Leavenworth, a small German township some 134.5 miles (approx.) away from Seattle is a great tourist attraction and I’m sure that everyone visiting it takes home a bag full of great memories. For me, visiting Leavenworth was like living a dream, as I had always wanted to visit a place full of history, rich culture,… Read More ROMANCING THE ROAD – SUMMER ROAD TRIPS
Image Courtesy: www.dailydestructo.com So I thought, I was safe, that it would never ever get to me and that I too would somehow miraculously escape the horrors of an itchy skin, the marks of skin blisters left behind like a stamp of victory and the endless body cramps and fever engulfing me like fog on a… Read More The Chronicles of ChickenPox
It’s a shame when the one institution you relay on the most fails you and that too at a time when you’re hurting or going through the biggest trauma of your life. That is what Nairbhaya’s parents must be going through after the mind numbing verdict by the High Court of India, the second biggest… Read More Nirbhaya – Justice Dies Another Death
It all started this morning when I was to get up to go to work. The reality actually bit me where it hurt the most; I was getting old and the sooner I made peace with that fact, the better it would be and the faster I would get a closure. I guess we all… Read More OLD AGE BLUES
Image Courtesy: jacksonville.com It is said, that when you pass on to the other life, amongst the things that are used as a memory of yours, your handwritten letters or notes should always top the list. Clothes, shoes, reading glasses etc. can all be given away but whether it is that one little note or a… Read More GOODBYE LETTER WRITING, HELLO ELECTRONIC MEDIA!
It was a cold snowy night when I hurriedly made my way on a wet slippery sidewalk through a crowd of impatient people trying desperately to avoid the gently falling snow accompanied by the drizzling rain. Huddled under a waterproof hoodie, I looked like a gangster heading for an urgent gang meeting, someone you’d find… Read More WHEN I GOT DRUNK!!!!
Ever wondered what it would be like to work for a Startup? The name itself sounds a bit ummm, what to say: Insecure! Well that was my first instinct when I was asked to be a part of a Startup and that too in India. After a lot of speculation and a never-ending research drive,… Read More DIFFERENT IS GOOD – II STORY
A piece of a bed sheet hand woven by my grandmother. Our grandparents, at least mine, were from a time where any kind of handiwork was of utmost importance and unlike the modern day, if a girl did not know how to sew, knit, crochet or any other form of handicraft, it was… Read More FAMILY HEIRLOOMS – ART OF CROCHET
Image Courtesy: www.keepcalm-o-matic.co.uk Ever wondered what would happen if two head strong and stubborn people are made to live together, with just one exception; despite everything, they just couldn’t live without each other. Let me tell you, eventually, they’ll become highly irritable and grumpy beyond words. A combination you’d find only in couples that have spent… Read More HOW MY MOTHER AND I BECAME LIKE A GRUMPY OLD COUPLE!!!!!!
A small piece on my Best Friend.… Read More MY LIFE WITH ZUBI
Image courtesy: asteriabooks.com Till a few years ago, it was my firm belief that every woman is destined to bring a life into this world, nurture and provide unending and unconditional love. Maybe that is why I had always wanted to experience the one thing only a woman is blessed to experience: MOTHERHOOD!! As a… Read More MY ORDEAL TO ATTAINING MOTHERHOOD (Seems tougher than attaining Sainthood)
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