Category: Thoroughly Mundane

  • sati-parampara

    Like my standard refrain, the “sati” that seems to be the burning problem of India… so what is this all about… The Sati has come in honour of the goddess Sati, who jumped into the sacrificial fire as she could not bear her father insulting her husband Shiva. The word originally was used to mean…

  • In de ‘ot water.

    In hot water, I don’t know why everyone talks about a hot bath in the morning. An entire day of grime, and pollution. The body feels tired and abused. For me, it has been a hot water bath at night. When I was in medical college I would return at 5pm. Have a real hot…

  • Gang further tae gie closer.

    “ “If you listen to the wind very carefully, you’ll be able to hear from whisper my love for you.” Lachlan and told me the day he left for Bombay on job. The small Anglo-Indian community near Mysore actually we were more Kannada speaking  maybe our only claim to the Queens country was our family…

  • The Winnin’ Way.

     The Winnin’ Way. What does winning mean to me? I wanted to win at everything, everyday, since I was a kid. And time does not change a person; it just helps you get a handle on which you are. At 47 I still dislike losing, but I pose to be more gracious about it. But…

  • Serio Non Serius

    seriously not serious, the middle English word that debuted in the 15th century from sesyows has seriously cause dangerous results in the lives of people giving rise to questions that are difficult to answer. Joy and fun have vanished from lives as though God would vanish if he heard someone laugh. Or if someone did…

  • Backing Sumitra Kamble.

    Sumitra Kamble–http://milaap.org/fund/sumitra-kamble-and-group/2037 Sumitra Kamble is a resident of Ghataprabha in Belgaum district like other former Devadasi women, unschooled; illiterate she sustains her family by raising buffaloes. This makes ends meet, sending her two children to school, but that is a challenge in itself. Sometimes she gets anxious for any new challenge would be a financial…