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#Life, poem, Thoughts, Uncategorized Posted on14th August 201628th December 2016

Independent we are – Tricolour and me

  I adorn your jersey, your cap, your band In your win, together we spark I fly high whilst you make me stand On mountain […] Read More

#Life, Photo, poem, Uncategorized Posted on7th August 20167th August 2016

I Pledge, I promise

Limp whilst I walk, tears whilst I sleep Swollen nerves, sore feet, Pain is ever so deep, Knees wobble, limbs are weak Tummy rumbles, signals […] Read More

#Life, Photo, poem, Thoughts, Uncategorized Posted on6th August 20167th August 2016

Dreams and wishes are here to stay

Plush blue carpet, teak wood floor Clear glass windows, little white door Creamish peach couch, red cushions Tea, cakes and tinge of magical infusion  Sunshine […] Read More

#Life, Reminiscences, Thoughts, Uncategorized Posted on5th August 2016

Tiny,shiny shoes and giant pair of feet

It was my friend’s baby shower. I wore a pale pink saree and light makeup. Reaching for the shoe rack, I started digging in the […] Read More

#Life, Reminiscences, Thoughts, Uncategorized Posted on4th August 2016

Curious case of arranged marriages – Caught red-handed

Indian weddings are a celebration. In most of the cases, this lifetime event is characterized by grandeur, pompousness, high decibel levels, extremely musical, peppy and […] Read More

#Life, Reminiscences, Thoughts, Uncategorized Posted on2nd August 20162nd August 2016

Fragile Lives

Her heart is neither pure nor strong Her thoughts are neither right nor wrong She’s timid and scared, but survives Fragile lives.. She is old, weak […] Read More

#Life, Reminiscences, Thoughts, Uncategorized Posted on2nd August 2016

What you don’t know about Sweden – Two life’s lessons

When I first got to know that we have to move to Sweden as expats, I opened up the map to check the coordinates. It […] Read More

#Life, Reminiscences, Thoughts Posted on1st August 20161st August 2016

Football Penchant – Stranger than fiction

I have always been a “dreamy eyed, star gazing, lost in my own thoughts” sort of a woman. Often laughable, largely misunderstood, many a times […] Read More

#Life, Reminiscences, Thoughts Posted on19th January 201619th January 2016

2015 – The year of Patience

This post was long due. I am late in reminiscing the year that just went by. I wanted to write this post for Blogadda #TalesOf2015. […] Read More

#Life, Reminiscences Posted on3rd May 201514th May 2015

This or that – a fool’s story

As a rule, man is a fool. He wants cold when it is hot, and hot when it is cold! I am not sure which […] Read More

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Rumours of Spring: A Girlhood in Kashmir
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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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