Ever since i arrived in Delhi, I have always preferred Delhi Metro Rail to any other public transport. I usually travel in the designated women's compartment (Read my post 'The Pink Zone') and one can see all kinds of dynamics at this place. However, there are interesting things happening all around in Delhi Metro.A few …
Category: Reflections
The Oil For Your Lamp
We women, by nature, are usually giving. Nurturing, caring, and loving are all termed as feminine qualities and rightly so. We have always been givers rather than takers. And sadly, that has become the only accepted aspect of our personality over time. And when we do dare think about ourselves, we come across as selfish …
Detoxification
Yesterday while browsing through my Facebook page, I came across the above quote. And it got me thinking, "Is it really always possible to do so?"It is not that I have not removed "toxic" people from my life before. Yes, I have done it. Some were once my "good friends" who turned rogue. While others …
My Valentine Moment
This Valentine's Day was a beautiful sunny day. It was also a Saturday and so a perfect excuse to go on a date. But it was a working day for both Az and myself. While his was a half day, mine was full. We finally decided that I would take a half day leave and …
Warm Winter
Unlike most people, I love winter. Winter makes my heart cozier and everything around me also feels cozy. Winters are so cold on the outside, but it never fails to make my heart warmer.Every winter, I am home (my maternal home) at least for a few days. I spend the days basking in the soft …
Bit by Bit
On my birthday this year (it was last week), my husband gave me a card which said "To the wonderful woman I married". Today we were talking about the card and he said laughing, "I had married a wonderful woman, no doubt about it". And added gently that but the woman I am today is …
Not My Shame
It's again that time of the year when rape news is doing the rounds. Earlier this year, NCRB's report showed that 93 women are raped everyday in India. And these are just the reported cases, mind you. (Read Times of India article) Like every time, arguments and discussions are taking place as to why rapes …
Jerry
I don't really remember when it all began. I just remember beginning to see something small and fast darting from room to.room. It would always move along the walls and seldom across rooms, other than through doors. I concluded that it had to be a mouse. I couldn't see any visible damage in the house …
Local Maayka
My little sister Namz arrived in Delhi exactly three years ago. This one was a first because it was she who used to follow me to a new place. But this time it was I who followed her; even though I knew much before that I had to come here anyways. She moved to Delhi …
Being Courteous
Please, Thank You and Sorry; the three basic words of courtesy. How often do we use them? I, personally, use the words 'please' and 'thank you' a lot; and I don't hesitate to say 'sorry' when I am wrong or hurt someone.My close friends often ask me not to be so formal when I say …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 