Happy and Sad …
Some days one is both happy and sad at the same time. Sharing my feelings about two such days, in the hope that it helps someone somewhere.
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All Lives Matter !!
My thoughts on George Floyd’s death and the Kerala elephant’s death… All Lives Matter. 🙁
“Neutron” Jack – No More
I read the news item about Jack Welch’s passing away last night, just three minutes after it got posted on Times of India news app… I felt sad even though I had never met the man and I had nothing to do with GE. I had never met the man, but I knew all about … 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
Diwali Reflections…. Happy & Sad
For us South Indians, Deepavali was yesterday. Since we live in the north, we celebrate on both the days – yesterday and today. Some of the traditions that we follow for Diwali celebrations are – applying sesame oil heated with peppercorns, on our heads early in the morning and taking bath; eating “Deepavali marundu” a … Read more
Germany Day 14 – The saddest day … and an amazing coincidence
Friday Sept 14, 2018 – Munich, Dachau We visited the Dachau concentration camp Memorial site on the 14th of Sept. We took the U-bahn to Hauptbahnhof and from there the S2 to Dachau station. From there bus no. 726 took us to the memorial site. The first thing that shocked us was how massive the … Read more
Germany Day 3 – Wunderland and Sad Land
Monday Sept 3, 2018 – Hamburg Can you imagine visiting the Swiss Alps and the Grand Canyon on the same day while landing at a German airport in an Emirates plane ? You can’t, right ? We also couldn’t imagine that it was possible, but we did it yesterday in Hamburg!! We had booked our … Read more
Karti – temporarily carted away
I waited till the Delhi Patiala House court judge pronounced his order on Karti Chidambaram.. I don’t usually pray but I was praying that the slimy Abhishek Manu Singhvi didn’t manage to set him free. Karti Chidambaram and his father P. Chidambaram are the icons of CONgress power and they use that power liberally to … Read more
Sickened to the stomach ….
I struggled with the title of this blog because am angry, numb and sick, all at the same time. For the past few days every time the Ryan school murder case comes up, I am shocked at the casualness of the whole incident. A little boy goes to school and in fifteen minutes is found … Read more