The dreamy Meghalaya hills, the misty musical falls, the soft rains…I was there just a week ago, but it already seems so far away. Such is our busy city lives, takes over the moment we step in. The memories of such little breaks that we … Continue reading The dreamy hills & the lyrical falls of Meghalaya
The dreamy abode of clouds – Meghalaya
On a rainy evening, we were driven into Shillong. After navigating through busy evening traffic through hilly roads we reached our hotel located on the top of a beautiful green hill, The Heritage Club – Tripura Castle. A castle, owned by the royal family of … Continue reading The dreamy abode of clouds – Meghalaya
Elixir of Youth
I often think about Elixir of Youth – the magical potion or liquid that grants eternal youth and immortality. It has been often identified with Ambrosia in Greek mythology or Amrit or Amrita as per Hindu lore. Food of good that grants them eternal youth … Continue reading Elixir of Youth
Teri bindiya re
Bindiya, bindi, tip, the usually round dot that adorns women’s forehead was once an integral part of solah shringar. No matter how embellished a woman was her look was considered incomplete without a bindi or tip as we call it in Bangla . Poems have … Continue reading Teri bindiya re
Fun in One
Sometime back it was all about being married. Neighbourhood aunties picking up random conversations as I would be unlocking my front door - Staying alone? Haven’t got married? – followed by a fake sympathetic and very curious Oh. My usual response to those questions would … Continue reading Fun in One
Beautiful Butterfly
Beautiful butterfly, dancing around in the cool garden breeze. Flapping her wings and moving from flower to flower, tasting nectar from one and shuffling pollen in the other. Her beautiful purple wings dotted with yellow complement the bright flowers that welcome her warmly. For butterfly … Continue reading Beautiful Butterfly
The Doordarshan days – when NEWS was NEWS
The news of eminent Doordarshan news anchor Gitanjali Aiyer's demise suddenly brought back memories of the good old DD days. It was sometime in the mid-eighties (84 I think) when my father brought home a black & white EC TV, with a stand and shutter … Continue reading The Doordarshan days – when NEWS was NEWS
Out of Love
I have fallen out of love, so many times over and over Not that I wanted to, for I never thought of falling out when one fine day I met someone and fell in love Happy, giddy love that is so magical, taking me to … Continue reading Out of Love
A break
I took a break – from writing, from thinking, from planning ahead. There was chaos all around me, the chaos that incapacitated me and challenged me. And in that chaos, ideas kept popping up and passing through – sad, grave and philosophical. I pondered upon … Continue reading A break