a memoir of etchings and wanderings
Another thing I love about India is the fauna that one finds, as a regularity. Apart from domestic rodents, of course – I’ve loved the fact that I could make friends with the dogs, cats, birds and even pigs and cattle in my surroundings. I’m sure people in first world countries would probably turn up their noses at the mention of the last two animals, but I’m not attempting to … Continue reading “Estrayed” →
Just last night, the skies grew dark and bolts of lightning glimmered through the clouds – marking the last rains of the season, and the incoming summer. Perfect time to sit on my rocking chair and hum some of my favourite songs of old, while listening to the low rumbling outside my window. While I grew up, I heard little to none of these songs – wasn’t a huge TV … Continue reading “Old Melodies” →
It is not very often that you come across a story that surprises you after every five pages and at no point in time, can you be ahead of the author. A story that feels so real, you can taste it. There is no dearth of fiction writers who create fables about knights and dragons, treachery and glory. But what is it about G.R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones that has … Continue reading “That Labyrinth Called Westeros” →
How should one handle failure? It feels great to post quotes saying ‘Don’t Give Up’ to the Pinterest board. But is it really possible to keep going? Is it better to let it go, thinking that this is probably not for you – than letting the fact that you weren’t able to make it bite your insides every day? What do you do when you keep trying and simply cannot achieve? … Continue reading “F” →
❤ There can never be enough said about what a blessing you are. At 57, you are more fabulous and full of life, as ever. In my prayers, I thank the heavens. And hope that I might be able to become more like you some day.
Thought for the day. From Robert Frost and a set of brilliant graphic designers. Dedicated to me and other people like me who know of the many options available, and struggle to choose between what they love and what they must do. Sometimes travelling a road frequented often might make all the difference. Sometimes otherwise.
The revisited dream · The haunting decision that should have been taken · The difference that a yes would have made · The trance treasured, knowing that the bubble would burst any moment · The sweet delusion.
I’m not a huge poem connoisseur, but this I’ve always had a weak spot for Rudyard Kipling’s works. Not just because he wrote so much about India, but that they had a certain soul to them. I had read ‘If’ by Kipling when I was younger, but I think it is now that I understand a bit of what he meant to tell us. If you can keep your head … Continue reading “If.” →
I believe that even if we are fortunate enough to travel to every country on the globe, there will be much left unseen. And most of it will be what lies beneath. Under the expansive sheet of oceans, which make for three quarters of our planet. What beauty resides there? What mysteries there are in the depths that man has yet not been able to reach? How many wondrous life … Continue reading “Take Part!” →
So, I came across this article written by a friend who I’ve never really met, but know through a lot of a common people. She recently got married and moved to the UK, now freelances and often writes. She talks about the arranged marriages. Yes. Something I’m uncomfortable talking about. Not because I think that it might be my saga as well. And I don’t have an opinion about it, … Continue reading “Love Conundrum” →