In Ranthambhore, water is everything. Animals big and small, predator and prey gather around the tiny water bodies that dot the forest. It is common to see peacocks and chinkara standing around the lake, their heads inside the water, as if friends gathered together for a drink after a long hard day at work. It… Continue reading Working women
Timeless cartoons
Front page Times of India today – this photograph of the Femina Miss India contest… And then later in the day, going through R K Laxman’s collection (for perhaps the hundredth time) – The common man goes to the village, I came across this… If she manages to stop smiling for just a moment, we… Continue reading Timeless cartoons
Short break in Cherai
After being away for so long in semi-isolation, I was just not ready to face the real world… I needed some “bridge time” to get used to noise and crowds. And the fact that my husband was going to be away when I came back to Bombay did not make things any easier. I could… Continue reading Short break in Cherai
Back in the real world
So I am back in Bombay – after close to four weeks of being away in a world that was unreal, to say the very least. The doctors released me earlier than expected on account of my exemplary good behavior – and if you believe that, you will believe anything. I thought of the first… Continue reading Back in the real world
Spring (cleaning) is in the air
Now you see it, now you don’t – playing aorund with wordpress – for a strict trial-and-errorist as me, is somewhat like playing aorund with dangerous chemicals in a laboratory. Ok, not quite. I tentatively “save changes” and open the page with trepidation, each time to find something has completely disappeared, or new strange code… Continue reading Spring (cleaning) is in the air
Mood of the moment
The silence is too loud
Week 2 here and I am cracking under the stress of doing nothing and being told to rest. And relax. And worse since the body has started demanding that too – the doctors are easier to ignore (alright, radhika, not one yip out of you now). Writing is too demanding, so here are more photographs…… Continue reading The silence is too loud
The young ‘uns
It is the beginning of summer here, the humidity in the air is already unbearable, though the sea breeze sets in punctually at 3 every evening, bringing with it blessed relief from the heat of the day. And all those wonderful things associated with spring and summer… tiny things just beginning life… Color and life… Continue reading The young ‘uns
Flight to Cochin
So here I am, day 3 at the aryavaidyasala. My husband just left or Bombay a couple of hours ago. I watched him get into the cab that was to take him to the airport and all I wanted to do was bawl. Waaaah, don’t leave me here. I want to come home with you.… Continue reading Flight to Cochin
kerala kountdown
I am going to be away in Kerala, seeking a cure for my back trouble of seven years. Over the next four weeks, I am expecting an ayurvedic miracle, well, certainly relief, if only in slight measure. Tomorrow morning, aryavaidyasala ho! So wish me luck. Keep emailing. Wave a cheery hi if you see me… Continue reading kerala kountdown