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Beggars, Speculators…and Housewives

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

I never miss Swaninathan Anklesaria Aiyar’s columns in the Times Of India. He knows the art of keeping it simple and avoiding jargon. His columns are relevant and well-argued. In fact,  Aiyer, Jug Suraiya and Bachi Karkaria are the reason … Continue reading →

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“Who Amongst Us Has Not Followed A Girl!”

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

I wasn’t surprised so much by this challenge that Sharad Yadav, MP, threw to his colleagues in the parliament–after all, he has never really seen the need to be even seen as politically correct on issues related to women. He … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Chandigarh

Posted on March 14, 2013 by

Hi everyone, I am back after another long break and feel obliged to offer an excuse–well, our shifting to Mumbai had to be preponed by more than a month and mid-February found us in Mumbai. The internet connection, however,  materialised … Continue reading →

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A Feast For The Eyes — Everyone’s Invited!!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by

The following are some pics from the  Chrysanthemum Show held every year in December in Chandigarh. For me this annual show is definitely one of the major attractions of life in this city. I for one never even knew that … Continue reading →

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Was My Face Red?

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

It was one of my new year resolutions last year to teach myself to drive a scooty–and as it turned out, it was the only one I was able to keep. Not wholly or in full measure but very substantially, … Continue reading →

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Anguish and Hope

Posted on December 26, 2012 by

The barbaric Delhi gangrape case which has horrified and outraged the whole country has, for once, put the spotlight on rapists– journalists have been thronging the neighbourhoods where the accused lived, with many scribes even traveling to the remote villages … Continue reading →

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A Bit of This and A Dash of That!

Posted on December 15, 2012 by

Pardon me, friends, for going off the radar abruptly for the last twenty-odd days. I had been preoccupied with a number of issues and events lately and now, to make matters worse, the muse has not just gone on a … Continue reading →

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English Vinglish!

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

Spoiler Alert: You may want to skip this post if you’ve not seen the movie and intend to see it. So I watched English Vinglish last weekend. A lot had been said and written about the movie–all of it entirely … Continue reading →

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When The Snow Melts: A Review

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

Okay, so finally the wonderful people at Blogadda  sent me a book to review. ‘When The Snow Melts’ is a thriller by Vinod Joseph, a Mumbai based corporate lawyer. This is the first time I have read something in this … Continue reading →

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Sati, Savitri and Sita : Role-Models For The Ideal Indian Woman- Part 1

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

There is no dearth of role-models for the Indian woman in Hindu mythology– it is, after all,  replete with instances of women who sacrificed/’were willing to sacrifice their lives for the sake of their husbands. The names of Sati, Savitri … Continue reading →

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