I am on an extended maternity break. Not advisable for someone in a male dominated domain with high career aspirations, I'm told. But the choice has already been made. Now I face the consequences. Of lagging behind my peers. Of being judged as not being "hard-core" enough. Of being a "low-aimer". Of not being ambitious... Continue Reading →
A new challenge. Here's a completely unedited, roughest of rough drafts (so "rough" that you might even find spelling errors!) of a story unfolding.... Let's see where we head to... A true test... Only type and publish... No proofreads....No edits.... Mr Fragmented Genius. The demons are back in full force. They unleash their full fury... Continue Reading →
Just when new becomes normal. Just when the dust settles.... The storms of change arrive....Again. Yet again! We are but helpless, flapping, flailing, falling leaves... At the mercy of the saturnine winds of change. Incapacitated. Lost. Aah! time to swither and ponder is long past. Time to dust off and get moving. Again. A new... Continue Reading →
Dearest Mr H,You’ve probably reached office. Or are stuck in traffic.You are one to keep your word. So you read the blog daily.These verses are for you to mull over. Let the words linger in your head. As the tiresome workday wears on, let them spread their warmth and comfort.Let them wane away gently…Let their... Continue Reading →
Have you ever run beside a moving bus or train? Trying to hop on…. It moves at a speed that makes you think that you might actually be able to get on, but you don’t….If it moved any faster, you’d have to give up. But it does not.You chase on....It teases you.Taunts you.Mocks your inability to... Continue Reading →
A dear friend of mine is getting married. And as she recounts tales of her last minute wedding shopping woes, I reminisce back to my own pre- wedding topsy- turvydom. An Indian wedding is invariably an elaborate, extravagant, rackety, drawn- out affair. It can protract from as little as a week to a month or... Continue Reading →
Almost two months now, since this capricious exercise commenced. Many ask how and when I do it.Today, I am in no mood to ramble. Therefore, it shall be a brief post. Here goes…Why?Because I wish so! I started on a whim, and will most likely end as such. Let us just have fun as long... Continue Reading →
This past week has been so boringly mundane that it would be a waste to dedicate an entire blog post to it. Nothing dramatic or spectacular came about. All the holiday excitement sort of fizzled out and normality took over with gusto. Ramadan already seems like a distant memory. But life- changes are in store.... Continue Reading →
“All human plans [are] subject to ruthless revision by Nature, or Fate, or whatever one preferred to call the powers behind the Universe.” ― Arthur C. Clarke, 2010: Odyssey Two Will tell you folks why I started with this quote- hopefully tomorrow! For now, I’d just like to wish everyone a joyous and blessed Eid!... Continue Reading →
It is finally time to go to bed, and guess what the time is? 3:40 AM. My day started at 6 AM this last morning. I’m bone- tired and blogging is the last thing I want to do (apart from putting up Z’s laundry which is still tumbling in the dryer!). But I cannot slack... Continue Reading →
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