I get the taste of his appreciations regularly in his own inimitable style. I look forward to his morale boosting pieces and very often he seemed to ask me “what next?” and without wasting time, I come out with my next stuff. Now that he has come out of his single-blessedness, his better half must …
Month: March 2012
Certain mental distractions!
When one reads a novel or a short story, one is reminded of some real-life incidents, at times, and the eyes refuse to move further till the mind gives the green signal! But, the mind itself has two sides… the impatient one which says, “Yeah, I got it†and the one which says “not even …
A noble gesture indeed
India is a land of festivals. Some are common to all states, some restricted to certain states. In Kerala, where we were born and brought up, we celebrated almost all festivals but as far as children were concerned, they looked forward to Vishu, Onam and Deepavali, mainly because they were free from the clutches of …
When childhood days were longer!
Even when one brings up one’s children, one’s own childhood days bounce back… the memories of those days, of course! Now-a-days, childhood days are limited to three years. Thereafter, it is LKG, UKG and the more tiresome first standard. As far as my generation was concerned, there were no such things as LKG and UKG …
The cup that cheers!
Train journey has always been a pleasure to me; more so, if I am in a reserved compartment and on the window seat. The many faces of India, both urban and rural appear and disappear in a jiffy, forcing me to sit focused on them lest I missed a quick flowing river or a line …