Category Archives: Family and Friends

Thanks Madhu Menon!

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

A bad case of spam injection, and me unleashed on the ftp meant that pretty much everything in the blog was lost for a little bit. I struggled, read up things, and couldn’t figure out the head or tail of … Continue reading →

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Parrot for Lali

Posted on August 26, 2011 by

In the three years since, other birds have hatched. But it’s in parrots, beaks like red chillies, that I suddenly see, you take another flight. Dear Lali, 3 years to the day. Really miss you, with my mind wandering to … Continue reading →

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Mausi, Bua etc.

Posted on August 20, 2011 by

One of the loveliest things about being my age (nearly 30) is how a number of close friends start having babies. And suddenly, just like that, your email inbox is full of pictures. Of babies that can call you Aunty … Continue reading →

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Pongal and Prabhu-fangirl

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

I am never very sure how one celebrates Pongal, apart from the food. And yes, the sudden need some people have to find cows. I liked the bit about feeding the crows the best, even though my valiant efforts to … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and Friends, Music, Film and Art | 5 Comments

On homesickness, food and cooking

Posted on October 9, 2008 by

Needless to say I am somewhat homesick today. (For this moment, home = home with parents). I woke up and realized five minutes later that it was Vijayadashmi. I am not a spiritual person, but at times, I turn religious. … Continue reading →

Posted in Culture, Family and Friends, Self | 17 Comments

Protected: A Friend

Posted on September 9, 2008 by

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Posted in Family and Friends, Random Links

Education and Lakdi Ki Kathi

Posted on August 4, 2008 by

I completely forgot about this mild horror story from last year. I met a kid in a lift who did not know Lakdi Ki Kathi. Don’t ask me how I found out. But the kid had never heard of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Family and Friends | 18 Comments