This Independence Day (15th August) was a cloudy day in Delhi and it had been raining lightly. I spent the day watching television along with my husband. My husband's young cousin brother informed me that he will be on the terrace flying kites. I was oblivious to the fact that people here celebrate Independence Day …
Being unemployed And Its Side-Effects
It has been a few months since I had quit my job to be with my husband. And I am yet to land on a new job. Since my husband and I were residing in two different parts of the country, it was only logical that one of us moved. And it was more practical …
My Special Girls
Most of us don't need a psychiatric therapist as much as a friend to be silly with. ~Robert BraultI am basically a loner. It is somewhat difficult for me to be with people for just the heck of it. When I am not working or sleeping, I spend my time reading, writing, watching a movie …
The Gift of Ramadan
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calender. The Islamic calender is a lunar calender and so is 11 days shorter than the solar calender. Hence the month of Ramadan moves forward every year by approximately 10-11 days. It takes about 33 years and five days for Ramadan to complete a twelve month move …
Parents & Children
Children are very selfish creatures. From the moment we are born we demand our parents' love, attention, time and even earnings. We steal their hearts and become their pride and weakness. Along with us, our demands also grow. We ask and ask, but they never cease to give. But we should learn to give back …
WWW Wednesday 2 (24th July 2013)
WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading event hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, you just have to answer the following three (3) questions…What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next?My answers to the above questions are:What are you currently reading? I am reading "A Quiver …
Rain Bane
I have been born and brought up in Assam, a beautiful state in north east India. So naturally rains have been a very important part of my life. It was raining when I was born and it normally rains on my birthday. I love rain. But rains love Assam a lot more. Every year rains …
Music Tape Magic
Anyone born in the 1980's and 1990's will surely remember the magic woven by music tapes while growing up. My earliest memories of music include bollywood songs like "Johnny Johnny Julie ka dil", "Jilele jilele", old bollywood songs re-sung by new singers and english numbers of Boney M. We had a Philips tape recorder cum radio. …
WWW Wednesday 1 (26th June 2013)
This is my first WWW Wednesday post. WWW Wednesday is a weekly reading event hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. To play along, you just have to answer the following three (3) questions…What are you currently reading?What did you recently finish reading?What do you think you’ll read next?She started this event way back in the …
Happy Unhappy
Life is mischievous. When you are happy, it starts giving you innumerable options to be unhappy. Even on days when you wake up with a smile on your face and a spring in your step, it tries to make you go to bed that night on the lowest note possible.Unhappiness and dissatisfaction are so very …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 