2021-04-12 13:17
Way back in 1984, Cochin airport was located within the Cochin Naval Base premises. Indian Airlines operated an international flight from Sharjah to Cochin. Very limited facilities wer… Read More
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2017-04-09 12:58
The dog is looking at me. His eyes, they seem to see right into my soul. I am not great at prolonged eye contact even with humans. So a dog, a menacing looking black dog that too. Nope not g… Read More
2016-11-19 07:46
Yesterday, Ryan asks me a question that made me stop in my tracks. Ok not exactly stop, because I was driving after school pickup and it wouldn’t have been a good idea. “Am… Read More
2016-08-22 11:23
Now this year, R made the big and painful leap from reading children’s books to books for children which have chapters and minimal pictures. Ok it wasn’t a leap, it’s been… Read More
2016-07-19 11:30
He kicked me. Over and over again. Every night, it was the same. I had tried to make things different between us. But he wouldn’t listen. Come morning, and he pretended like… Read More
2016-06-23 11:51
So we are on our way back from grocery shopping. Which is always the time when the offspring are Least Likeable. I know you thought about that your own kid’s LL moment didn’t cha… Read More
2016-05-25 23:29
I saw you today. And my breath caught. For the longest time I had lost hope of ever seeing you again. When you vanished, my mind knew I shouldn’t dwell on it. Many had warned me this c… Read More
2016-05-11 11:53
Now go back in time to say 20 or 30 years. You’re a child again. Do you remember baths? And the ceremonial head wiping afterwards? My mother had a technique. She used to positio… Read More
2016-04-25 11:51
I had the honour of watching Maine Pyaar Kiya, many years ago. I didn’t hear much of the movie’s dialogues or follow much of the plot owing to my older sister’s screams of… Read More
2016-04-21 11:12
Have you ever had a conversation with your Mom which turned into a full fledged Q&A about gold jewellery? Have you ever marveled at their astounding memory of how much gold changed hands… Read More
2016-04-13 12:45
There’s a reason why they tell you, you shouldn’t take your kids inside the toilet with you. And it isn’t what you think it might be….. Kids and me are at the mall… Read More
2016-04-04 11:13
So Steve and I are flipping pancakes in the kitchen. He sits on his usual place on the kitchen counter, ‘helping’ me out. He pours batter out from a squeezy bottle, oooohs… Read More
2016-03-28 12:12
The other day, I spoke to two friends who had never stayed at a hostel before. This was kind of shocking for me. “So like never?”, I asked. “No yaar. Never.&ldqu&hell…Read More
2016-03-13 13:08
Read the first part here. The priest asked me , “What do you think will happen if you don’t do well in the entrance exam?” Now if you’re born to Asian Parents, well t… Read More
2016-03-13 13:07
The year was 1999. I was 16 years old and in the 11th grade. And for the majority of Indian kids who had stumbled into the Science stream like me, this also meant the year tha… Read More
2016-01-20 12:09
She smelt it before she saw it. The slight smell of urine and disinfectant. ‘Tch’, someone said irritably and walked past her to open the door to the ladies restroom… Read More
2015-04-16 02:13
Today more than Other Days I miss You. Terribly. Its insane that after 7 years of marriage and 2 kids (especially 2 kids), I still miss You when you’re at work. I sigh and watch the&nb&hell…Read More
2015-03-29 09:39
I don't know what gratitude is in the world of a 5-year-old. I assume it's entitlement for them most of the time. Their clothes magically appear washed and milk is always at that correct tem… Read More
2015-02-20 15:45
You know that naked dream you had when you were in middle school, where you were standing at the assembly or some equally public place and all off a sudden you were stark naked? On a scale o… Read More
2015-02-16 02:00
“Can sharks fly?” “No they can’t” “Can dogs vomit?” “Yes they can.” “Can a robot cry?” (Sighs) ” I am not sure.”… Read More
2014-07-03 08:47
I always knew from the beginning I’d be blessed with two darling angels to take care of. Others would have screaming, whining, getting-up-at-odd hours children. But me, no. Mine would… Read More
2014-04-29 15:38
Dear Internet, I am deeply disturbed by the amount of “Love your body” posts I see online. No offense to body lovers around the globe, but when did some good ol fashioned whining… Read More
2014-04-20 15:19
Ryan discovered time and it’s elements sometime last year. And it’s been a pain in the %#&@$$ since then. We went through the “Amma, what is the time?” phase. The… Read More
2014-03-12 08:43
A Mother finds a sinister Letter in her son's bag. What does the Letter say? And how can the Mother cope with it? Read More
2014-02-26 07:44
“So do they fight at home?”, most people who meet me for the first time ask me this question about R and S. Or at least a variant of this question. When I say ‘Yes‘ o… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
I never listened to the radio when I drove. You see, driving was never one of those easy, second-nature things for me. I needed to concentrate when I was behind the wheel. But today. Today w… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Did you have a profound ‘bookie moment’ this week? Where you fell in love with the protagonist of your current novel, or you looked up from a page and sighed because the words li… Read More
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