Molly brushed her hair till it shone, applied another coat of mascara to her eyelashes, smacked her rouged lips together and kissed her reflection in the mirror. She looked good. The soft pink of the dress brought out the glow on her face. Her new heels made her look taller and slimmer. She had blown…
Day 5 – Tiny Shoes
My dear child how much joy to us you brought When we welcomed you into this world All our pain and worries were nought My dear child how you made us smile At your innocent antics watching which We thanked God twice My dear child how proud you made us feel When you excelled in…
Day 4 – Caught red-handed
Bibiji was fond of telling everyone that Bansi came as part of her trousseau and had lasted the longest while everything else from her trousseau had perished. She proudly pointed out to a framed photo, sitting among the many on the mantelpiece, taken on their Golden Jubilee celebrations 4 years ago, with she and her…
Super-quick Dhokla
Dhokla makes for a great and relatively healthy snack. It is light, it is steamed and it is delicious. Making it at home is simpler than you think it would be. Try this recipe to see just how simple!:) Ingredients: For the Dhokla 1 medium sized Katori Besan (Gram Flour), sieved…
Day 3 – Fragile Lives
What fragile lives they were born with, they bemoaned their fate yet again.People looked through them, and didn’t even realise how much that hurt. Their souls scratched by every assault, and no one cared. Cringing even if they heard a slightly raised sound, and sometimes shattering at it too. They were rubbed up the wrong…
Day 2 – What you don’t know
Mr Verma loved Mrs Verma and Mrs Verma loved Mr Verma. Mr Verma surprised Mrs Verma with flowers. Mrs Verma surprised Mr Verma with his favorite perfume. Mr Verma planned his official trips so Mrs Verma could accompany him. Mrs Verma planned romantic, candle light dinners whenever she could. Mr Verma thought this was true…
Book Review : Before We Visit The Goddess by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
I have been a huge fan of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni ever since I read her first book of short stories, Arranged Marriage. Sister of My Heart and The Palace of Illusions have been amongst my constant favourites among all of her books I’ve read so far. When ‘Before we visit the Goddess’ was released I…
Day 1 – Stranger than fiction
The Superstar is adored by women, despite beating up and disrespecting the ones in his life. The Superstar’s career keeps rising, even as he quashes the careers of others on a whim, and vengeance. The Superstars misdemeanors are laughed at indulgently and dismissed as ‘growing up rebellion’ even as attention is diverted to his ‘big…
10 to 1 of Me!
You know what I’ve just realised? I’ve turned into a chor narcissist! Chor (thief) because I am busy chorofying blog topics from every blog I visit and narcissist because I’ve been choosing topics that require me to write about my favourite topic, ME!:))) As long as I am blogging everyday, as all is fair in love, war and blogging! …
A to Z: All that you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask :)
Tags are awesome! They act as the perfect fillers when you want to write, but have no idea what to write. So when I saw this tag on follow blogger, Shalini’s page I knew I had to do it!:) Do take it on if you wish to, it’s so much fun!:) The A-Z of me!…