Book: The Wise Man Said.Author: Priya Kumar.Genre: Motivational.The story in a nutshell:Sammy, an 80 year old billionaire, realises that the secret behind his success in life has been the va… Read More

                      " This is incredibly beautiful,  Shilpa. I am speechless! What a picturesque post you have painted. Stunned… Read More

                Some years ago,  my school friends informed me about a particular girl from our batch, who committed suicide as she hadn't fared… Read More

Starring: Sridevi, Akshaye Khanna, Nawazuddin Siddiqui.Director: Ravi UdyawarMusic: A.R. Rahman.Rating: 4/5Because God couldn't be everywhere, He created Mother. A line from the movie, it co… Read More

"Do you realise I am the powerful one between the two of us?" Sameer taunted his little sister, slyly."Papa says, never count your eggs before they hatch," replied Arya, in her signature cli… Read More

My dear friend,This letter may come as a surprise to you. I hope you read it as soon as you receive it. Read it before it gets deleted/read by someone who has no right, whatsoever, to r… Read More

"How could you do this to me, Father? I am your son...your goddamned son, for Heaven's sake!"  Kumar Singh bellowed at the patriarch of the Singh family.Staggering around in a drunken s… Read More

He was nicknamed The Lord of the Files, that lazy, old Mishra. Right from the way he carried himself, to the way he functioned, or, er, malfunctioned, he had a royal way of doing it all. It'… Read More

The decapitated body of a soldier lay in a ditch in the clearing where the combat had taken place.  Some distance away lay his comrade in a pool of blood, wincing, counting the last sec… Read More

"Mmm...just look at that guy, Riya! Isn't he terribly good-looking? Sania sighed as she gestured towards the man sitting at the table across. "In fact, he looks positively yummy!" she purred… Read More

My dear friend,  Shantala Nayak of Shanaya Tales, recently  shared a post, which was about anything but books. It spoke a lot about Shantala, the person, instead of Shantala… Read More

DAY 2 of the BarAThon.He: "MOM..MOM..MOM..for the love of God, please bring out the pie!"I: "Shush! What's the matter with you? Just keep it down, will you!?"He: "What? Keep it down? Mo… Read More

 Sweat drips from her forehead as she pushes her way towards the exit.  She has numbed her senses to the stifling heat and the maddening crowd of the public transport bus… Read More

Book: The 23rd GirlAuthors:  Divya Ratan & Rohan KachaliaGenre: RomanceFormat:  Paperback  The 23rd Girl is a quirky story about a young man named, Rashv. A roly… Read More

In the city of Vienna, Austria, lives a young man by the name, Thyago Ohana.  Let's call him an angel in disguise. You will soon learn why.Every two or three months, he goes out on the… Read More

The Creative Women's JournalI gaze at his picture and wish he would just leap out of it into my arms - my son, Chikoo. The laptop sits in front of me, on the table; the keys waiting to be ta… Read More

Lately, an alarming trend seems to have taken over the social media.  Calling it a trend in itself is disturbing, but these incidents that  I came across make me wonder if we can c… Read More

It's almost noon. The whirring of the fan and the incessant peeps of the pigeon fledglings in my kitchen window are the only sounds that fall on my ears as I write. Once in a while, my pet p… Read More

It's not impermanence that makes us suffer.What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not._Thich Nhat HanhHow I wish this vibrant bloom would defy the impermanent n… Read More

No, no. This post has nothing to do with erotica! It also isn't about love that bites (as in, our fur babies, who enjoy nipping, nibbling etc when in  prankster mode). It's about a &nbs&hell…Read More

Learning to live without the person whom we loved more than our life is one of the toughest things we humans experience during our life. Almost every moment of our day we spend in their shad… Read More

 The days, they pass by in the blink of an eye. Life changes in the blink of an eye; people move away - some part with us for reasons unknown, and some part with us in keeping with the… Read More

We bloggers do stumble upon writing prompts in the unlikeliest of places, don't we?  Like I did, just a while ago. Of course, it isn't the unlikeliest of places; it's a blog I just visi… Read More

What is the one activity we women revel in? Okay, let me give you a clue.  It is something that concerns no one but us; not our kids, not our partners, and certainly not our work. Yes… Read More

What do you do when you find your days dull and gloomy?  What do you do when you find your effervescence forsaking you and your mood turning towards the nasty  blues? What is it th… Read More

I worked at an educational institution for 8 years. It was a haven, where I was surrounded by 5,6 and 7 year olds, all day. I use the word 'haven' to describe my place of work because it mad… Read More

I read a quote on Facebook today which  had a profound impact on my mind (since the arrival of social media, where else do we attain enlightenment on an everyday basis!?).  It was… Read More

Ever since the time our world was hit by Potter mania, I have wondered about this book that has captivated a million people worldwide.  I was curious about why Harry Potter,  (supp… Read More

I admit, I am late in discussing this event, but did you watch the controversial 'Koffee with Karan' episode, two weeks ago? The one where the ubertalented Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan w… Read More

Book: A walk in the rain. A journey of love and redemption.Genre:  Romantic thriller.Author: Udai Yadla.Format: Paperback.  I have almost stopped reading romance novels since some… Read More

How many times in your life have you wished you were Aladdin? The guy who would just rub the magic lamp and poof...out would appear a genie, who would fulfil every wish, every command you ut… Read More

    Last week,  I received an invite from Indiblogger for a BergerXP Indiblogger  Meet at The Vivanta by Taj, at Cuffe Parade.  They promised me "a  fun-filled… Read More

This morning, I read an amusing article on how squeamish our society is about women's undergarments and the etceteras. Etceteras, as in all the  things related to women. I mean, those y… Read More

Image: Stocksnap.io We met when we were little girls, dancing to the clinking sound of the cymbals at our dance class. We - P and I - were Bharatnatyam students in our early teens. A sh… Read More

  Over the years, I have realised that being an introvert and  loving your own company more than that of the others has its own benefits. You learn a lot about 'Yourself'  - t… Read More

Image: Stocksnap.io  If you were to ask me where I would like to be right now, I would name the place that casts its spell on me each time I find myself there. With its endless stretche… Read More

  He was the quintessential roadside Romeo. Or, that's how he presented himself to the world, and to the girls. Flirting with the girls,  impressing them with his Bollywood-y histr… Read More

Image courtesy: ManuBalaI stumbled across a Page on Facebook, 'Happiness is when...' while surfing through one day.  It's a cutesy page that depicts happy moments using sweet littl… Read More

Image courtesy: ManuBalaChildhood. What is it that I remember most about my childhood? a friend asked me the other day. Well, now, let's see.....dolls, friends, hop-scotch, frolicking in the… Read More

Image: Stocksnap.io I awoke with a jolt this morning, at 8:15 am (that damn cough syrup, I tell you!) and realised I hadn't gotten back to my usual blogging schedule! What had I been do… Read More

Image courtesy: Stocksnap.io It's been almost a fortnight since life has been a tad bit peaceful. It may sound as if I rue the fact that life has been peaceful because of the "tad bit"… Read More

 It's always our fault... ...from the time we arrive into this world, to the time we take our first steps, testing the waters, tasting the air of freedom....from the moment our eye… Read More

  The new year has begun. And, so has our struggle to stick to the resolutions we made at the end of last year. We awake each day with renewed vigour; a zest to see ourselves taking bab… Read More

    I had been on quite a long reading hiatus, which, fortunately, ended last week. I bought not one, but three books of varied genres to begin afresh. I wrote about Love stories… Read More

In one of my earlier posts, I mentioned how we women need to gather our army of women we can trust our life with. Women, whose shoulder we can lean on when life seems too heavy a burden; who… Read More

  I have been on a reading spree, of late; just finished reading my second book from among the trio I bought last Sunday -  'I let you go', by Clare Mackintosh. A psychological thr… Read More

         LOVE.         A word that evokes myriads of feelings in our heart; an emotion that "makes the world go round", and a formula that g… Read More