We were sitting in the open hall of the Temple when a group of these pilgrims arrived there. They were all dressed in black, barefoot and were getting ready to proceed towards ‘Sabramalai pilgrimage’ after their 41 days ‘Vrutham’. The famous pilgrimage of Sabrimala in Kerala is the most famous Ayyappa Shrine and is visited…
PINK TRUMPET
He was in his late forties, tall, fair, adorning a pathani suit and a humble look. He was one of the most welcomed guests in our family. We kids then, used to call him “chacha”. He was a “shawlwala”, who used to come to Kolkata from Kashmir every year in the beginning of December month….
THE MEMORY WITH A LOOP
This new restaurant was the talk of the town. Hyderabad being a happening city, demand and taste of people gives rise to several such posh restaurants. But this one was gaining popularity like jungle fire. Last Sunday, we friends (four couples) decided to visit there. We had a lovely meal. The ambience was superb, with…
TALENT HUNT
Why do we do MBA or go for higher education?… of course, to be more expert in a specialised field, to add value to our knowledge and to know better, how to tackle people, problems and circumstances… But your own values are determined not by what qualification you have added, but by what you are…
THE SEA AND THE ROCK
In Somnath Temple, the peaceful atmosphere after the ‘Evening Aarti’ was oxygen for every heart. The ambience was cool, the repeated chants of ‘Om Namah Shivaya’ was so fulfilling. Lost in the cloud of peace, got distracted by the shouting of this middle aged man who was targeting his wife, who was standing a feet…
NOOTEERK
The regular visit to my doctor, after my operation (to get back to my normal shape) was never acceptable to me. I felt disappointed every time, with the slow progress. My hard work, exercises were not showing any instant result. Once I asked my doctor, whether any shortcut, trick or formula is there to recover…
जाग ( POEM)
Self motivation is a very common word, but difficult to accept, and so is our anger… Controlling our anger, at the right place, is one the best gift which we can give ourself… I once read a story, “Lin Chi’s Boat” and learned that we should use our anger, hate and love to go within….
SOUNDS OF CALM BREATHE
Basically a bookworm, I relish non-fiction more….while going through my regular diet of books, I found something very interesting about ‘breathing’. After going deep and reading many books, I simply decided that I am fine with the fact, that most of the times, we are not aware enough of our breathing…better not to dig more…
MISS YOU MA
It was difficult to write on you… few words which I wrote are not enough to describe you…actually writing after so many days made me think only about you…MA… Five days ago, last year you left us…I know grief should not be preserved as treasure…so recalling all the happy moments we shared together… MISS YOU MA…
Merry Christmas
Memories chase us and we chase the future…In this game, sometimes memories win. It melts inside us and touches that soft corner which soothes the hidden portion of our heart like magic… Christmas is one of the memories of my childhood…maybe I was in class 3rd or 4th standard, as usual, I used to wait…
Mellowstorm 