Rains in our Destiny !
I didn’t join the mini reunion in Shillong in the week of June 22 due to rains, but that entire week it rained heavily in Delhi NCR. Destiny?
KVHV
July & Aug 2022 – Meeting Friends !!
The two months before September have all been about meeting friends ! With the pandemic receding, its so refreshing to meet people again.
Bappi Da … Chalte Chalte
A personal tribute to Bappi Lahiri who passed away yesterday. I always liked him for being a non-conformist and living life on his terms !
My first ever Handpainted Saree
Many years before I figured out Kalamkari sarees, Geetu, my dearest friend Handpainted a Saree for me. 🙂
Reunions 2019
While I am a fan of WhatsApp as it helps one to stay in touch almost everyday with friends and family, I also think there is no substitute for the good old “meeting in person”. Very often WhatsApp and other social media platforms lull you into believing that you are well connected, but when you … Read more
Wren & Martin
I don’t know if Kendriya Vidyalayas still use the English Grammar and Composition text book by Wren & Martin. For my generation, this was THE text book for English Grammar and Composition. In the last week of December, we started our de-cluttering phase 2 and started with the books. I found my old Wren & … Read more
The curveball you couldnt dodge :(
Dearest Anubha …. your eyes in this life won’t read this but I know this will reach you and you will read it. When your mother Nishi posted in our group on Sunday that you were admitted in the hospital, Krishnan and my heart sank. We knew what you were going through and hospitalization was … Read more
Assam Silk and Memories
Dearest Appa, You would remember that I wore my first ever saree in Shillong when I was in my 8th standard. We had the “Vishnu Sahasranamam” chanting happening at our house that day and Kalyan, Ramesh and several others who were part of the chanting group had come over and Amma had helped me wear … Read more
Charlie’s Angels 👼 .. in India
When Anu made a sudden plan to visit India to meet her parents we made up our minds that we will meet this time. Last year she, Pankaj and the children were here in Jan but Krishnan had his stomach infection just at that time and we couldn’t meet. She had also come in 2015 … Read more
The Merriest Xmas with KVHV
This Christmas we had a mini reunion of the KV Happy Valley gang. Adeeti, Nishi, Seema, Javed and I got together at my place for lunch and what a fun day it turned out to be !! Seema was the first to arrive and good that she did, because she has missed meeting me as … Read more