When Delhi goes Polling

Delhi cast votes for the MCD today. From what I hear, last time around, the turnout was pretty bad. This morning, I woke up to people making a big noise right across the street. As I peered out the window, I saw several white kurtas and a few jholas. The people sporting these made quite … Continue reading »

Golden Moments in Amritsar

A young couple sat quietly by the sarovar, gazing at the glittering Golden Temple. The afternoon sun shone on, captivated now and then by the clear water. The girl adjusted her dazzling glass bangles. Her husband smiled as she sat fidgeting with the red and silver. Ever since they had first fallen in love, he … Continue reading »

Ferreting out fossils for the 7×7 Award

The blogosphere has been ripe with mango fantasies. (see here for instance) But I see no sign of relief yet. All we get here in our local market are green mangoes which Ma uses for chutney. They are sour and chutney isn’t something I particularly like. Anyhow, until this summer decides to shower us with … Continue reading »

Shouts from the “last century”…

There is a little girl I know who cannot stand pigtails. She likes to have her long hair in flowing cascades and adorns it with blue hairclips for the blue denims, green ones for the green shorts. “It is high time you learnt some colour coordination too, Mummy.” She goes about telling that to her … Continue reading »

Puja in the House

There are times when you need to turn watchman. This morning, for instance. There was a puja (Asan Bibi) at home, the kind in which only married women can take part. So I was up and about early in the morning, err, earlier than usual, and all set to receive people at the door. A … Continue reading »

Fever Bytes

I have been down with ‘The Fever’. It is a sick thing, I tell you. On the lines of those people who come uninvited and seat themselves comfortably on the couch. What’s more, they also send across verbal menus: orange juice, fresh stew, garlic bread. This Fever tagged along with Dad one evening. When it … Continue reading »

Little Love Lost

A big Barbie doll cake lay untouched on the decorated table. A dozen kids stared greedily; the birthday girl looked on unmoved. “How can you even think about eating my delightful dollie?” she complained, to no one in particular. “I will go put her with my blue teddy bear.” Her parents gave each other watery … Continue reading »

Kahaani, Inside-Out.

PVR Cinemas has come up with a delightful scheme. You watch any movie, any day from Monday to Thursday and as long as your show timing is before 1 PM, all you have to pay is 50 bucks. 50 bucks! For a seat that ordinarily ranges from 125 to 250 Indian rupees! While it is obviously a … Continue reading »

The Ordeal: Book Review

(Fiction/Thriller – INR 445/-) It isn’t often that you encounter people creating hurricanes. Even altering and disintegrating them at will! However, author Mangesh Jadhav in his rather sci-fi thriller ‘The Ordeal’, succeeds not only in envisaging the technology but also analyzing it from every quarter. With such a heavy weight technology come several risks, a … Continue reading »

An All-Weather Celebration

  I am a peculiar person. No trust me, I am. I go into a hibernation hole when there is winter in life. In my igloo, I have but a handful of people, a mindful of memories and a sprinkling of hope. When winter subsides and the snow begins to melt, I spread out my … Continue reading »