Let the kids fail!

Let the kids fail!

It was a beautiful summer day; the park was as British as could be. Beautiful hedges, flowers of different hues, benches to sit on, lots of pet dogs walking their owners, and a stream complete with swans and ducks. As we took a leisurely stroll on the embankment, the...
It’s for your own good!

It’s for your own good!

“Can I give you some feedback …” No. Absolutely not! A lifetime spent listening to advice has rendered me perfect. Already. Don’t mess with a good thing. Don’t mess. Period. After spending over five decades on this planet, in a country like India (where advice flows...
Bum·fuz·zled

Bum·fuz·zled

Words have recently shot into popularity with the huge success of Wordle. Everyone is trying their hand at word smithing and proudly showing off their prowess, some extremely competitively too. My love affair with words started long ago. Studying for GRE turned out to...
Oh Mother!

Oh Mother!

It seems fitting to accept this on Mother’s day. A couple of years ago, I came to a very surprising revelation: when I opened my mouth, my mother often came out! This discovery would have been galling to me earlier. By the time I became a teenager, I was so full...

Of colours and joy

The four pre-teens race on the road, armed with their ‘pichkaris’ and colour. They spray the resident cars with watercolour, whoop with joy, and run along seeking new victims. The four young men who are employed in the apartment next door, converge in the park across...