They!

I remember them perfectly, they were the cutest couple in the neighborhood. The boy was tall, dark and handsome. He had the looks to kill and she was just the opposite, plain, plump and short but very fair. And that is where their dissimilarities ended. They both had twinkling eyes and lips almost always curved…

The Techie Teacher!

Every test in life teaches and enriches us with new experiences. The current lock down is no different. It has brought with it; its own set of challenges and I share today the trials and tribulations that we went through as educators. 😀The single most important thing for a teacher is ‘portion completion.’ Every teacher…

The woman in the train

The spirit of a city lies in its people. So, if Benaras identifies with its ghats and Hyderabad with its bazaars, the city of Mumbai takes pride in its locals. The local trains of Mumbai are not only its lifeline but also its spirit. They carry millions of people who commute daily from their homes…

The Magic Cup

We Indians are primarily tea drinkers. Our Darjeeling Tea is GI tagged and most of the tea drinking populace has not tasted it. My family is no exception and they all are die hard tea drinkers except my grandparents, who drank coffee.I remember my grandfather telling me once that he and my granny too were…

The Corona Quarantine

I dreamt of being locked inside my house with my family ever since I saw the chipmunks Chip n’ Dale chomping on nuts and reading books by the fireside while the winter snow painted a white landscape outside their window in the Mickey and Donald series. Walt Disney had impressed upon my young mind that…