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May 26, 2014
Romancing the Snow in Kashmir
This April I, along with my husband and son, went on the vacation of my lifetime – A trip to Kashmir. The whole experience was out of the Earth. It is end of May, yet I still feel as if … Continue reading →
May 6, 2014
Whom Do You Blog For?
Many a time I wonder, should I call myself a long time blogger or a new one? For I have technically been blogging since 2005. My first blog – http://myexpressionsandme.blogspot.in/, was the first place I started publishing my stories and … Continue reading →
May 5, 2014
Me and The Art of Philosophizing While Driving
The past month had me thinking about a lot of things. I realized, that it might have been because I traveled a lot last month. Out on vacations in the most beautiful valley on Earth, every day I traveled at … Continue reading →
March 11, 2014
Why Do You Write?
I am a writer. I have a novella, and some stories and poems published in various printed and online anthologies and literary magazines. Quite a commendable start, I thought, an year back. The sense of accomplishment gave me the impetus … Continue reading →
March 10, 2014
The Domestic Censor
I think it was some time in the early 90′s. The song would begin to play on TV, in the then ubiquitous Doordarshan, with a rather cocky chorus of “kuk kuk kuk kuk…,” and my father would immediately rush to … Continue reading →
March 8, 2014
The Wait
Wandering through the forest of Life, I stumbled upon a rocky hill. Standing tall, it seemed elusive, Yet beckoned me, nearer still. Near I went, explore I did, rock by rock, Hard and rough it was, toughest ever. Still, beneath … Continue reading →
March 6, 2014
She Reads South Asia
2014 has been declared as the year of reading women. It is a tribute to not just those women who like to read, but also those, who are bringing about change, in some way or the other, through their written … Continue reading →
March 5, 2014
A Battle of Nerves
Look at her, the way she is sitting, as if nothing happened. Playing with the phone, my phone! And that too when I am crying here. HOW DARE SHE! Ammaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. No. No use. She just looked up and went back … Continue reading →
March 3, 2014
Are you Listening Now?
I sat staring at those words for a long time. “Is there a place in the world you never want to visit? Why?” Is there such a place? Is there somewhere I would never want to go? I, who love … Continue reading →
February 25, 2014
Until Death Takes Us Apart
A peek back into the past… a post from about 8 years ago. Something I had written in 2006. One of my first attempts at romance. It is filmy, it might also seem cliched and cheesy to some. Yet, I … Continue reading →
