Preeti Singh's Blog, page 4

Dr Manmohan Singh and Us

My first reaction to Dr Manmohan Singh’s announcement that he was going to step down after the elections was one of derision. I  had admired Dr Singh for the longest time. An educated man ,many light years ago in the 1990’s , Dr S ushered in an economic revolution that greatly benefited most of us middle class Indians and our aspirations .He is also a Sikh. So when he became the PM, it was a

Mid-Life Crisis

I have these grand visions of my future. That I will be a well known writer by 50, will have  hugely successful children, will be surrounded by my family and friends, and will die at 70. By then I will have a decent number of wrinkles on my face, adequate fat on my already plump self , still be physically and financially independent and will have my mental faculties intact. 





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Learning to Breathe

One of my oldest friends stopped by yesterday and remarked that I had not written a blog for months. And I told her that I had nothing to say. She looked at me strangely and commented,‘Really? I never thought I would see the day when you would have nothing to say!’



When did I become this? Since when did I have nothing to say? My kids call me a ‘social shut-in’  because I am not being social