Happy Birthday to the Only Man I Ever Loved: A Tribute to My Dad
“Daddy’s Little Girls never grow up!”— this old proverb was always paradoxical for me ever since my childhood. Though I always wanted to be a mature grownup lady, my…
Pixie’s Magical Moments to Ward off Indoor Pollutants
“I girded up my lions to ward him off, But the hellion was reluctant to leave my house” He played hide and seek with me. When I swept the floor,…
O’ Life! Let me live you one more time…
“Madame! Buy it! You’ll look like a cute rabbit wearing it. It’ll compliment your cognac eyes.” — The sales girl told me showing a white angora fur coat. My eyes…
The Ice That Never Melted After Him
He was only 57 when he left this world without giving us any signals, any ultimatums. Just an hour before his demise, he was combing his hair for too long…
Old Age Home Diary: Unloved but Sheltered, Abandoned yet Loved
We live, we die, but only memories survive! I visited Paramshantidham Vrudhashram, an old age home, on 14th May in Mumbai for the very first time! I remember being taken…
You are my Shade & I am your Shadow Mom ?
“Wish on a star, say a prayer… Sometimes miracles come in pair!” ? Be it the rising mercury or the fading twilight We’ve always desired for miracles, ain’t I right? But…
#MyFilmyMom as Classy, as Nagging, as Maya Sarabhai
This is a winning post in the Mother’s Day contest by Bigsmall.in. “Faster than a sugar amped toddler, more powerful than any tantrum and able to read the thoughts of…
She is Unbeatable Because India Beats in Her!
Have you seen this TVC by Lufthansa Airlines? It embodies the true ethos of India and reflects its growing and ever-glowing global influence. Though the spirit of India is portrayed…
Predictions & Predications: #MoreIndianThanYouThink
“You may also be able to predict what’s next and then have the flexibility to evolve.”— Marc Benioff. We Indians have a tendency to predict and predicate about things, situations,…
My ‘Bindi-gasm’ ? #MoreIndianThanYouThink
Life is all about making your own choices, and I made mine by sticking to my roots. Or, should I say that I was not given any choices but to…
The Complexity of Indian Complexion & India Shines
[highlight]She[/highlight] sobbed when despite delivering her best [highlight]she[/highlight] was entitled as the runner up in the fancy dress competition of the Montessori section. [highlight]She[/highlight] wept when [highlight]she[/highlight] was punished by…
The Space Crusader: #ColgateMagicalStories
Children are natural flyers and they live in their own zero gravity zones of creativity and nothing can weigh them down from soaring high. Their creativity propels them to the…
तिनकों के सहारे: A Woman on Women’s Day!
A very happy Women’s Day to all of you! To all the daughters, sisters, mothers, my post is dedicated to all those women who are unsung, unheard. Hope you all…
Why Children Need Their Personal Space? A Poetic Fiction
Children are nature’s greatest gift to us, but it hurts when they lose their connection with nature. A touch of turf beneath their feet and a shade of the vast…
My Little Girl Turned into a Saree Clad Lady and I Cried Again
17th December 2016 — for me it was a day to be cherished forever. My clumsy little baby Anindhya turned into a graceful lady, as I wrapped the first saree…
3 Simple Steps to investing in Luxury Dubai Properties
Dubai Real estate market got a huge popularity w.r.t. return and hence most of the expats has already started investing in Dubai to get good return out of their investments.…
RAVAN DAHAN: Let us kill the real demon inside us
Was Raven really a demon? Did he ever touch Sita against her wishes despite abducting her in outrage? His outrage was a result of his sister’s mutilation done by Laxman,…
Yaadon Ki Baraat with Yaaron Ki Baraat: Journey down the memory lane
We were Montessori friends! From our broken milk teeth as toddlers to that first pimple in the teenage; from the first trophy in the spelling contest to that hiding of…
#ColgateMagicalStories, my not-so-little Adwik & his imaginary sea world
He is mere 2 and a half yet he says, “I’m a big boy!” My little nephew Adwik is quite grown up than other kids of his age, very expressive,…
Silver Jubilee Birthday Celebrations with FlowerAura
Birthdays are always special, be it your first or the ones for which we get scared of being old. We become finer, wiser, better and certainly older with each of…