This too shall pass

This too shall pass

‘What day is it?’ My son sitting quietly on the chair in my room smiled, and then laughed; Friday, he said. I felt quite like Phileas Fogg, of Around the world in 80 days, when I awoke today from an eight-day covid-induced fog. For someone passionate about...
Judg’mental’

Judg’mental’

“But you speak such good English”, I would have accepted the compliment with as much humility (not much) as I can muster had the postscript not been, “for a Bihari”. The revelation that being a Bihari precluded certain skills annoyed me no end.   I grew up within...
Love is a four-legged word!

Love is a four-legged word!

I recently watched a show wherein the dog-loving mercenary decides not to kill the target because he witnesses the target (and his wife!) taking care of a stray dog. An older friend is inconsolable because her 10-year old dog left for his heavenly abode a week ago....
The woods are lovely, dark and deep…

The woods are lovely, dark and deep…

Frost’s poem conjured images of a mysterious forest, of wild animals and dark knights, of possibilities! The first time I experienced a snowfall, I was mesmerized. Even today, the ground covered in pristine snow fills me with wonder. As an adolescent, I lived at home...
Keeping my rose-coloured glasses on

Keeping my rose-coloured glasses on

When my neighbour sent me a fabulous bottle of pickles, I was happy but I did wonder why would anyone name their creation as ‘Bad mama’? It was only when my daughter started laughing hysterically that I wore my glasses to find that the bad was ‘Badi’! In the past,...