This is a true story. No names or places have been changed to protect identities ;-D ‘Beta, what do you want to be when you grow up?’ ‘I want to be a Kothewali’ A shocked face and complete silence greeted this revelation about my future plans till I elaborated further, ‘Like Rekha Aunty’ This is…
Month: November 2016
Let go #MayTivation
Imagine if you were asked to walk around with a 20 kilo sack of potatoes strapped to your back. Or asked to inhale a toxic gas everyday? Ouch! The thought itself is torturous, and tires you out, right? Then why choose to walk around with the burden of resentment and allow bitter memories…
My Parents and I
Friday Reflections, hosted by Sanch Vee and Corinne had a very intresting question, ‘Describe your relationship with your parents. Has it changed? For better or worse? ‘, as a prompt. The question took me down memory lane and here I share snippets of memory with you. I grew up with Parents who were, and still…
Bridge
Straight #FridayFotoFiction #Week3
If we thought Week1 of #FridayFotoFiction was fun, Week2 surprised us by being even more so! It was interesting to read varied thoughts making up the entries for the same prompt. Tina and I decided the winner individually and when we matched notes we were pleasantly surprised to see the same name; Preethi Venugopala your take…
BeYOUtiful
We’ve all probably heard the saying, ‘You’re known by the company you keep’. But how many of us realise that we eventually become the company we keep too? Everyday relationships, friendships and even acquaintance-ships have the slow and silent power to rub off their effects and behavioural patterns onto you. When you find yourself amongst…
Lessons #Demonetization taught me
On the 8th of November at around 8 pm Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an announcement stating that from midnight onwards on the same day currency notes of Rs 500/- and Rs 1000/- denominations would be rendered redundant. They would lose their value as currency per se, but could be exchanged for newer…
Why Vanity is my Sanity
So a bunch of us Girls were having a serious professional discussion one day when, before we realized, we began pouring our hearts out to each other (we are Girls, that’s how we roll!) In the midst of this crazy, baring-our-souls-out, conversation one of us remarked that thankfully we don’t look like all that…
Book Review: My Father Is A Hero by Nishant Kaushik
Vaibhav Kulkarni is a single father to his 10 year old daughter Nisha. Having buried his dreams in his hometown Akola, he lives and struggles though a middle class existence in Pune without a complain, just to see a smile on his daughter face. Nisha is most parents dream of an ideal child, the pride…
Copycat
She carefully watched and mirrored everything she saw. Her gestures, her diction, her walk, how she laughed. She demanded a haircut similar to hers, and clothes too. She wanted everything she had. And the Mother smiled down at her mini-me Daughter as she chucked her under her cherubic chin and playfully called her a…