September 10, 2014 is World Suicide Prevention Day co-sponsored by the World Health Organization and the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP) 100 Voices for Suicide Prevention Every 40 seconds the world loses someone to suicide. This grim statistic is…
This post is in memory of Tina Downey who passed away on August 23rd 2014. She was one of the co-hosts of the A to Z April Challenge 2014 (I participated in this challenge too). Tina loved Sunflowers and we…
BOOK REVIEW Title: The Angel’s Share Author: Satyajit Sarna Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN No: 9350293331, 9789350293331, 978-9350293331 Price: INR 250/- (Paperback) Book Blurb: Zorawar Chauhan lives two lives. In one, he has the big money corporate law job he used to dream…
Book Details Title : Private India Author : Ashwin Sanghi & James Patterson Publishers : Arrow Books Genre : Fiction ( Crime Thriller) ISBN: 978-0-099-58639-5 Number of Pages: 470 About the book In Mumbai, seemingly unconnected people are dying,…
Precious memories of Us. I glimpse all around Bits I stole from time When we met, you and I. I thought you, didn’t see me Mentally filing away little snatches Of our conversations Did not notice Me picking up…
BOOK REVIEW- Where Even the Present is Ancient: Benaras By Maitreyee B Chowdhury Editor: Surojit Mohan Gupta Genre: Poetry Sub-genre: Lyrical Poetry Back Cover Blurb Where Even the Present is Ancient: Benaras is a book that seeks to tell the…
I didn’t know cooking when I got married 26 years ago in 1988, but I have managed to learn how to make the simpler dishes. The ones that need minimum or no cooking time are my absolute favorites 🙂 Today…
To live in hearts we leave behind Is not to die. ~Thomas Campbell A great actor and comedian, Robin Williams is no more with us, to make us smile, laugh and sometimes cry with his sensitive performance. He has left…
Have you heard of the book-spine-poetry? I had written a book-spine poem during the A to Z Challenge. Today I am going to post something different with the new books on my shelf. I call this the books-fan (the books…
On Rakshabandhan day the sister ties a rakhi (sacred thread) on her brother’s wrist and prays for his safety and long life, the brother in turn vows to protect her always. I used to love this festival when I was…
A true friend is one who thinks you are a good egg even if you are half-cracked. ~Author Unknown Debbie is hosting the Write Tribe Blog Carnival- Reflections on Friendship and I am participating in this blog carnival at The…