I could not watch this movie in theatre but am so glad I did on Amazon Prime. It is easily one of the best movies I have seen this year and a great love story(in the league of Jab We Met dare I say) at that, but it is also so much more… This is…
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That bottle of nail polish
Somewhere in one of my dressing table cabinets lies a pouch that has been almost untouched for the last half a decade. My little one is prancing all around the house. She chances upon this big plastic pouch during one of her treasure hunt sessions- I call them so because during these she becomes a…
SPECTACLES
Rectangular couplet Edges round, Frame bound; To fit smugly on face.. Connecting bridge In purple tint With a faint glint; To rest deftly on nasal base… Two long arms Fine lines With steep inclines; Sitting delicately on aural curve… Dynamic hinges Making arms part And yet remain taut; Making them spring with verve.. Twin overhangs…
In the lap of hope…
Aparna looked at serpentine line of cars ahead of hers and sighed. Today the evening traffic was heavier than usual. At this rate it would take her approximately 40 min to reach home, she calculated. Just as she stopped at a heavily congested traffic signal yet again, her phone rang loudly… A call at this…
When Your Dreams End, Nightmares Begin…
Ila looked at the watch again. Two hours had passed. What could they be talking about? She fidgeted with the magazine in hand. She had walked in and out of her best friend’s clinic waiting for her innumerable times before, but today it seemed different to her somehow. The white walls and sparse furnishing gave…
TWO BOOKS, SIMILAR READING EXPERIENCE
Book 1- One Part Woman by Perumal Murugan translated by Aniruddhan VasudevanBook 2- Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbag translated by Srinath PerurMurugan’s book is set in Pre-Independence India and talks about the journey, difficulties and social stigma faced by a childless couple in a small tribal village in interior Tamil Nadu while Shanbag’s book is…
Book review: Moong over Microchips by Venkat Iyer
I have a soft spot for books that take me to the heartland of my country and it\’s people. I love books that pose questions and make one think. I like it even more if books are rooted in reality and the writers thoughts seem to resonate deeply one\’s own thoughts and beliefs. Moong over…
Book review: \”Barking up the wrong tree\” by Eric Barker
If you thought self help books are boring, preachy tedious reads then this is the book to bust that myth. Written with great sense of humour, Eric Barker plays devil\’s advocate to turn every so called \”success formula\” on it\’s head, with help of scientific evidence. He also weaves numerous real life stories into his…
Book review: \”Barking up the wrong tree\” by Eric Barker
If you thought self help books are boring, preachy tedious reads then this is the book to bust that myth. Written with great sense of humour, Eric Barker plays devil\’s advocate to turn every so called \”success formula\” on it\’s head, with help of scientific evidence. He also weaves numerous real life stories into his…
Book review: \”Barking up the wrong tree\” by Eric Barker
If you thought self help books are boring, preachy tedious reads then this is the book to bust that myth. Written with great sense of humour, Eric Barker plays devil\’s advocate to turn every so called \”success formula\” on it\’s head, with help of scientific evidence. He also weaves numerous real life stories into his…