A poet is too impatient for prose. He needs an expressway to his emotions. ~Terri Guillemets Writer’s block is a real thing, and I have become living proof of it. After these last couple of years, of having my mind…
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Sulekha
SLIP OF THE MIND
Forgetfulness can be cute when you are young. Children forget to bring homework to school, forget to inform parents about a PTA meeting – all innocently. As we grow older, we tend to forget fewer things. It’s still cute when…
Social Distancing
Respect other people’s personal space. Do not breathe down their necks . Keep safe distance and set your pace. If there is an arm’s-length distance between A and B, then C cannot squeeze in to the elbow’s spot, this kind…
HANDLE WITH CARE
Jack Nicholson was brilliant in it. Do you remember the famous dialogue? “You can’t handle the truth son.” I don’t know why I mentioned this tit-bit. The story of my kitchen has nothing to do with this movie, the exception…
My cataract surgery
One not so fine day I was told that both my eyes had developed cataract. It was March 2021 and I was only 57 years old. I remember my mother’s eye surgery when she had turned seventy. I asked the doctor…
COMING SOON…
Kyun Nahin? It’s a question that needs to be answered by all of us. We are coming out with a play titled, KYUN NAHIN, on the 17th of March 2020. Hope to see you all there. This is a…
THEATRE FOR MOMS AND KIDS
I am thrilled to be interviewing someone so charming, creative and versatile. A friend, mentor, director- Anamika. I have known her for a few years now and last month I enrolled in her theatre workshop for moms. I have learnt…
Haiku For Success
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. ~Buddhist Saying Haiku for Success The path to success A roller coaster of twists Walk steady and tall. To dream…
Hello World!
Say Yes to the World I love life! I love to read, write, watch movies, listen to music, and I absolutely love making friends. I love the world and I love to travel. I am a 54-year-old young traveler at…
Smile Please #FridayReflections
I am linking my story to the #FridayReflections picture prompt. SMILE PLEASE “Anu! Hurry up. The studio will close at 8 p m and you are still not dressed for our family picture.” “How can I be ready on time…
THE RUSKIN BOND WALK IN DEHRADUN
The Dehradun Diaries contd….This was my fourth visit to the city of love, Dehradun, and still no interaction with Ruskin Bond :). I was convinced I was jinxed, but then a ray of light appeared out of the blue. It…
DEHRADUN DIARIES #BNLF
DEHRADUN DIARIES – BNLF – RUSKIN BOND WALK – BOOK LAUNCHES ‘Blog Now, Live Forever’ event was announced by Indiblogger and I registered without a second thought. I have been an indiblogger since 2010 and had attended my first meet…
MISCHIEF MANAGED
But the place which you have selected for your camp, though never so rough and grim, begins at once to have its attractions, and becomes a very centre of civilization to you: “Home is home, be it never so homely.” …
Maiden Trip to the North-East #writebravely
Have you visited Guwahati, Shillong and Cherrapunjee? I have 🙂 I have been on the road since the 24th of October 2017. My trip started with a flight to Guwahati and then cab rides to Shillong and Cherrapunjee. In all…