Who Is Bangalore?

March 6, 2021 0 Comments

For the sublime and the beautiful and the interesting, you don’t have to look far away. You have to know how to see. Hedda Sterne A few days into the new year, when my husband and I had had enough of social distancing or should I say social isolation, and we were done obsessing over …

Happy Karva Chauth 2019

October 17, 2019 0 Comments

It’s Karva Chauth today and I’ve got Mehndi on my palms this year too and going to be on an all-day fast. No water even! And going to break the fast at moonrise which is expected at 8:40 pm in Bangalore today. Phew! That’s a good 24-hour fast. The things people do for love! Apart …

Happy Mother’s Day

May 12, 2019 0 Comments

I miss my mom. She passed away in 2011. I miss her most when I feel great joy or I’m in great pain. But she lives on – in my memories and not a day goes by without her thoughts. “You are the most beautiful person I ever met. I really miss your wicked sense …

In Loving Memory Of Baby Okja

January 5, 2019 0 Comments

RIP Baby Okja (1 June 2017 – 5 Jan 2019) You spread so much love and joy. You came into our lives so beautiful and smart. My dear and sweet companion I loved you from the start. Your time with us was far too short. My beloved you will always live in our memories and …

Happy Karva Chauth

October 27, 2018 0 Comments

It’s Karva Chauth today and I’ve got Mehndi on my palms this year and have been on an all-day fast. No water even! And going to break the fast at moonrise which is expected at 8:17 pm in Bangalore today. Phew! That’s a good 24-hour fast. The things people do for love! Apart from hugely …

Rakhi – The Eternal Brother-Sister Bond

August 26, 2018 0 Comments

DIY Friendship Bracelets On Friendship Day

August 5, 2018 0 Comments

I loved making these. Obsessed with everything that takes me back to the 80s and 90s. Growing up, I spent countless hours making colourful friendship bracelets. I loved trading them and making them with friends, for friends and I always had a few tied around my wrist. I must confess that I have an OCD …