“…. H2SO4 + V2O3 = V2(SO4)3 + H2O ….. Balance the equation…. “ Mrs Chatterjee’s voice sounds like an echo. As if she is announcing the rise of teacher’s reign from a faraway castle. The students are digging so deep […] Read More
St. Thomas’ Girls School, Mandir Marg, New Delhi, India Fall of 1982. A two and a half year old toddler steps in the 50 year old institution – St Thomas’. Little did my mum and my grandpa know that this respectable […] Read More
I stand and see the years flow by Learnt to walk with head held high, Learnt to foresee, learnt to speak Learnt to selfsame in trough or peak. And then it’s me who lived along I dream of life like […] Read More
My roots are in Bihar. The district of Buxar, to be precise. Buxar and Buxarites, as we love to call ourselves, are know for three things – battle of Buxar in 1764, sohan papdi, and late lateefi (not punctual). So […] Read More
No, its not your birthday. Its not 16th June, neither its 8th November. No its no special day. I am just angry. You still haven’t accepted my friend request on FB. How rude. Sampath Atmakury, I will never forgive you, […] Read More
I wither, my love I cry with pain I tremble with fear I die of shame I tremble with fright I see me deter I loose sheen As I fall, I crumple And then I feel the strengthI see the rayCome […] Read More
White flakes float, my dreams float along#100happydays Post 6
One of the precious gifts I want to give my son – imbibing gender equality in his mind, behavior and personality. Small steps towards it – teaching him how to cook food. Thank God that he loves to be in […] Read More
DDLJ after a span of a eighteen long years. The same effervescence, same effect, fluttering hearts.. Shahrukh Khan!! 😀 Dilwale sach mein dulhaniya le jaenge 🙂 #100happydays post 4
Stacks of books, hundreds of them, Read, reread, waiting to be read, I issue two gems, sit on the steps, Lamp of dreams on the big green wall, Bougainville twines down the school floors As I weave the chapters of life, In […] Read More