I can’t help smiling whenever I hear this word, senorita. Last year, I was in Rome along with my sister. We had to catch a flight back to saadi Dilli in the evening. But I had to admire my sis Mridula and Google dewta equally. With the help of these two, you can explore any… Continue reading Senorita!
What Is Beauty ?
What is beauty? Why we all feel awed by physical beauty? If you have well placed facial features what is your role in it? Have you chosen your parents? Have you bestowed with special powers if you have external beauty? Well spaced out things, be it bricks, ice-cream in a cone, doors and windows in… Continue reading What Is Beauty ?
Carry A Bag
One day, I was reading my Twitter timeline and saw one message retweeted by someone. It carried photographs of Prabhu Ghat of Varanasi, Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s constituency. The ghat was looking divine in the light. If you have visited any religious place in India, you know how scarce attention is given to the basic… Continue reading Carry A Bag
Teacher’s Day
What a great gift I received on the Teacher’s Day! One of my students sent me this message on WhatsApp. After reading the whole message, I was in tears. Teachers out there, wherever you are, always take pride in your profession. It might not pay you handsomely in cash but the rewards you reap are… Continue reading Teacher’s Day
Summer Holidays and Parenting
Summer holidays and parenting can be strenuous or fulfilling and fun. All you have to do is to be a little bit adventurous and imaginative. This way kid and you both can enjoy the summer break. For the last two years, my track record was not very good. And I heaved a sigh of relief… Continue reading Summer Holidays and Parenting
Feeling Of Gratitude and Parenting
Developing a feeling of gratitude should be an important part of parenting, especially in today’s world of abundance and pampering. Kids should be taught early that nothing can be done in isolation so they should not take things for granted. At the advent of our civilization, a typical day started at the crack of the… Continue reading Feeling Of Gratitude and Parenting
Clean and Organized House and Parenting
A clean and organized house and parenting often present conflicting pictures. If you are hell bent on having a clean and organized house, think for a while that once your kid’s childhood has gone, it will NEVER come back. These days most of us live in confined spaces and kids are the worst sufferer of… Continue reading Clean and Organized House and Parenting
Don’t Be Too Logical With Your Kid
Avoid being too logical with your kid. I have committed this mistake and results are not flattering at all. If you are trying to be logical with your kid most of the time, it won’t cut much ice with the kid. Here I am not saying that you should not explain cause and effect or… Continue reading Don’t Be Too Logical With Your Kid
It’s Part of Growing Up!
Parenting is the world’s most difficult job. No two thoughts about it. “One day, I have to be on my own, that’s why I want to go to my two day school trip, Mamma!” I was secretly quite pleased hearing this from my 9-year-old daughter. Last year I egged her on to go to her… Continue reading It’s Part of Growing Up!
Standing Tall
Today, you seem vulnerable And frail Judged, dismissed and ridiculed By peers. You come home crying Over some silly barbs But deep in my heart, I know my dear For you those are not silly at all. But the day is not far ahead When you will realize Their mistakes of Standardizing you, stereotyping you… Continue reading Standing Tall
Mothers, You Are Failing Miserably Somewhere
This is an open letter to the mothers on the occasion of the International Women’s Day Dear Mothers, Since today is International Women’s Day. I want to write this to you. It pains my heart when I hear that women are getting raped, female fetus being aborted, girls remaining uneducated, girls being eve teased, officers… Continue reading Mothers, You Are Failing Miserably Somewhere
How My Kid Stopped Lying
We were constantly worried as parents when our 9-year-old daughter kept on lying constantly. Most of the time she was caught immediately but it didn’t deter her from lying. It was quite heart wrenching for us. We were extremely worried. We kept on talking to her. We kept on explaining. We kept on punishing her,… Continue reading How My Kid Stopped Lying
A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words
Salute to a Mother On Mother’s Day. Image Source: rediff
The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru
The memoirs of Sanjaya Baru, ‘The Accidental Prime Minister: The Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh’ generated a lot of controversy. The PMO released a statement on the book, “It is an attempt to misuse a privileged position and access to high office to gain credibility and to apparently exploit it for commercial gain. The… Continue reading The Accidental Prime Minister by Sanjaya Baru
Wedding Decorations and Dresses
This post was triggered by a TV program. I was surfing and just saw the last five minutes of it. Here people were sending wedding decor and dresses related queries. What the adviser said as a casual remark struck with me. She said, ‘when you get inspired with Business tycoon and Bollywood style weddings remember… Continue reading Wedding Decorations and Dresses
Recalcitrance a novel based on India’s First War of Independence
Being a history student I was familiar with the India’s First War of Independence in 1857. Though in our history books I mostly read about this titled as, ‘Mutiny of 1857’ or ‘Uprising of 1857’ or ‘ The Rebellion of 1857’ but to be fair to the history and martyrs, it should be called as… Continue reading Recalcitrance a novel based on India’s First War of Independence
Missed My Blog
It has been ages since I have written anything here. I wish to revive this blog and try to write even if its just one para. I missed this blog. 🙂 For the time being just want to listen to this song in this rain.
A Teacher Affects Eternity
Last week Ritu posted another ‘Joy of Giving’ card. She told us to write a thank you note to a teacher who inspired us the most. I have hardly met any teacher during school days who seemed remotely inspiring. They were more like came into class, lectured us and went out. Their interaction with students… Continue reading A Teacher Affects Eternity
Joy of Giving
Ritu has posted the following card for ‘Joy of Giving’ week. Ritu posts Joy of Giving cards every week and we have to follow the instructions on card. I don’t have enough oratory and writing skills to describe Ritu. She possesses a heart of Gold . But you can’t stereotype Ritu. You can’t place Ritu… Continue reading Joy of Giving
Joy of Giving
This simple yet amazing exercise of spreading joy was started by Ritu. She asks her friends to complete a single task within a week. This week she has asked us to say no to showers and use bucket and mug for taking a bath. Read below what she is saying: This week we have a… Continue reading Joy of Giving