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Life Stories

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.

View from my window

Green

This morning as I pulled back the blinds and welcomed sunrays into my home, I realised that all the windows in my home offer a different view. Thanks to the brilliant layout of the architects who designed this complex, the houses have a 3 side opening! So I went to each window and tried to […]

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What makes me happy?

So life took over again and my blog was neglected… I have been travelling a lot for the past few weeks (nothing interesting or exotic though) and been extremely exhausted! So I was reading this post by a blogger colleague of mine and she has a series called what makes me happy on her blog.

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Challa Ki Labda Phire?

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This song has been stuck on my head for days now! I think ever since I crossed over to the thirties, I have not identified with any other song in this manner. Even with the tongue twisting ‘thet’ Punjabi lyrics, I was able to understand the essence of the song. Quite a feat that, given

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Reverse Role Play

Daughter

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Learning From Life

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I have realised one thing that I need to do. And that is documenting my learning from life’s incidents and revisit them again and again. So often, we go thru a situation that teaches us something. Once it is over, the daily grind settles dust over it and it fades from memory. When I try to

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Sartorial Choices of Women in Kolkata

The women of Kolkata baffle me with their sartorial choices! I am talking about the average middle class woman who you encounter on the streets, in a restaurant or mall, or even the local market. On one hand you have these gorgeous cotton or silk sarees, paired with statement necklaces or big red bindis or

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Musically Enriched

Jazz-Musician

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Positive Energy

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The Language of Love

Nature's Love Rose Soap by Alanna - Naturally Beautiful

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The art of letting go

If there is one thing that I do not understand about certain people, it is their inability to let go of things. It is so taxing to carry the burden of an unwanted thought or incident forever. Accumulating such incidents regularly does us no good really. Think of the baggage you carry and bring to

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