I think a Saree is a beautiful garment. Ask me to wear one though and it suddenly transforms into the most complicated 6 yards of cloth! Reason? I don’t know how to wear a saree right. Or at least I didn’t, till Mandira Bedi taught me. Mandira Bedi taught me to wear a saree? Yes.… Read More How Mandira Bedi taught me to wear a Saree, and other positives of Social Media
I am an Aunt to Twin Nieces. The joy they bring to our lives is priceless and I love watching them grow. When they started going to school last year our entire family was very excited. Buying them their uniforms, school bags and water bottles was an experience, as we enjoyed their firsts with them.… Read More From Worriers to Warriors: Fighting Influenza : MomVsFlu #MyFriendAlexa
‘You’re looking beautiful, Aunty.’ The teenaged girl with braces had to repeat this line thrice, before I realised her compliment was directed at me. ‘Aunty?’ ‘Me?’ ‘Already?’ These were my thoughts when I was first called by the term every woman hates being addressed by, ‘Aunty‘. Then I told myself that being newly married probably… Read More Of Didi, Aunty & Madam #MyFriendAlexa
I am a Tea loyalist. I start my day with a cup of strong Chai. My Husband loves waking up to a tumbler of Coffee though. Freshly brewed Filter Kaapi, no less. After we got married The Husband taught me to make filter kaapi, just as he likes it. Ever since then I make him… Read More A North-Indian makes Filter Kaapi #MyFriendAlexa
Home is where love resides, memories are created, friends are always welcome and laughter never ends – Anonymous My father is fond of telling us this story often, of how his father, my grandfather, bought his first home. It was the early 1960’s when my grandfather decided to buy a home, 5 years later. He… Read More Home Buying : Then & Now #GharAajaIndia #MyFriendAlexa
So, you registered for #MyFriendAlexa. Congratulations! Now that this blog challenge has started, you are probably realising that you were unaware (or didn’t bother to find out) of what this challenge is truly about? You assumed signing up for Alexa would magically change everything for you and your blog, at the soonest and with minimum… Read More #MyFriendAlexa : FAQs
I had just stepped into my teens when my grandmother thought I should start praying and fasting on Mondays, to Lord Shiva. To get a husband like him in the future, was my grandmothers explanation. I listened to her and did start, partly out of respect, and mostly because of the delicious food that we… Read More The Blue One #MyFriendAlexa
Have you heard of the word ‘Frielth’? Probably not! I hadn’t heard of it either, till I coined it. Yes, I’ve created this word, which is a combination of Friend + Health = Frielth Let me explain. As I have grown with friends I have realised that being a friend entails heart-to-heart talks, tiffs, pity parties,… Read More Are you a Frielth? #MyFriendAlexa
Pages: 384 Genre: Romance. Fiction Available in: Paperback and E-book Format The Plot: Nitya Balakrishnan is a brilliant Engineering student, who lives in Kerala with her parents. She passes out of college with flying colours and an admission with full scholarship to America’s top University. Being an only child, her over protective parents allow her… Read More Book Review : Love.exe by Manju Nambiar
Pages: 282 Genre: Fiction Available in: Paperback and E-book Format The Plot Aashima is a Researcher- Journalist assigned to interview Jay Siddhartha Roy, a young Social Media sensation. Jay is a celebrity on all Social Media thanks to the millions of views his You Tube videos garner and due to his other achievements, the latest… Read More #BookReview – T21 in Downs Lane by Utpal Kant Mishra