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Sounds very dramatic doesn’t it? Let me assure it that this has happened to many ladies I know who have small children. Just a couple of days back, we helped out a lady locked in her toilet by her young son.  Her balcony door needed to be broken to gain…

On Sunday, I watched this movie “Do Dooni Char” about a teacher’s story. The story skims in a very realistic way, the problems of low salary for a teacher who has the biggest job in the world — nurturing the future of our country. That set me reminiscing about my…

With Gautam still being very young, our movie time in theatres has drastically come down. Unless, it is a kiddies movie, we hardly venture out. For any other movies, even to watch at home, I consider reviews and unless someone endorses that a movie is good, I end up not…

The biggest one is meeting up friends and their families.  I met this really close friend at a coffee shop, and really, really nice of Gurdev to be tolerant and to look after the kids. We had to leave when the kids started crying, we were so caught up in…

Vacations are always fun. They signify a deviation from the routine, a chance to explore the new and unseen, sight-see and have fun. But, our trips to Mumbai are extra special. Not only does it mean an annual get together with the entire family including my dad, brother and sister’s…

I had to teach Gautam a couple of lines as he was dressed as a “newspaper boy.” I taught him, “I am a newspaper boy. I give papers to your house every morning.” He repeated the first line but wouldn’t say the second one. I asked him why. To which…

You know, what I see most often around me. I see very well-qualified women, who once had flourishing careers all giving them up for the sake of raising children. Most times, it is not a voluntary choice but forced by circumstances. With the cruel working hours of Indian corporates and…

A month back, we got a pair of Lutina lovebirds and lovingly named them “Sweety” and “Tweety.” Sweety seems to be a female to us and is gentler than Tweety most of the times. The decision to bring birds home was very impromptu. The kids and hubby really wanted a…