April 2021. Everyday, my country, India, is touching new heights in the number of Covid19 cases. Every day, more and more people are dying. Every day, we are hearing that someone we know has been infected. After one year, we are back in square one, that too a grimmer one. How did we reach here? …
Tag: Life
Journal Therapy
My sister and I started writing personal journals when we were super young, less than ten years old I guess. I don't remember who pushed us towards it. It must have been either Ma or Koka, our maternal grandfather. People would gift us corporate diaries, which they had received at new years and we would …
Struggles of Life
Someone I know closely once said to me,"A girl either struggles before her marriage or after her marriage. I think I am struggling now." She was unmarried then. And her struggles, you ask? Well, she didn't get along with her brother's wife who always accused her of things she didn't do; and the brother often …
When You Care
I believe you can take care of other people only when you are truly concerned about them. An exception may be when you are a caregiver by profession. But again, you can truly be honest in the same when you empathize with those who need your care. Families spend years together under the same …
Life Ain’t Smooth, Ever
Having a smooth life is the ultimate wish, isn't it? In my short life till now, one thing I have absolutely learned is that life is anything but smooth. It can never be a cakewalk. They say, "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade" (Other versions include, "grab tequila and salt", "make orange …
Then and Now #1: Value of Money
After post-graduation, when we started working, a friend shared that her female boss wore kurtas of some brand called "W". It was actually the first time that we became aware of the existence of such a brand. So "W" became a wish. Even today when I can actually afford, I still think twice before going …
The Reign of Delhi Auto-Wallahs
As I woke up to the alarm-clock on my cellphone today, my auto-wallah (auto-rickshaw driver) called to inform that he is not well and would not be able to drop me to the office today. I said it's okay and told him to take care. I was grateful that he didn't ditch me at the …
The Kindness Around Us
In this fast-paced life, we seldom have the leisure to stop and look around. But when we spare a moment, we can always see something beautiful, something soft standing out in this ugly and harsh human world. I stay in Delhi, the capital city of India; and I personally feel that it is an unkind …
Miserable By Choice
There are days when you want to feel miserable. Days when nothing can cheer you up. You are capable to find unhappiness in everything around you. Or is it just me?I had a long and good night's sleep last night. I am fresh and wide awake. I am actually forward to a bright day. May …
The Kitchen and the Magic Sink
Maa had always warned us about the kitchen. She says that once you enter it, you cannot come out of it easily. After getting married, I finally realized that she could not have been more right.Apart from Az, I share my marital home with his two siblings and three cousins. And when seven people use …
Natasha'z Points To Ponder 