Please read the earlier posts of this series here; part 1, part 2 & part 3. A couple of weeks ago, came an unexpected twist in our relationship with Nina and her parents. It was the week when Nina told Pari that her birthday was round the corner and she'll be hosting a birthday party. …
SoulCity – Inside stories from Calcutta
I have never been to Calcutta and have no family connection to the 'City of Joy' either. This is why my knowledge about the city is limited to what I have heard, seen or read about it in the books, cinema or television. When I chanced upon this book, one read of the blurb on …
Sweet Sixteen
It's time to rejoice As the millennium turns S I X T E E N Come, let's be sixteen again The age of beauty prime The age we all hold fond memories of Whose majesty painted our lives' horizon pink Where fear and failure had no rooms All that counted were our dreams We took …
Plum Cake
Easy and tasty Christmas Plum Cake recipe to win hearts in every bite. Make your Xmas special with this traditional plum cake.
Santa Claus is coming to town
This weekend around bedtime, Pari and I were busy planning for the Christmas celebrations and winter vacations. In the middle of it I asked Pari what was she most looking forward to this Christmas. She was pretty excited about the X-mas celebrations at her school because it was due a couple of days before Christmas …
The Era I Lived In 