Category: Slice of Life
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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…
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Lucky Ali Live in Concert
It said Lucky Ali Live at Dublin Square. I almost closed the notification when Phoenix Market City caught my attention. OMG!! This was right down my alley and not in Ireland, duh! Well, with the metro, it most definitely was. I began to check if anyone wanted to go to the show and decided to book…
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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…
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Beyond Board Exam Marksheets
The board exam, three words that are the bane of every student’s existence. Once upon a time, 150 students were appearing for this dreaded SSC board exam and you’d almost miss Farha* in this sea of students if it weren’t for her sitting on the first bench. You know the one that is conjoined with the…
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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…
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Crafting the Tree of Life
I just got my old CPU going, a to-do on my 2016 list ever since 2015. Of all things precious, it was the photographs that I most wanted to salvage. Thankfully, I got it up and running, and my data was ready to be transferred. While taking the backup, a forgotten folder titled Tree of…
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An Evening in Paris Birthday Party
Last year’s Instagram party was such a hit that I got my knickers in a twist for a theme this year. I know, I know I don’t have to do a theme party. But then again I don’t cook, so this is my annual showcase for the Best Mommy Award. As I was saying, when…
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Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and I
*I cussed, and then cursed my inability to be online on WhatsApp. February 19th, 2016 there was an invite in my inbox to go watch Santoor Maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, LIVE at NCPA, 6.30 pm. Me being me, I read that message at 3.30 pm. The venue is 33 kms away from where I…
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Mrs Funny Bones – Not Just a Pretty Face
October 1995 Whoever names their daughter Twinkle, thought I. Then again, her aunt was Simple, and her mother was Dimple, so there you go. The girl was pretty, no doubt about it. A petite, porcelain face framed by a gorgeous mane, and that unmistakable cleft in the chin; she was her mother’s daughter, alright. Ah, well,…
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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…