My Guest Post @ Everyday Gyaan

A few days ago, I went to a party hosted by a friend. My friend works with a company which is into multi-level-marketing of cosmetic products. As part of their business model, a group of…

Jaipur Literature Festival 2013

Jaipur Literature Festival, the most prestigious literary fest of Asia-Pacific for all the book-lovers kicked off yesterday at Diggi Palace, Jaipur. Like last year, this year too, I went to this much talked about fest…

Of W and W!!

I hate it. At the same time, I am very concerned about it. Seeing the growing proportions gives me momentary panic attacks. In a flash of a second, I make plans to take some remedial…

Hate Rains

Rains! Ah! The Rains!! The sound of them, the talk of them, the thoughts of them and the memories of them, transport people into an altogether different plane. You see some with a blissful smile,…

MOLOs

We are at an electronics store. We are waiting while the gadget that we want is being organised. A 3-year old child is constantly pulling his mom’s dupatta and saying something in a whining mode….

When Self-Help is No Help…

Last week, a phone call from my father’s friend, shattered all of us in the family. He called up to inform us that his 36 year old son-in-law is no more. Since the last 2-3…