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Month: January 2012

I am an Indian First!

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The other day I was talking to a colleague in Mumbai. He started talking to me in Marathi all  of a sudden. It started with a few simple words every person who has stayed in Mumbai is likely to know. Then, we proceeded to have a full blown conversation abt our project deliverables, agreed timelines etc …

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Building Blocks

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My daughter is playing with her blocks as I write this… she stacks them one atop the other… on every successful stack, she claps her hands in glee.. every time the wobbly tower collapses she says “dhamm ho gaya” (it fell) and laughs. She then promptly picks up the pieces and restarts her stacking… if …

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Cover the Haathis

So after the madness of cover the haathis in UP, am wondering what comes next. Banning cycles on the road? Preventing use of Lanterns? Preventing use of Lotus flower? Or cover all the idols in temples that have their hands raised in a blessing. The great Indian Tamasha, I tell you…. On a lighter note, …

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Happy New Year

hello girls… it comes a tad late here, but wish you all a very happy and colourful 2012 :)i had a terrible last week.. with an eye infection that made my eye swell and shut. Thankfully it was down by new year’s eve and wewere able to head out to a get together. So how …

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Wanderlust Beckons

I feel the need to walk on a long winding road, surrounded by trees.. listening to the chirping of the birds, the whistling of the soft  breeze. I feel the need to sink my toes into velvetty moist sand, to feel the gentle waves lapping at my ankles and spot shells on a golden beach. …

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