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Interestingly one of the new blogger friends asked me some tips about how to talk less, as I had written in my profile introduction that I talk a lot and I am trying to curb that. First of all, I am not at all sure that I have succeeded a…

What is it about shopping that excites many of us so much? While growing up, it was the lure of new toys, clothes, books perhaps that excited us. We did not have the money or the privileges the kids today enjoy, so we cherished every little material possession we got,…

It is always very gratifying when a blogger friend awards you. Lazy me, I’ve taken some time in acknowledging the Award. Thank you Irfan of Apniboli for honoring me with The Versatile Blogger Award. To be considered versatile is a compliment I cherish. I am lucky that Anulal of Indian…

Mum when she graduated. She was a Post graduate A Pic of all of us taken in Kashmir. I am the one on the right-most 🙂 On 11th April 2001 at 10.10 am, my mom passed away. It has been 10 years to the day now. Physically, she is not…

Anna Hazare, the tough-as-nails Gandhian is fasting so that the Jan LokPal bill, a strict bill against corruption is passed by the Parliament. Every government since decades has been dragging its feet and delaying this bill. It is no wonder because in the politician-babu-bureaucrat nexus, each flourishes on corrupt practices.…

Last time around, we had stayed at Holiday Inn, Goa, and had enjoyed that experience. This time, we went for Dona Sylvia. Our travel agents at Travelplaza got us a fantastic deal and some great hospitality along with it :). We did train journeys to and from Goa this time.…

I was away in Goa on vacation. And, it was a wonderful trip filled with fun. The next blog post will be about that :). We took the train on the way back and forth. We did online ticket booking, and our tickets were waitlisted. But, luckily on the day…

Holi — the festival of colors, the harbinger of phagun or spring is such a wonderful festival. Being a UPite, I can never forget the umpteen holis of my childhood played in my grandpa’s house where there was this frolicky holi played with relatives. It used to be cold so…

Just yesterday, there was this very sad case of an 11-year-old school girl committing suicide in Bangalore. It so happened that she used to write her feelings in a diary, which she hid in her cupboard. Her mother happened to read it. She had written about her special friendship to…

Jung Bahadur was born in a middle class family in UP in the early 1900s. He lived with his step brothers and stepmother and father. His fondest childhood memory was of seeing Gandhiji in Kanpur perched on his father’s shoulders. He got married at a very young age. As fate…