I am Tech-challenged. By that, I mean anything more than hitting the Send button and using Copy-Paste sends me into a tizzy. No, truly. And yes, when I learned to download and play games on my mobile, I felt like I had graduated from MIT. Yes, THAT tech challenged. Now that you’ve got the picture,…
Book Review:The Peshwa by Ram Sivasankaran
I first read about Bajirao as part of a history lesson in school. Very recently Film maker, Sanjay Leela Bhansali recreated and romanticized Bajirao to etch a memory that would stay in mind for some time to come. Now you have Author Ram Sivasankaran who makes his debut with yet another version of Peshwa Bajirao….
Dining with Celebrities
If you had 6 chairs on your dining table, which celebrities would you invite to dinner and why? As I read this post on Ruchi’s blog I just knew I wanted to write my own. And here it is! Imagine what an ideal scenario this would be! I admit I didn’t need to think long,…
Dear Blogchatter
Dear Team Blogchatter, I had so much to share with you that I decided to write you a letter. Let me start with a heartfelt Thank You. I have been blogging since 2004 and all that mattered to me was writing a post and putting it up on my blog. That is it. I have…
The Empty Train
This story has won 1st prize in this Challenge!😊 This week’s WOW prompt is – “The Empty Train” A train rolls into a station, you get on and see that is completely empty. What do you do? What goes on in your mind? Does it ring an alarm of suspicion or give you a special…
Movie Review – Pink
Pink is the color of a blush. A blush that blooms on your face from embarrassment and shame. The shame when you realize that the prejudices shown in the film could be yours. The embarrassment that makes you cringe for keeping quiet when you shouldn’t have. The shame, remembering when you judged something you shouldn’t…
In my book…
My relationship with books began from the time I was old enough to interpret one. Amar Chitra Katha was the book that first nudged me towards reading and I steadily progressed to Tinkle and Chandamama. Mark and Mandy were my best pals till Enid Blyton introduced herself to me. And from then on I had adventures galore with ‘The Famous Five’ and ‘The Secret…
Sometimes
Sometimes I reek of stale dreams and shards of splintered vows pierce my hopes The horizon is tinged with hues of regret As reminiscences of a promised happiness take me to places I don’t want to go That’s when I shrug off my cape of despair As I inhale lungfuls of faith And hem my…
In The Dark Of The Night
In The Dark Of The Night Mumbai has always been known as the city that never sleeps but it is snoring tonight, thought Richa as she walked the empty streets. She had decided to stay back to finish work and tie up some loose ends before her annual holiday started on the morrow, not realizing…
Book Review – Behind The Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo
Not another book about the slums and poverty of India/Mumbai, I grimaced as I read the synopsis on the back of the book. But the cheerful cover and beautiful title caught my eye and I picked up the slim volume. The book is based in Annawadi, a slum near Mumbai airport, and around it’s varied…