. The blogosphere is full of talented folks from across generations, those who … More Self-Doubt #MicroblogMondays
However big her children may grow up, to a mother they will always be kids. Today, her children are way past the mid-twenties and she still advises her son on what not to eat and when not to work. She tells her daughter that Maggi is bad for dinner even if it’s once in six … More Maa..
If you are in India, whether you are an Indian or not, you will never be able to escape two things – questions and free advice. We Indians can ask as many questions as possible without the slightest hint of hesitation and can give advice to anybody, anytime and of course anywhere possible! My husband … More Please don’t ask me!!
My childhood memories would be incomplete without the mention of my grandparents. I was lucky to have the most wonderful and loving grandparents – both from my mother’s and my father’s side. So today, when I saw Edition 5 IndiSpire #thestory on lessons learnt from Granny, it got me to share about my grandmother, My … More Meri Nani aur Yeh Kahani..
happiness and food 