Unlike last year when I brought the Indian flag to work and generally wore the tricolor in my clothes, this year I was too busy performing the Varalakshmi Vratham this morning that the flag was left behind at home. Not much has changed though. Like every year before, I reminiscence about the flag hoisting ceremony […]
This really happened.
This past Friday, I drove myself to work. It is a rarity considering K and I work at the same place and he almost always drives the car. The day went past and it was time for me to leave. Remembering to check with K on directions to another place I wanted to […]
A couple of weeks ago, getting ready for my niece’s birthday party, I stood debating between wearing my velli golusu (silver anklets) or not. I had two pairs. One I bought for myself that was heavier with tiny tinkling bells that made a delightful sound as I walked or the lightweight sinuous one my best […]
Getting off the phone after a long conversation with a good friend, I was left wondering about a lot of things. We were discussing a lot of what is happening in the blogosphere with respect to women’s periods and like topics. As we dissected why moms and in laws act like guardians and keepers of […]
There were two wide eyed chatty girls moving away from home for the first time. Their daddy dears accompanied them to the then happening city that was Bangalore. Settling in to a new hostel, shopping around for essentials and getting to work first day was eventful but what followed in the years following was even […]
It is way past bedtime for me. An email from a friend had links to the following videos. I saw them and felt energized. I simply had to put them out here to share with friends and family. I know there will be plenty of reactions to this. Either “If you love your country, why […]
Aug 14th 2007
Another day and it will be 60 years since the nation of my birth attained independence from the British Raj. All I know about that epic struggle for freedom is from history books and personal accounts narrated by my grandparents. What I do know however from my personal experiences is that India boasts […]
