Aamir Khan is one of India’s most gifted actors. His on-screen performances enthrall you whether you are a fan, or not (I am not) Aamir Khan is fondly referred to as the Tom Hanks of Bollywood. He is choosy about the films he does and takes his time to work on each film. The result…
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Anything but Books AND everything about ME! #Tag
I love Tags. A lot. A real lot! so when Shantala tagged me, I couldn’t wait to have it on my blog, and here it is! Name a cartoon(s) that you love. Politicians. Especially some pompous heads of state * wink, wink * On a serious note I am in love with the animated film…
#BookReview: Just Me, the Sink & the Pot by Sudesna Ghosh
Pamela is a teenager born to a Bengali mother and American father. Pamela is also an overweight girl. It doesn’t help that she has a ‘thin family’ with parents and a sister who are slim. Apart from being slim, Pamelas’s Mother and Sister are a tad heartless and completely clueless about the turmoil she…
Verbal Paint
I am an artist Words are my paint I use them to colour emotions Laughter, surprise, joy or pain Life is my canvas My feelings are shades and hues The crimson of passion. The black of fear The green of envy. The calm of blue The yellow of hope when life has let you down…
Between the Pages
People are like books Don’t judge them by their covers For what’s on display and what is inside Differs from one to another Some books are so attractively packaged They are the first to attract you on the shelves As soon as you turn the pages you realize, they are just empty shells Some covers…
Happy Diwali!
May you indulge and not gain an ounce May Goddess Laxmi shower you with Euros and Pounds May you look like a Pataka on Diwali night May all that you desire be in plain sight Wishing you abundance, health, and the attainment of dreams All right, now step aside for here I scream; “HAPPY DIWALI…
5 Shopping Etiquettes we could all benefit from
With Diwali around the corner and the Wedding Season close on its heels, shopping is the thing on everyone’s mind. Clothes shopping, being the foremost. I went shopping too. As I stood in the queue snaking up to the trail room, a lady exited one of the trail stalls, and I spotted a Kurta on…
Of Fasting, Feasting and Memories
When I was 15 years old, Maa asked me to start fasting on Mondays to ensure that I ‘get a husband like Lord Shiva.’ I flatly refused. Maa is what we called my Maternal Grandmother (Naani). My cousins, girls younger and older than me, give or take a few years, who were spending their summer…
Said it like A Man!
Why are words so important to women everywhere? Why do they need words from us, to show that we care? Why the need to spell out, that what we feel What is it about ‘saying’ what’s in our minds and our hearts What’s the big, bloody, deal??!! We order black coffee because you like yours…
Shine
It had come to him prematurely. He shone in an area which was dreaded by others, who wondered how he could be so unaware of his achievement. His Mother thought he looked more like his father now. He wondered why his wife seemed disgruntled with him lately. He liked the shine of his Bald head….