Rachna says

You know sometimes in my own life, I feel I get too accommodating towards the people close to me — friends and relatives. I go out of my way to resolve conflicts even when I know that it is not my fault. I generally do not like bad situations persisting…

There is something so special about the Republic Day every year. I know, everyone says that it is a useless holiday when people just sit at home and relax. But I think otherwise. I think just like we celebrate our own happiness through birthdays, anniversaries, different days like mother’s day…

You know it is really so difficult to buy toys for kids these days. When it comes to Sid, I’ve slowly graduated to buying him books and comics. He has really taken a liking to the Famous Five series, Panchatantra, Asterix comics and so at least that can be bought.…

Due to family demands, I had put my career on the backburner, working only when it could fit in the entire pattern of life at home. Since it was my own decision that made things a little easier. Now finally my two sons are a little older and Gautam, all…

On Friday, we had one of the longest solar eclipses seen in India. It was clearly visible due to the reduced cloud cover and I must say that it is one of the most spectacular sights that I have seen – the pinkish ring of the sun. The kids were…

Food Inflation – What does it mean? In simple terms, food inflation means that as a consumer, you and I are paying much more for the food items we consume as compared with what we paid for the same last year. Hence, even though the normal inflation has been very…

I am surely not writing a review :). I know every person and their chacha is talking about this movie. It was already in news during its making because it was an Aamir Khan movie made by Rajkumar Hirani who has a knack of making superbly funny movies with a…

Gautam has been really sick the past 3 days. I had to bring him home from school when he suddenly developed vomiting and diarrhea. To cut a long story short, the next day I took him to a pediatrician who lives in a place closeby. Gautam’s regular pediatrician was not…

i S There are so many places to see in Mumbai. And this time around, we managed a few, largely on account of the kids. As we alighted from the train at CST, commonly known as VT; we shed off our jackets as a welcome change. The entrance of the…

We went to Daman because it was almost midway for us to approach from Mumbai and for Renu (my sister) to approach from Ahmedabad. The resort was called Mirasol Lake Resort. It is at a distance of almost 140 kms. from Mumbai and adding the 50 kms. to reach my…