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I have always wondered why we consider sweet taste as superior to other tastes in general ( as I don\’t have a sweet tooth and have always had preference to sour/ salty/ spicy foods). This book not only answered that question for me but also gave me an idea about how we have come to…
A billion years ago in time, Mother earth was in her prime; Her womb was so nourishing and fertile, From it sprang life diverse with every mile.. The snow capped mountains stood tall in glory; The depths of the oceans told a different story.. From it’s waters emerged new life, Budding and blooming, bereft of…
A billion years ago in time, Mother earth was in her prime; Her womb was so nourishing and fertile, From it sprang life diverse with every mile.. The snow capped mountains stood tall in glory; The depths of the oceans told a different story.. From it’s waters emerged new life, Budding and blooming, bereft of…
By all rights you should have been mine! Oh peaches and milk complexion, How you can transform me into a woman fine, Is never a point of contention! My academic excellence and sharp wit Always fall short of the glory… My sense of humour and intellect Never define my story My talent, virtues and compassion,…
“When kids have you, they don’t need added sugar, your words are like Honey” Dad teased Mom as her heart melted like Maple syrup…. “ But Sweetheart, yours are like cool melon, on a sunny day” Mom blushed beetroot red. “But nothing like Granny’s love; pure and comes organically, like a dollop of jaggery” son…
I overcame your evil with my good, Narrowly escaping my grave, I shakily stood… You lured me in my teenage; For, I wanted to look “cool” in college.. I puffed you in every cranny and nook, Until like a furious chimney I began to look; My fetish turned into addiction full blown, Of self-destruction, the…
Malati woke up with a start. The cold winds were blowing through the window. As she went to shut them, warm rays of the setting sun gave the room an orange glow. Leaving the windows open she sat on the bed looking at the mesmerizing play of colours in the evening sky. Her reverie was…
Miss Nandini was facing the board writing the question and answers when she was disturbed by a loud sound of glass crashing on the floor. She walked towards the middle row fourth desk in anger as she was almost sure that is where noise must have come from. Advik sat there holding two small broken…
I look at him with all the love that my eyes can possibly hold. He looks back at me in total admiration. I can sense the longing in his eyes. We lose track of time looking at each other… “Seema, where is my file? And there are no washed socks in the cabinet.” There comes the…
The heart wants what it wants, but one cannot always get it. At seven, Gowri knew this bitter truth too well; as she swept and mopped luxurious homes and became nanny to children just couple of years younger, her dreams evaporated from her eyes and she could no longer hear desires of her heart. But…