Life Stories is where the ordinary things sit before they become stories. A sentence overheard, a room remembered, a small irritation, a moment that looked harmless at first and then refused to leave. These pieces are about everyday life, memory, family, work, identity, and the strange ways we become ourselves while doing everything else.
One of these days I was catching up with Ikya of Makeup Monologues and just generally chit chatting about her life after the wedding. Inevitably, we came to the topic of “good news”. You know how Indian relatives and associates are in general right? The would like you to go from the Vidaai Mandap to […]
“…..Women, on the other hand, fail to celebrate their successes, constantly feeling guilty about their achievements. If they achieve an exceptionally clean kitchen after hours of slogging, they think about how worthless they are as they don’t make money. Or if they crack an astounding deal after flying to Hong-kong, they think of how they
A few days ago, while swapping baby stories with my college friends, I realised we went from discussing DSP and mobile to daycare merits in a decade! And that we kinda drifted off after college. It was good to reconnect with the girls but I couldn’t help think of the lost time. Imagine the kind
When I was a youngling, I read a poem that started with the line… What World of Wonder are Our Books! It went on to describe how books make you travel faster then the speed of light and give you experiences you may not otherwise have the chance to have. The verse completely resonated with
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So here is another age old debate picking up steam on Indispire.
Modern or Traditional: Why Can’t I be Both? Read More »
Does it Matter? Apparently it does… at least in India. No wonder it is a much discussed topic in the Indian media and now an active Indispire topic.
Does It Matter: Marriage or Live-In? Read More »
First up, I have to say that as a little girl I was enamoured with the doll. When I did not have a barbie and all I saw were fancy little ads of peaches and pink barbie in her lovely glowing gown and the little girls playing happily with it everytime I watched a cartoon.
Why I Did Not Buy a Barbie for My Daughter Read More »
A silly test on Facebook… the result is such a clever play of words that it makes me want to believe it… especially the story teller part!!
I have been a blogger since 2004. In all this period, I have made lots of blogger friends, met a few of them but have never attended a full fledged blogger’s meet. Every time there would be a meet, I would have a clashing meeting, family event or work related travel! So this time when
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On a work related road trip, I crossed a Creek Bridge yesterday. These are my thoughts from that moment… The first light of the day is falling on the earth and in this soft illumination the water and the sky were the same colour. The exact same colour. A cool peaceful grey. Soft and almost
