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Category: Inner Circle

  • Fudge, the dog who is actually a cat

    The pressure of turning 40 is tremendous if you don’t have anything to brag about on social media. It had been a good ten months since I had crossed the big four-oh, and I had no milestones to flash. So, I decided enough was enough, and I packed my bags and went to Goa for…

  • Sridevi – My North Star

    I woke up yesterday morning like millions of others to the tragic news of Sridevi’s demise. And my immediate reaction was that of disbelief. She’s too young to go was my rational argument. Maybe, it’s a hoax, you know? Unfortunately, the deft hands of time had worked stealthily through the dark night. That dull ache…

  • How to lose out on being School Captain

    At the beginning of the school term ‘Why don’t you stand for School Captain?’ I asked. ‘Nah’, she dismissed the idea with a wave of her hand. ‘Too much work.’ ‘How about House Captain then?’ I suggested. ‘Still too much work. My me time is precious’, she smirked. Towards the end of the school term…

  • Khushi Ke Pal Sang Khuljaye Bachpan

    And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, “Speak to us of Children.”  And he said… “Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You…

  • The 13th Birthday Party – Part III

    Yes, yes, we are still talking about the 13th birthday party that was epic! Read Part I and Part II, lest you feel a tad bit lost in this post. So, the last post covered one part of the photo backdrops, while the post prior talked about the invite and the cake. This one is going…

  • The 13th Birthday Party – Part II

    So, we had decided on an Instagram 13th Birthday Party for the princess. With the invites and the cake taken care of, I now had to look at the decor. Ideally, various photo-booths would have been in perfect sync with the theme. However, in modest Mumbai homes where space does not match the square feet…

  • The 13th Birthday Party – Part I

    April 2015, the official year for the TEENS to be knocking on our door. Of course, the princess had been giving us a crash course on how to deal with it for the past 2 years or so. However, that was besides the point. The day was fast approaching and there was much to do.…

  • Helping Let Go……Simple Funeral Etiquette

    Death is the biggest universal truth, and yet, there is never a right time to let go of a loved one. The trauma can take years to heal, and the void is almost never filled. Grief is personal, and very relative. It takes a whole lot of ‘one day at a time’ efforts to trudge…

  • The Big Year – 2014

    So now that the ‘New Year’ has settled to being ‘not so new’, and I’ve nursed my darn hangover, I decided it’s time. Time for a generous recap of The Big Year that 2014 has been. Well, every year adds to the memories in more ways than one. You always have some trophies to show…

  • Twelve Years Ago – The Black Dog Chronicles

    I had just begun my third trimester. Things were looking good. Round, but good. So, I kind of took time to go from one place to the other. Think of a waddling duck, now just add the kilos and the mood swings to it. There you go. And so on some days I was all…