It was just an unplanned trip, a surprise little vacation for me and my husband. We were newly married and the idea of a getaway was always welcome. During our courtship period, I remembered his fascination for “Tajmahal” on many occasions. So, in July on his birthday, we decided to…
We all have certain favourite fictional characters and it is not that you get to meet their namesakes every day. But, once you do, do you compare them with their fictional counterparts? Do you have an image in mind for every character you have read in books? So, is my…
Disclaimer: This poem is written from a perspective of a five year old kid and how he sees a “Sunday” and feels for it. हफ्ते में दिन होते हैं सात पर अच्छा सिर्फ इतवार लगता है, मुझे हमेशा इसका इंतज़ार रहता है। पाप की छुट्टी, मम्मी का प्यार इस दिन…
I am a student of Nehru Nagar Public School and this is the first time I am going to a forest on a #ShortcutSafaari. Yes, I have been told they are for real, but I am not sure. “Didi, will we see Tiger?” I asked my teacher as we boarded…
Shopping for kids is always very exciting. Every new mother will agree and understand this statement in the clearest way possible. I often shop online for the kid, but there are times when I prefer the tangibility of the entire process. When your little one leaves you cranky to do any…
Now, it might sound like a ridiculous headline. But, trust me it is a question that only people with “high-energy” can understand. Someone who has been hyperactive all his/her life and has been subjected to this “peppy” question. Meaning: Peppy – (pĕp′ē) – Full of or characterized by energy and…
We are celebrating the Real Heroes, people with such passion that they can bring the “needed” change in action and in our purpose. We won’t ask you if you remember these people because we know the answer. It would be a big NO. Well, these are the people who helped…
Sitting amidst clutter and mess, I looked for my phone that beeped incessantly buried under heaps of worn sarees, paper bags, old books and diaries. When I finally managed to locate it, I realised it to be a message from an acquaintance I had befriended during a conference. She pinged…
Right from the childhood, I was known for spoiling my mother’s culinary surprises. I would end up revealing the ingredients by catching the whiff of her special preparations. By that logic, my olfactory senses were a bit heightened. An irritated aunt always said, “you were a dog in your last…
We have all grown up listening to stories from Ramayana to an extent, we have internalised the idea of good and bad vis-a-vis the characters from these epics. In fact, there is a certain bias between the two epics — Ramayana and Mahabharata itself. While being a literature student, I have always been critical…
