Nineteen years back at the stroke of 15:oo hours Abhay and I entered the maternity home. We both were super excited as this trip was going to be the culmination of nine months of one adventure and the beginning of another. Eighteen minutes later, I was shown a little baby who stared intently at me…
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Thoughts as They Flow
The best thing about teaching is that you keep getting great ideas being with kids. Luckily, I come in the acceptable teacher category and hence children come and confide in me their thoughts and ideas. Now if you have a son who only speaks of making games and pop culture references, I have to know…
The Bangalore Bus Saga
Recently I got a like from a fellow blogger on one of my posts. Now as is the human nature, I went to explore his blog. He is a traveller who has been to many countries around the globe and chronicles his experiences on his blog. Being an Indian it was imperative that I go…
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 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 Little Pink Dot
Every morning I ritually go to the WordPress and check my blog. A little pink dot on the bell icon is what I always look for and I skip a beat, every time I see it. 🤩If you have ever been on WordPress and seen that dot, you will understand what it means. It is…
A Blast From The Past
“Life is beautiful not because of the things we see or do. Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.”And we do meet many people in our lifetime. We forget some, we remember some, we lose some forever and then we happen to meet some, unexpectedly. We always say that it’s a small world…
Everyone loves a story
“Once upon a time…” This must be the best memory of growing up years, a childhood without stories is non-existent if I may say so. Each of us must also have a very fond memory or a favourite story. I remember all of us kids sitting around our grandmother listening to story after story, requesting…
Happy New Resolutions
So, another year gone and a new one is here. New hope, new beginnings, new resolutions but what about the things we started last year but have not completed or have left undone for want of time, energy, or enough effort since it seemed overwhelming?We start the new year overzealously and promise to turn a…
The Good Indian Thali
Today is Christmas, and I relate it to fun, food and family. My happiest memories of Christmas are the carol singing in school, the delectable Christmas cake sent by our neighbours and the Santa story though we were not given to writing any letters or hanging any stockings. So, he never gifted me anything and…
Soans Rezones 