“Khat Khatt Khat” the sound coming from the adjacent room took me out of the reverie. I checked my watch, it was 2 am. “Pa…what are you doing at this time?” “Nothing Beta…venting out my emotions,” Pa said without stopping his hands on the typewriter. As usual, I entered Pa’s room with morning tea but […]
We count our blessings for what we have but today I had to count on my blessings for the things that I don’t have. In one go, it sounded ridiculous to me but when the concept sank in then I understood what message it conveyed between the lines. It asked me how I am thankful […]
Online Shopping…there was a time when people had immense fears engraved regarding online shopping…no one budged to take interest…if anyone tried to take the initiative, he was given lectures not to indulge…reason was clear…people didn’t had faith in online shopping and the past remnants are vivid in my memory. In my childhood days that is […]
“I promise, I will hold your hand throughout life and never leave you alone.” Ranjan said taking Priya’s hand in his hand. He was quite emotional. “Are you sure, Ranjan…Soch lo…abhi bhi time hain.” Priya teased him & pulled his nose. “Priya, I’m serious. Aren’t you? Don’t think I’m fooling around. I mean it really.” […]
He and I were always on loggerheads. He was two years younger to me but he called me by my name and none disapproved because he was a boy, an awaited son after four daughters and was apple of the eye of all family members. I say all family members because we lived with our […]
She was 18 and he 24. She was beautiful & innocent and he was young & bubbly. The family & well-wishers blessed them profusely on the eve of their engagement and were very enthusiastic that they both will be compatible and will make a lovely pair. She was on the threshold of youth and […]
Source: here When I recall my childhood days, I laugh out loud at my foolishness. Even when you come to know of my childhood tantrums, you too would do the same. I was the eldest daughter of my family and everyone was very fond of me. My aunts (Bua) took great care of me, especially […]
To think of the plight of women, to raise her standard of life, to educate her and strive for equal rights is praiseworthy…Do we need to be at loggerheads with men to earn the rights of women or improve their status? In the name of feminism, women are raising their voice against men and building […]
These days it’s quite common for the Dads to take care of the kids, due to nuclear family set up and if Mums are working then they have to be more diligent in taking care of the child. Earlier there were joint family set ups, so there were herd of people to take care of […]
I have seen life very closely, from the ground reality, where I had seen my grandparents following the old traditions and living a healthy life. Their habits included getting up early in the morning and do Suryanamaskar, when the sun rose scattering their early rays to all life on earth and the early rays […]