Many years ago, I was on a plane from Hyderabad where I had gone for work. In those days, I hardly ever flew anywhere (no one did then, at least in India) and I was feeling chuffed because the [...]

This is a story within a story and you need to know both of them to get the whole picture. Let’s start with Gia. I met her while walking with Moy Moy one afternoon. She approached us [...]

Cathleen came calling this afternoon. There she is, sitting inside my laptop, moving and talking just as if she were right next to me. When I moved away from my parents, I was the same age she is [...]

Vasant Vihar, the fancy neighborhood just to the right of ours, is going Gated. It’s a big deal, and I’m sure there were many meetings of the Society’s Executive Committee to [...]

There’s always one kid in every class. The one who won’t pay attention. The one who distracts the others with his clowning and silly behaviour. The one the teacher feels like slapping [...]

  Of all the objects in our kitchen this blue oven is by far my favorite. We’ve had it for 25 years now and the story of how it came to be in our kitchen is unlikely and wonderful. When we [...]

One of the best things about taking the train from Dehradun to Delhi is the 20 minute halt in Saharanpur. ( I love the announcements at each station. They all say “The scheduled stop at XYZ [...]

The electricity went out this evening at 8:45. No lights in the house and no street lights either. But I still wanted to go for my usual post-dinner walk. I put Moy Moy to bed, strapped on my [...]

I am an ardent admirer of safety pins. I love the small ones especially, for their sweet look and elegant design, but these large diaper pins are amazing too. I have any number of clothes which [...]

A funny thing. Life has been so busy lately (facebook, free cell, you know – important stuff) I’ve not been reading as much as usual.  But then Rachel arrived in town and I [...]