As a child in India, I would read anything I could lay my hands on. And everywhere I could find a few minutes of unoccupied time. I’ve read shampoo instructions, scraps of Hindi newspapers, old magazines, my father’s very adult
Priyanka is going to Science Camp – Motherhood
Next week, Priya will go to ‘Science Camp’ for 4 days. My world is turning inside out as I shop for the essentials she has listed out for me..Eleven years ago, this house became a home. My husband and I
Merry Christmas!!
Having spent 8 formative years with Irish Catholic nuns, with daily prayers and hymns, The Lord’s Prayer is instinctively my go to prayer. I feel the spiritual uplift in soaring cathedral spaces, the hypnotic processions of crimson clad cardinals, I
Why be so intense?
Feb 2016 Within one month of joining med school, I realized I had made a mistake. Within six months, I had been reassured by practically all my relatives that I would regret leaving. By first prof, eighteen months, I was
ABCs of life skills A to E
The last week of any year compels reflection, as does time spent with family (of choice or origin). It’s when older folks start pontificating advice while the younger ones sigh and roll their eyes. So here are my five cents
The ABCs of life skills F to J
The last week of any year compels reflection, as does time spent with family. It’s when older folks start pontificating while the younger ones sigh and roll their eyes. So here are the next 5 cents of “wisdom”. #Fulfilled rather
Can a poet be happy?
Can a poet be happy, I truly wonder?Except as a temporary passing whimIf she decides, weary of angst,To allow mundane happiness in.Poetry, for me, means a flight of my soulSoaring past the limits society holds.I exult in joy, and bleed
People call me a pessimist
When I am faced with a new uncertain situation, and feel nervous or apprehensive, I comfort myself by imagining the very worst thing that can happen. I really let my imagination loose, toppling buildings, angry infernos, crashing tsunamis get considered.