Sunday mornings are special because of the Sunday paper. After a week of skimming through headlines and columns during the course of a busy work day, reading the Sunday paper at leisure is a ritual. First there's that reassuring patter of footsteps that announce the arrival of the newspaper boy. Which is then followed by … Continue reading Lock: down and in – a Sunday morning ritual shot to pieces.
To say that 2020 did not start well would be putting it mildly. But for me, the bad part started somewhere around June 2019 and just carried on from there. And no, there was no tragic incident that disrupted the even tenor of my life. But on the work front, I had started looking forward … Continue reading Lock: down and in- Be careful what you ask for and all that…
'Justaju jiski thi, usko toh na paaya hum neIss bahane se magar dekh li duniya hum ne' No translation can do justice to the depth, meaning and sadness in these lines which loosely mean "I did not find what i had been searching for, but on this pretext, I saw what the world is like" … Continue reading Umrao Jaan- a review
Leave me alone! Life has unexpected ways of coming full circle. As an only child, I got used to having just myself for company quite early. It never really bothered me when my parents would go out in the evenings to attend parties or meet friends. For me, that meant more time in my room … Continue reading Embracing Solitude.
It's true that spending time with one's grown up kids is like being with the best version of oneself. The only thing that comes close is spending time with friends. Especially travelling with friends. Even a flight delayed by 5 hours can't take away the smiles. A couple of years ago, I got lucky enough … Continue reading Travels with Friends
A place cannot be judged solely on the basis of its appearance, history and culture, the people matter too. The most beautiful spot on earth would lose its appeal if the inhabitants were unfriendly or unwelcoming. Here I must confess that I was guilty of having a few stereotypical misconceptions about the kind of people … Continue reading Padharo Mhare Desh- Discovering Rajasthan, Part 3
Nearly 300 photographs were taken in the 4 days that I spent in Rajasthan. The count could very easily have doubled had it not been for two places we visited where photography was strictly forbidden, and very understandably too. The first of these places was the Delwara Temples in Mt. Abu. Now, Mt. Abu by … Continue reading Padharo Mhare Desh- Discovering Rajasthan, Part 2
Think Rajasthan and the mind immediately conjures up images of sand dunes in the desert, camels, colourful dancers, men sporting turbans and bushy moustaches- the usual stereotypes. While stereotypes are based on the truth, it is also a fact that they deal largely in superficialities. Another damning stereotype of Rajasthan is the typical image of … Continue reading Padharo Mhare Desh- Discovering Rajasthan, Part 1
Ok so... much has been written about how Air India can be passenger unfriendly, their flights can be unpunctual and their crew can be unpleasant. I’m now adding another to that list. Flying Air India can also be unhealthy. Let me tell you why. When you set out from Pune early in the morning to … Continue reading Flying Air India can make you Fat.
We went on a kind of Dam-safari the other day. And had a damn good time. The weather was perfect and the drive took us past a flowing river, streams, little water falls, dense green hills and fields drenched in more water. All very scenic and pleasing to eyes that are sore from fumes and … Continue reading Water be Dam-ed!
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