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  • World Hijaab Day

    image courtesy google My sister and I were in the Bombay local, it was just after Eid. Since my burn scars were visible I had taken to wearing the Hijaab.  Hijaab is the traditional covering for the hair and neck that is worn by Muslim women. At Dadar, a woman entered since it was a…

  • Eulogy to my immediate ancestor.

    I was very disturbed and upset this morning. I did something, which I do unthinkingly. And get very upset if this demand is not met. I called my mother. She as usual sorted it for me. After I was fortified I wondered how she must be replenishing her energy. Coming to think of it, Parents…

  • Her Quirky Highness

    A quirky friend  brought to  me by quirk of events, we ll I guess we all have them. we all need them too. Somewhere fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurants filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like. But this time, it was different. Friendships……

  • EMI that Impacts Environment

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB0URC1bOkk sometimes we tend to adapt things that we have been brainwashed into believing without realizing the impact it has on health, and environment. Dr.Kumkum Roy has been taking guest lectures at the Goa University and I was attending it, unfortunately I had to use the Ladies room, and the proof that as a nation…

  • Cook Black Money

    Cook Black Money

    In 2013 there were 14 crore LPG consumers. That is about 60% of the population. Jan 2016 subsidy for taxpayers who earn over 10 lakh annually will not receive subsidy.  Since most studies are Delhi-centric or at the maximum Cow belt centric it is believed that the annual saving from Delhi alone would be 1,167…

  • The Silent Achievers 2015

    This was one of those evening events that I attended because my mother wanted me to. The Manipal Mahila Samaj meeting. Room full of bustling women, noisy kids and garish clothes. Then the secretary came up to read the activity report. There was an interesting story. About a woman called Sitamma, who went about replanting…