09
Jul
Book review: The storied life of A.J.Fikry
Thanks to my lovely friend Divya Iyer who thoughtfully gifted me this book for my birthday. As her note to me sweetly said, we have a shared love for...
07
Jun
Book review: Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor
I randomly chose the book from a friend’s library, and found the narrative style of the book overall compelling. Age of Vice was a page-turner, and it took me...
25
May
Book review: Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman
After reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, this is the next time I’ve felt so much emotion about a book. Afterall, fiction is perhaps an extension of real...
06
Feb
The Legendary Lata
I can’t say this enough – music has been an integral part of my life. More specifically -Bollywood/Hindi film music. And Lata Mangeshkar was the doyen of Bollywood singers....
30
Jan
Book review: Factfulness
Once in a while comes along a book that startles, educates and moves you all at once. Factfulness is one such book. There is no category of ‘readers’ who...
15
Jan
Twenty year milestone
Twenty years ago this day, I woke up in sheer nervousness. Did I pass? The million dollar question after writing my CA Final exams in November 2001! It was...
30
Oct
It’s a rummy feeling, what…
If you meet me this week and find me using phrases like ‘It’s rummy’, ‘Right ho’ , ‘Dash it all’ and ‘Leg it’, you’d know I’ve been bitten (again)...
25
Oct
Thank you Khayyam, for Umrao Jaan
There are some albums that you can consume in entirety and admire for their quality, depth and meaning. Umrao Jaan (1981) is one such album for me. The still...
31
Aug
Our (mis)adventures at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve
After 8 months into 2021, we decided that we wanted to get away for a little bit. Actually, the hubby wanted to get away. Ever since I started my...
10
Jul
A slice of nostalgia
Sometimes, one of our senses activates a memory, and we are transported back in time to an entirely different moment. Apparently the brain has filed everything away with ‘categories‘...
16
Jun
Picking favourites – a tough job!
So many of my posts are about music. Bollywood music has been a mainstream staple in my house, and even now, whenever I go over to mom’s, early morning...
11
Jun
The Superheroes of Guardians of the Galaxy
A confident five year old walks in and announces: I am brilliant. (No place for modesty here!) she brings her latest drawing and explains it to us… But there...
11
Jun
Crazy for Kishore
I come from a family where Bollywood songs were a part of our everyday lives. And so we would hear stories about the singers, actors and actresses of all...
12
Apr
The Constant Companion
Right from when I can recall, Hindi film music has been a part of my life. Music is like breath to me, I cannot exist without it! The radio,...
01
Oct
There’s a Tam in me!
As I am trying to reflect on SPB songs that I adore, it seems that while Sagara Sangamam and Sankara Bharanam top the list, all other favourites are in...
13
Sep
Show review: Billions
I am no binge watcher by any standards. I’ve not watched many popular shows such as Game of Thrones, The West Wing, and closer home Inside Edge or Sacred...
11
Sep
How much ‘bad’ does the ‘good’ you have?
As a child, we are taught that one is either good or bad. It is an absolute judgement. Stories and movies and everything around us seems to inculcate the...
16
Jul
Book review: Wedding night
Once in a while you need a chick flick to feel that young girl inside you. (It was lots of fun watching ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ with my two...
27
Jun
START.YOUR.RUN.
So after about five years, I took up running again. Let me back up a bit to give some perspective on my health and fitness journey. I had never...
18
Jun
Four Forbidden Words
The husband was smitten. Enraptured is more like it. There’s nothing that occupies his mind in the mornings and afternoons and nights. When vacations were still a thing, this...
10
Jun
What are you podcasting?
I am admittedly late on anything that’s trending. And usually by a few years. So if everyone got into podcasting 5 years ago, I am slowly delving into it...
24
May
Five minutes : Give or Take
A person with varied interests will know, you can do some pretty amazing things in five minutes. Today I will write about 2 things – adding calories and taking...
16
May
Book review: Anywhere but home
Let me begin by quoting directly from the back cover of Anywhere But Home. Anu Vaidyanathan is the first Asian woman to complete the Ultraman Canada: a punishing 10-km...
15
May
What’s your indulgence?
One of the things I have learnt along the way is to know what my indulgence is when I am feeling low. This might have changed over the years,...
12
May
The hunger for goodness: what every parent must watch
I could have very well titled this ‘Movie review: A beautiful day in the neighborhood’. I might have, even. Had it not impacted me deep inside somewhere, this would...
10
May
Of underrated Motherhood and overrated Mother’s Days’
Undoubtedly, most of us love our mothers. We may or may not express it, in a general manner of everyday conversations. Do we appreciate it? Hell, we do! A...
09
May
Book review: Erotic stories for Punjabi widows
My kind neighbour who is responsible for my reading many new books this summer said ‘You’ll like this!’. First of all, the title caught my attention: I was instantly...
08
May
If you’re a novice baker, start with muffins!
Me, I am a self-confessed non-cook if there was ever one! So several years ago I took up baking, and luckily got reasonably good at it. If you haven’t...
07
May
Music for my many moods
Give me your mood, and I’ll give you a song to relate to it! Well, this might be a skill most of us have already. Me, I have a...
27
Apr
Book review: Little Fires everywhere
The Richardsons are a charming family of 6, living the quintessential dream life, owning 2 houses, having 3 children who ‘fit in’ and a 4th that rebels against everything...
01
Apr
Book review: Purple Hibiscus
What are the odds of reading another African girl who debuted with a touching story, this one from Nigeria, right after Homegoing and From Scratch? I was handed this...
24
Mar
Book review: From Scratch
What strikes you profoundly as you start the book is the unfairness and grief surrounding the untimely death of a loved one, a spouse in this case, after a...
19
Mar
Book Review: Homegoing
One of the things I recently like about reading books is that I borrow them from friends, this has opened up a whole different genre of reading for me!...
07
Feb
Book review: Wild
An incredible and unputdownable book that was relatable on many levels -Wild is the (true) story of a young woman who takes up the daunting journey of hiking the...
07
Jul
Book review: The Blue Sweater
Not so often does one read two amazing books back to back. Especially when one doesn’t read much to begin with. But here goes… I read the very honest,...
16
Sep
Divine Dance
Way back, even before I had firm ideas about marriage, I had a desire to have a daughter, and for the daughter to be a Bharatanatyam dancer. Yesterday was...
16
Aug
Movie review: Aisha
Alright, I saw the promos and I was taken by Sonam Kapoor’s sense of style. The movie also stars Abhay Deol, who’s a really good actor. So when my...
30
Dec
Of Slumdogs and controversies
Ok – let me say it. Slumdog Millionaire is a brilliant movie and I loved it! I watched the movie soon as it was released so my opinion was...
10
Sep
Book review: Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow
One should never be bookless, I said, to a voracious reader friend. As soon as I finished Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, I borrowed books from her after speaking...