Category: Thoroughly Mundane
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A check list when you visit a sick person.
“Mala uttaure Deva” Aunt Ursula was demanding of our father in heaven. Like he would want to saddle himself with another whining, dissatisfied soul. I can imagine her entering the pearly gates and telling St. Peter, “tycha phatley saaf kor” and out of sheer fright St.Peter would pick a duster to dust the pearly gates.…
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The Toykin
The terrible toy eating Toykin is here. Ten pairs of green fleet, Crawling down the Fleet Street. Eyes like a cluster of mustard seeds Tails with shiny crystal beads. Tip toeing, sneaking and peaking. Toykins comes from Toyland, It’s the strewn toys he cannot stand, To the forgotten toys he lends a hand. Quick, let’s…
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One Month to Reclaiming Your house from CHAOS
If you suffer from CHAOS that is can’t have anyone over syndrome, like I did step in and see if my experience helps. Amma got into the car her luggage in the boot, while she and I sat comfortably behind. Ganesh is a safe driver; I do not need to worry about the road. “How…
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Why I am not an motivational speaker.
With the thunderstorm and pouring rain, like all respectable residents of the Mango meadows I am nursing my Robusta. How wonderful the aroma is and the annoyingly familiar flavour is comforting and irritating at the same time. The familiarity is comforting, and the fact that I find familiarity comforting is annoying. My belief system tells…
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Healing the Mother on Mother’s day
Its mother’s day. What can I gift my mother for mother’s day. We have been fed with amazing stories of mothers, Kunti, Jijabhai’s and Kaikeyi’s. From our tradition. Coming to independent India we have the all we have that lady I forget her name, the abused sacrificing doormat mother. I think her name was Sulochana…
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Difficult Dialogues
The spoken word is kind of critical; it gives us an insight to the kind of person we are dealing with. The way the words are put together. This has been a major criteria for me when and where to put in the dialogue How much of the narrative should be in conversation. How do…
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