The melodious song playing on the radio soothed my soul. I started humming and mouthed the lyrics. My teenage son started correcting me. “This is not how it goes mom. You are spoiling it”. Just then, my husband walked in singing the same way as me. My son shrugged and gave up. Little did he… Read More Our little story…
Nalini sat on the bench drinking a cup of tea. She watched the falling rain. She wanted to soak it all in tonight. Life would no longer be the same after today. Some days later, she returned home with her little daughter. Nalini switched on the light bulb and heard her daughter exclaim “Wow Ma, I… Read More Mother’s love
I put Anjali to bed last night. I can’t find her this morning. Ajay, my husband, seemed unperturbed by my hysteria. Our marriage was disintegrating but did he not love his daughter? There was heavy rain outside but I decided to go out and look for her myself. The fog seemed to envelop me. Just… Read More The missing child…
I brought water to a boil and poured in milk, sugar, tea leaves and ginger to add extra zing.I drank the first sip.It tasted awful! What had gone wrong?I had brought together the best ingredients hoping to get a perfect cup of tea!I realised,I had added green tea instead of regular tea leaves. Sometimes, adding… Read More Not my cup of tea!
The sky was star studded but there was no moon. Quite like my marriage. Happy, successful, shining gems along the way but childless. The moon was indeed missing. We had contemplated adoption but would we love an adopted child as our own? I felt differently today. My heart and mind went out to the little… Read More The missing moon…
Mira entered the airplane. Nervously tugging her bag. Butterflies in her stomach. Anxiously straightening her shirt. She looked around at the cabin crew and passengers. Their smile reassured and instilled some confidence within her. As she entered the cockpit she greeted her co-pilot. This was her first flight as a pilot and in the first… Read More A silent promise!
Rita threw the mirror in anguish as she could not bear to see her reflection. The acid had eaten away her face. Ajay had imprinted a bitter end to their failed love story. Her engagement to Vikas was due next week. But she anticipated rejection. As Vikas entered her room, he bent down and carefully… Read More A new beginning …
Sanju has been a much awaited movie. Sanjay Dutt for long has been controversy’s child. A life lived in media’s harsh glare. In the news for the wrong reasons more often than not. This movie, while a biopic, is not exhaustive and only deals with certain elements of his life. The disclaimer at the beginning… Read More Sanju – fact or fiction?