In the last few months I have had to say Goodbye to two homes I have ever lived in my life time. One was a home I was brought to after I was born, my parents got that official accommodation from Banaras Hindu University just a few months before I was born. That's the garden... Continue Reading →
VIPism
One or the other channels on television always show the Richard Attenborough's iconic film Gandhi on 2nd October. Every time I watch the film, I discover a new nuance - sometimes a quote, other times cinematography in the scene of a film or a new story. There is a scene at the railway station at... Continue Reading →
Freedom @ 70
It is that time of the year when every second car has a tricolour fluttering; social media sports either people dressed up in tricolour or changing their display pic to flag pnemonics. It is the time when websites, newspapers rehash the old pics, list of patriotic songs and obviously Nehru's speech of "tryst with destiny".... Continue Reading →
Lost childhood
This monsoon season, while we have been spending more time on roads and traffic signals, it is unavoidable to observe life streaming about you. One sees people on motorcycles and bicycles going about on their work while trying to keep themselves dry, people in petrol-diesel guzzlers oblivious to rains while listening to loud electro-techno music... Continue Reading →
Sounds of Summer
Sitting in the last vestiges ofmy childhood winter gardenSound of coo-woo reverberates around. The cry of koelReminds not only of SummersBut also of examination seasonOf School and then College. Of anxiety and trepidationSometimes panic,That mind may go blank. Was it fear of failureOr of moving up one stepon the ladder of Life?That unexplainable feeling...When I... Continue Reading →
Summer Song
The all too brief spell of SpringAfter the not too cold Winter,Gives way to the heat of Summers. The dying flowers of winterAnd the ShalmaliSpread their last burst of colours. The brightening sunshineAnd the golden yellow of AmaltasThe flaming red-orange of GulmoharHerald the way to Summers.
Festival of Colours
Colours of love and joy, not of hatredColours of harmony, not of bloodColours of spring and summerSpread happiness in our lives.Happy Holi
I am a Woman!
On International Women's Day, it is sad to see messages justifying the reason for being a woman. Especially since in India Devi is worshipped in most corners of the country. As an Adi-Shakti, she epitomises the essence of Shakti herself, she represents consciousness, and she is the symbolism of Prakriti. She is Ardhnari without whom... Continue Reading →
I Wish…
Peace, happiness and joy ... Simple wishes for 2015! I wish for all... For a tolerant world. Let's be compassionate.For religious tolerance. Let religion be inclusive.For safety of women. Against physical violence or mental harassment.For cleaner environment. We owe it to us.For terror free society. Irrespective of caste, creed, religion or gender.For a better world... Continue Reading →
Lucky 13!
13 years and a long journey ... An address book with 1500 plus names, some acquaintances, some crossing that invisible line to become friends. Adding to the ever expanding encyclopedia of mind and heart, creating new memories on the way! Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing... So on the... Continue Reading →
To Teachers, With Love!
My first memory of a teacher is of my Grandmother, when I was not even 3 yrs old. She was the one who taught me alphabets, numbers and colours. Whilst some of the memories have faded away, what I do remember is that when I went for my nursery admission interview, I already knew alphabets,… Continue Reading →
NH8 woes or wonders?
NH8 or Delhi-Gurgaon highway for non-dilliwallahs can be a nightmare for daily commuters most of the times, but sometimes, it is a pleasure to drive down on it. Leaving office post 8pm today, the highway was almost a zip through for a change.With Delhi airport sprawling through a large portion of the highway, and the... Continue Reading →