Do you miss a window?
Why there are no such windows now? May be because there are no such walls.My both grandfather house have such windows. This space was not just to sit and view outside but to play , chat , eat and everything in between.
Lifestyle
Posts from the lifestyle category.
Why Immensa Book Club ?
I pick up my phone to check the time, but put it down say 22 minutes later. I had laughed twice, maybe, learnt nothing (usually), and still did not know what the time is.If you are reading this and smiling, then you have done it too.We keep saying the kids these days can't focus. Have you looked at us? The kids at least are honest about it. We adults have a list of genuine excuses to justify it, o...
Can We Ever Escape the Identity We Inherit? — Am I a Dalit? by Vijhay Sundar K.G., read and reviewed
There are some questions that are asked because we don’t know the answer.And then there are questions we ask because we are afraid of what the answer might mean.Am I a Dalit? belongs to the second category.Vijhay Sundar K.G.’s novel begins in a world where caste is not an abstract idea discussed in textbooks. It is present in families, relationships, social behaviour, humiliation and the choices p...
The Comeback
(part 1 of 4)AbandonedLeft on the street with no guide or map,I picked myself up and closed the gap.They said I was done, said I’d fall and break,I built from the ashes for my own sake.Storms tried to pull me under the tide,I learned to swim with the hurt inside.Scars on my back, but fire in my crown,They left me to sink. But I did not drown.part 1 of 4stay tuned to this channel for the rest.
The One With Dragon Warrior : Po Ping
As a podcaster I get asked by many celebs to be intereviewed. But this week we decided we ll reach out to our favourite (fictional) hero. And the choice was just one.Easy - Po Ping !!! The Dragon Warrior. The panda who eats too much and somehow keeps saving his village, and China.And since I've met him and had lovely chat about our lives, family, I decided to do the sensible thing — put two mics o...
Dilemma of an Orphan Teenager
Last Sunday my friends and I, lets call it our gang since we are almost always together, got into a wedding. Nobody invited us (obviously). But thanks to our art and skill of making things happen, nobody stopped us either. We ate whatever we could reach and then a little more. Two of my friends fought over a chicken leg so long that a third one quietly walked away with it. That is how it works in ...
She Had Everything. So Why Did She Walk Away? — Sameer Gudhate on Leena Palav’s UnMoored
Imagine having the life that people spend years chasing. Two master’s degrees. A successful corporate career. A big house. A long marriage. Two children. Two dogs. Two cars. A beautiful yard. Parties. Comfort. Stability. From the outside, there is very little to complain about.Now imagine walking away from it.That is where Leena Palav’s UnMoored begins to become interesting.Because this is not rea...
The Pursuit of Wellness
First off, I’m deeply grateful to my parents and good fortune for being born healthy, there is zero credit to me for that. I see it as my duty to remind myself—and the people I care about—to stay fit and happy. I say “I take zero credit for being born healthy, but I’m 100% responsible if I die unfit”I’m not a certified trainer or dietitian yet, but after 30 years of lifting dumbbells, jumping rope...
What Does It Take to Keep Living? — Parts of Living by Sindhura Chamala, reviewed by Dr. Sameer Gudh
There are people who look lonely.And then there are people who have become so good at living alone that nobody thinks to ask if they are lonely.Meera is one of them.At fifty, she has a job. A routine. A home. A life that, from the outside, seems perfectly manageable.She wakes up. Goes to work. Comes back. Follows her routines.Nothing is falling apart.Except perhaps Meera herself.That is where Sind...
