With Bhogali Bihu (a.k.a. Maghor Bihu) just around the corner, I can not help but reminisce about the innocent and lovely memories attached to it. Magh Bihu is the harvesting festival of Assam, which is celebrated in mid January. It is equivalent to the Bengali festival of Makar Sankranti. 'Bhog' means feast and 'Magh' is …
Category: Reflections
My Old Friend.. Loneliness
My old friend, loneliness...You are there when I am happy;And don't leave me when I feel crappy;You keep me awake and don't let me sleep,Yet watch over me when into dreams I slip;While watching television, you sit with meAnd when I have dinner, give me company;You help me choose, when I shop,And hold my hand …
Jingle Bells
As a kid, I had been fascinated by Christmas Eve. As I grew up, fascination gave way to fondness and familiarity. I do not know how it all began. Whether it my missionary education, or the growing familiarity by reading novels and story books by western writers, or the sheer simple beauty of the festival. …
The Luxury of an Auto Ride
I work and reside in one of the fastest growing cities of India. Guwahati, the capital city of Assam, the gateway to North-East India. But unfortunately, the modes of public transport in the city has not grown over the years, except for the fares. Especially auto-rickshaws. They are the kings of fare rise. With every …
Karma
"As you sow, so shall you reap" goes the old English saying. This is the very basis of "Karma". It simply states that if you give good, you will get good, and if you give bad, you will get bad. Although the philosophy of Karma is known to be of Indian origin, Karma is an …
Innocence Lost
"Every life is march from innocence, through temptation, to virtue or vice". ~Lyman Abott Children today seem to be fast losing their innocence in line with their senior counterparts losing patience. Almost everyday, I find myself reading news about minors involved in crimes which were supposedly committed by adults alone. Abduction, extortion and homicide are …
Of Starry Skies & Summer
Before the advent of the inverter, power cuts in summer meant staring at the summer starry sky, fanning the mosquitoes away, playing all kind of games in the moonlight, chattering away the power cut hours.As kids, my sister and myself spent almost every weekend with our maternal grandparents. As power cuts were a regular feature …
Poor Mouse
I woke up to a humid and sleepy morning today. Slowly I dragged myself to the bathroom. To my utter surprise, I found a small mouse in the small bucket in the bathroom. One-fourth of the bucket was filled with water and only the mouse's nose was above the water. It was very still. I …
Of Dust & Ashes
What is Life? As a student of a missionary school, I learned in the Moral Science subject that life is a gift of God. Now who is God? Again, God is the creator of all, who is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent. Starting from the tiniest micro-organism to the largest animal, there are zillions of lives. Everyone …
Book-Smitten
"Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers." ~Charles W. Eliot I have been in love with books as long as I can remember. Books has always been my best friends. As a kid, when I used to visit …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 