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My Mother

I lost my mother a month ago. The loss that I am facing is incomparable. From Last April, the day she had a fall, on 14th, she lost confidence & had been home bound. Till the last day, 18 Feb. she could walk & ride the lift with her attendant & walk two blocks orContinue reading “My Mother”

Wife Beating

I wasn’t aware it is so rampant. In the Hindi film ‘Thappad’ when the protagonist , Taapsi Pannu , files a divorce, the lawyer asks her, ‘Is your husband cheating ?’ No. ‘Is he beating you?’ No. ‘Then why are you divorcing him? Just for a slap ?’ Yes. He shouldn’t have done that. SheContinue reading “Wife Beating”

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)

It is an Indian Hindi language period mystery thriller film.Directed by Dibakar Banerjee. Written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay, Dibakar Banerji. Starring Sushant Singh Rajput, Anand Tiwari, Neeraj Kabi, Swastika Mukherjee & Meiyang Chang. It is based on ‘Satyanweshi’ & Arthamanartham by Sharadindu Bandopadhyay. Made on a budget of Rs 35 Crores, it garnered Rs 46.8 Crores.Continue reading “Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! (2015)”

A Turtleneck kind of girl

Shalini Langer writes in her article. Diane Keaton ‘s character described herself in her favorite movie, Something ‘s Gotta Give’. Fitting for her. The 79 year old actor died last Sunday morning. A woman who never gave in to any Hollywood norms. Sporting men ‘s suits , waistcoats & bowler hats on the red carpet.Continue reading “A Turtleneck kind of girl”

Leisure Hour

The concept of leisure was alien when we were growing up. Meenakshi Jha observes, our mothers & aunts were always busy, making pickles, knitting, hand picking stones from the grain ( packed & cleaned grains are the thing of today!), checking the children ‘s heads for lice, shelling peas ( I find myself selecting veggiesContinue reading “Leisure Hour”

Education for all

It is the only way to progress. Money can pave the way but it cannot be the aim. ‘Instead of giving a fish free, if he is taught fishing, it can give him food for a life time’. Here we not onlt emphasize the need to learn but to create an opportunity & an openContinue reading “Education for all”

Summer

The word conjures a picture of bliss & relaxation. The Indian summers tend to be hot. The children have holidays after their exams & no routine. Playing in the courtyard, backyard or climbing trees for raw mangoes. When you buy mangoes from the market, Alfonzo or Kesar, they are juicy, delicious but they don’t haveContinue reading “Summer”

Master of Precision

Says the headline in the Indian Express. With meticulous attention to detail , Frederick Forsyth revealed a world chaotic, yet orderly. Frederick McCarthy Forsyth (25 August 1938- 9 June 2025) was an English novelist & journalist. Best known for his thrillers like ‘The Day of the Jackal’, The Odessa File,’The Fourth Protocol’, The Dogs ofContinue reading “Master of Precision”

Hum Laaye Hain Toofan Se

Sung by Mohammad Rafi. From the Hindi language film ‘Jagruti’ 1954. Still is as relevant as then. Years ago. The Pahalgam attack once again is nothing but a wake up call. Again the arms are raised & the battle field is close. The soldiers are on alert & the people more so. When everything isContinue reading “Hum Laaye Hain Toofan Se”

Mr Shakespeare

William Shakespeare said ‘Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind’. He has penned so many shades of love that in today’s dramas or literature, we find some clue ! It could be ‘Comedy of Errors ‘ or ‘The Mid summer Night’s dream’. ‘King Lear’ , ‘Macbeth’ or ‘Hamlet’ they have given usContinue reading “Mr Shakespeare”