Chai and a book with a dash of nostalgia #WordsMatter

It’s a wet wet day but I’m not complaining. I like this respite from the sun. Besides, when it rains, the balcony beckons, the tea tastes better and a book looks ever more inviting. Giving in to temptation, I drag out a bean bag, grab a cup of tea and pick up a book from …

Mom’s life #Write Bravely

The Municipality officers had been at work all day pumping the water out of her basement and it was only now that she could go down there. It was a mess, a sad sorry mess. She'd take days to clean this out. She sat down on a stool and pulled the cardboard carton towards her. …

Piles to read before I shop

Hola folks and happy new year. I know we’re almost done with 1/12th of the year but I like to think that while we’re in January the year is still new. Here I am with my 2018 reading plan though I’ve already done four books and am mighty pleased with myself. It’s a good start, …

Books and Memories

Books and reading formed a huge part of my childhood and for that I shall always be grateful. I had no clue then, that my stolen moments with this favourite hobby would one day offer me a second chance at a career. To our extreme good fortune our father was friends with the owner of …

Of loves and crushes

  Pakhi knew she loved him. Nothing would stop her now. She had woken early to talk to dad, while mum was fast asleep. He was easily convinced. Mum was the fly in the ointment, hard to persuade. Pakhi faced her anxiously. “I love him, Ma. There’s no one like him in all four corners of the earth. You know …

A line from the boat #Teaser Tuesday – 1

My current read is an old old book, excerpts from which have been part of my childhood textbooks. Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome is proving to be an absolute delight. I had somehow missed reading it all these years. In fact I haven't read much of the author at all. But ever since I …

Books, movies and I

Is there anything more satisfying than bullying a bully? For that pleasure alone, if I had to choose a film character to play, I would pick Matilda Wormwood from Matilda. You know her, right? From Roald Dahl’s novel, if not from the film of the same name? I fell in love with the idea of this little …