You wouldn’t know it to look at me now, but I once lived a life of crime. In those days, I was arrested and sent to jail so many times I lost track. From local lock-ups to county work-farms to state penitentiaries – I saw the inside of all of them. I was fingerprinted, mug-shot, Continue Reading →
29Jan 2012Moy Moy’s Sunday Outing
When the children were small, the top treat was to be allowed to tag along with me on my errands. I liked to take them one at a time – partly to avoid the inevitable squabbles more than one child in a car is a guarantee of and partly because I enjoyed the one-on-one time Continue Reading →
23Jan 2012A Multi-Tasking Courier-Walla
This evening Moy Moy and I set out for our usual walk – Moy all bundled up in blankets and ensconced in her stroller. At the corner, a courier-walla on a bicycle stopped me. “Madame, can you help?” he said in careful English. “Ji haan!” I answered cheerfully. “Arre! Angrez to hai, lekin Hindi bolti Continue Reading →
22Jan 2012A Hair Cut For An Old Lady
It had been a long time since my last haircut. Busy with travel and Christmas and the two chicks returning to the nest – there had not been a moment to spare. I don’t trust the Dehradun stylists and hadn’t had enough time on any of my Delhi trips to get it done there. My Continue Reading →
13Jan 2012House Arrest
With my Dad’s return to the US and Masiji’s return to her own children in Delhi, our lives have become simpler to orchestrate – at one level. But, as my Mom used to say: you can’t be busier than 24 hours a day. And if you have one person who can’t be home alone, you Continue Reading →
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