This word didn’t mean much to me. Actually I am in many ways traditional. I think that these various days are adoptions of the west… Mother’s day… Fathers day… Woman’s day and so on. No …

I am a “modern” mother… implies I do too much of reading of parenting stuff on the web… and TRY to implement some of the things as a mother.
One of the things that have really …

I was pregnant… and my due date as given by the doctor was 18th Aug. And here it was 20th of August with no signs of arrival of my little one. I was restless. I …

(In Telugu, Anna means elder brother and Chelli means younger sister)
I am Anna…. The elder brother to my sister and I am 6 years old. That makes me 4 year older than my sister (Chelli …

Here is a story… actually it is presented in the form of a story but most of the nuances are from the life of an acquaintance.
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Niva and I joined the company together. We were as …

I don’t know why I keep thinking about him. I know I hate and despise him. There is no point in reiterating that again and again.
The last few meetings were not so nice. everytime, it …

I have always been a Mamma’s girl. Contrary to the adage that boys are Mamma’s favourite and girls are Daddy’s darlings – I was a Mamma’s girl from the beginning.

I used to shop with my …

My mom loves to insert a hair pin into the ear and fiddle with it. A normal scene that I can comprehend is her reading a novel on the bed… and eventually she undoing one …

Every time I looked at it – I felt a happy feeling. It was nice and bright and colourful with pictures of bumble bees scattered all around. Yes – my new possession that I purchased …

If not for the Indian cultural system where the parents start searching for a bride for the boy as soon as he starts earning and gets into the late twenties… I would have been still …

I haven’t yet seen the movie “Confessions of a shopaholic” but the day I heard the name… it rang some bells in my mind. I am not an avid shopper… so I don’t think I …

The other day my maid turned up late. She told me that there is a “morcha” being organized by various maids in the area to demand rights for the “household maids”.
She told me as a …

Have you seen this hindi drama flick called “Baghban”? You might not be even aware of this movie… it is one of those not so prominent Amitabh movies which one would really not mind missing. …

I was ecstatic the day I received my letter from “my first software” company confirming my appointment as a Software Engineer at Mumbai. My joy knew no bounds. I was looking forward to a new …

It was my first day at the new work place. I was filled with fear and excitement. I looked forward to a new boss, a new work environment and new friends. More than anything else …

When I failed to qualify the IIT, it never stuck me what it must have meant to my mother who has nurtured me from my childhood with her dreams for me. To me, it was …

Winter… the word springs up different emotions in people. To some, it is marked by the winter vacations and Christmas gifts that Santa brings. To a good lot, it means getting new winter wear, taking …

Sheela stood perplexed. It was as if someone had slapped her…
Sheela was a software professional working in Pune, India. She was a God fearing person who truly believed that she was lucky to have everything …

Ahmed looked lovingly at his son who was rubbing his eyes with the onset of the morning sun. The entire family comprising of his wife, four year old son and a toddler daughter were sitting …

I am married for the last 9 years and have a son who has just turned 5.
To give a brief back ground on myself, I have been born in a totally liberated family and have …