Saturday, 27th May 1995 I hug Appa as soon as he enters home. “Amma will be fine. The doctor has given Amma an injection and it’s powerful. She’ll be fine.” he says. My mind tries to find a meaning to this statement. I recall a conversation I had with my sister few months ago. “Amma…
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth to evolution.”- Albert Einstein My school was my sanctuary, a place where I spent six hours of my day. It was a place that gave me opportunities to open up, speak and excel. A place…
The recent news of Arjun Bhardwaj disturbed me a lot and I had to write this letter. Do feel free to share this with your friends and family. To the ones going through a depressive phase, ones having suicidal thoughts– If you’re reading this now, thank you, I’m passing on a tight virtual hug to…
We were getting ready to go to bed when my 9 -year old daughter said in a calm tone, “Mumma tomorrow is my IEO (English Olympiad) exam” It was 10.30pm. She was unwell the last week so we didn’t practice and on the weekend I was busy with Storytelling. Amidst all this we forgot about…
On a pleasant Monday morning during the 2016 Diwali vacations, I was flipping dosas. My curious daughter asked , “Mumma aren’t you afraid of fire?” Surprised by her question I replied, “No, fire is so useful to us, why should I be afraid of it.” “But fire is dangerous also, it can burn you, isn’t it? Were you afraid…
“Motherhood makes a woman complete” I grew up with this belief. Naturally my goal in life was to give birth and I was successful in achieving that goal. However I wasn’t prepared for what followed. Motherhood is highly overrated and it is not how it looks like in those diaper, baby soap, and baby oil/powder…
Last weekend I watched the most awaited movie of the year, Dangal. Though the movie looks like any other sports movie, where the underdog wins, there is so much more to it. The movie portrayed the bond of a father and his daughters, the power of dreams, the persistence and hard work of a coach…
It’s been three months I posted on my blog. To admit the truth it’s been three months that I wrote …yes you read it right. I took a break from writing. It wasn’t writer’s block or anything like that, but a conscious decision to take a break from writing. Now why would I do that?…
“Can’t you draw a straight line? How many times should I teach you?” the teacher yelled. The whole class started laughing and within few moments this little girl starts crying. “Now why are you crying?” asked the teacher. The little girl continued crying. The teacher handed her an image of a tree and said, “Okay…stop…
I enjoy every aspect of parenting, the attitude, tantrums, fun, play and stories. However there is one phase that I dislike (read hate) about parenting. Any guesses? It’s the time when my daughter falls sick. It’s that terrible period when I tend to lose my cool. I start to over think and then the continuous…