by Mrinalini Batra | Apr 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
She must have been three years old. She made the portrait of a man and marched in my father’s study. He looked at the picture indulgently as only a grandparent can and asked her why one of the man’s eyes was huge while the other was tiny. She answered, with the...
by Mrinalini Batra | Apr 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Seize the Day! What a wonderful call to make the most of the time and opportunities. However, it often seems that the day has seized me before I can do the same. I wake up groggily. Always. A night owl, mornings do not interest me much. I belong to the school that...
by Mrinalini Batra | Apr 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is late February and I am in the shower stall after swimming in the club’s indoor heated pool. As I revel in the warm water falling on my body, I try, defeatedly, to muffle my daughter’s voice in my head – Mamma, turn off the water when you don’t need it. I reach...
by Mrinalini Batra | Mar 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
The lockdown has evoked a variety of reactions. Some are restless. Some bingeing on Netflix and Amazon Prime. A lot of us working from home. Children are studying as schools teach online. I got rather interesting responses to the slide above (the Kübler-Ross model...
by Mrinalini Batra | Mar 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
It is said that children are the glue that binds a couple together. Well, ask any battle-weary couple who has navigated the journey called parenting and their incredulity will tell you the real story. Children do add joy, happiness, and wonder to your daily lives. But...
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