Category: My Reveries

    Santa did not come to my house this Christmas. Why would he, my daughter didn’t hang her socks this time. For the past so many years she had hung her best socks in the terrace on Christmas Eve. It all started when my six year old daughter’s teacher told her about Santa and…

“Hello Anju, how is your daughter. She looks very thin, aren’t you feeding her properly?” This was her second visit to my clinic.  I could immediately recognize her. The last time I had given her a long lecture on the advantages of breast feeding. She had at that time come with her husband and her…

I wish I could sing… but did not find a song I wish I could write… but did not find a story I wish I could fly… but did not find the wings I wish I could dance… but did not find the steps So many things I wished I could… but did not find…

I think I am in love. In love for the third time. First time it was when my uncle gifted me my first storybook, a famous five by Enid Blyton. I was just 11 years old. My love for books has never diminished since. Not even my love for Sandhya, whom I married after four…

I was born and bought up in a family where Eve teasing was not a taboo. It was in fact a favorite activity during any family get together. My father had a natural ability to tease. And he had so many eves around him to tease. My mausi (mom’s sister), four mamis (mom’s brother’s wives)…

C.P. [1] It was my first day in the RNM hospital. I was very excited. I was given the charge of Pediatrics ward. That was my first independent assignment. Till now I had always been under some senior, and had only carried out their decisions. Now I could take my own treatment decisions.I was having…

The pandal wore a deserted look. Last of the guests were going home after dinner. Gaurav was getting bored and desperately wanted to go back to his room to change. A long night full of various ceremonies was still awaiting us. I also wanted to change into something light. This wedding outfit for jaimala was…

“God Fearing”, that’s what we call people who believe in God.But is it really the fear of God that drives people to believe in God. Should we worship God just out of fear. Fear that He can Harm us if we don’t believe in Him. Fear that some bad thing will happen to us or…

I read Ashok’s Blog today. Since then I am thinking that I should also write. I have so many ideas churning inside my mind. All I ‘ll have to do is write all that, or rather type on my keyboard. How easy it is. In fact I have the talent. Its just that I am…