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#Blogchatter, #Life, Reminiscences, Tales, Thoughts Posted on20th June 2024

Chai pe charcha, aur kya?

This is my story. I am a tea lover. No. Not Green tea, not Detox tea, not Chai latte, not English Breakfast. I love tea […] Read More

#Life, Thoughts Posted on4th February 20244th February 2024

..and back!

Hola my space, my blog, my fellow bloggers, my readers, After a good three years, I am ready to get back to the one thing […] Read More

#Life, poem, Thoughts Posted on5th April 20196th April 2019

ENGRAVE MY EPITAPH

Die I must today This, the sculptor, does say, every day, Chisel and hammer, the shed, the stone Wait for him, whilst he lies lone. […] Read More

#Life, poem, Reminiscences Posted on3rd April 20196th April 2019

CAMELS, CAROUSELS AND CACOPHONY

What does my country mean to thee? If it’s not camels, carousels and cacophony What is India if not the hullabaloo Her identity lies in […] Read More

#Life, poem, Reminiscences Posted on1st April 20191st April 2019

AUSTERITY OF HIS ARID DREAMS

Amidst the barren, broken and yellow earthLies an arid dream, dirty white at birth,Somewhere in the crevices, covered by crustBlinking, hiding, fighting the dust. He […] Read More

#Life, Reminiscences, Thoughts Posted on15th September 201820th March 2019

THIS IS ME..

I did not miss India this summer. Delhi heat, dust-laden winds and dry grass made me believe I am not alien in this country. I […] Read More

#Life, Photo, Reminiscences Posted on13th January 201813th January 2018

Learning Swedish for the love of Sweden

Never would I have known the power of language, had I not moved to Sweden. Sweden is one of the most picturesque countries in the […] Read More

#Life, Thoughts Posted on17th June 201719th June 2017

My dear T

My dear T, do not worry, You’re dis-balanced, disarray, do not feel sorry, You’re teary eyed, walk muddy feet and bruised your knee, I have […] Read More

#Life, poem, Thoughts Posted on17th February 2017

I am grateful #FridayReflections

  Grateful for the rose bush tucked away unseen, As spring unfurls, my hopeful eyes see some green,   One little rose bud plays peekaboo, […] Read More

#Life, Reminiscences, Thoughts Posted on30th December 20166th January 2017

Gratifying visit to a safe haven – Wokingham Library

We walk through winter mist and wet slippery streets of Wokingham this afternoon, V and I, chatting about cars, their makes and popularity, The topic […] Read More

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Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir
it was amazing
Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir
by Farah Bashir
Cobalt Blue
it was amazing
Cobalt Blue
by Sachin Kundalkar
A Christmas Carol
it was amazing
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India
it was amazing
Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India
by Madhur Jaffrey
A Passage to India
really liked it
A Passage to India
by E.M. Forster

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