Faces tell tales they say Is it true or just something that old wives say? Some have lines etched dark and deep, Did they laugh a lot or did they weep? Some eyes are happy, shiny and bright, While others are like windows, shuttered to keep out the light Did they see too much you…
Book Review: The BNO. Sex, Life and Hookah by Manoj Jain
Disclaimer: Spoiler Alert! This review may contain spoilers! Dear Mr.Manoj Jain, Congratulations on your debut in the publishing world, with your book The BNO, Life, Sex and Hookah. The premise of your book sounded so interesting; 8 Men, Two Girls, One Boys’ Night Out (BNO) It started off rather well too, with you using quotes…
How ‘Host My Blog’ helped a tech-challenged Blogger graduate to a self-hosted Blog
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…