Tag: #familytime
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Mumbai Diaries : A week of festivity
I have been super busy since Independence day- happy busy. One thing and another, I’ve barely found time to put my thoughts down. Here’s all that happened.August 15th marked India’s 75th Independence day. It was the first time since Covid entered our lives in March 2020, the residents of our building assembled together. Thanks to…
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NaPoWriMo Day 22 : Take me Home
Wrote this poem on the subject “Holidays” for a Competition hosted by Asian Literary Society and won the First Prize. Not the days spent lazing, overlooking the Seine or the vineyards of Chianti, having food and wine Not the tip of Jungfrau, where heaven and earth align or the nights in the Wadi, gazing at…
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Mumbai Diaries – Corona Times
I’ve lost count of days. It’s almost a week now since schools and offices have been shut to avoid spread of the virus. We’ve been sitting indoors venturing out infrequently for groceries and for a breath of fresh air.The streets are relatively empty and so are the shelves in the neighborhood supermarket because people…
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Eat, Pray, Love, Shop – Bali!
I knew Bali from Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, ‘ eat pray love.’ Well I guess that doesn’t say much about my knowledge of Geography or my fascination for Hindu culture or maybe it just says a lot for the romantic in me. When we decided on Bali, I was thrilled. I had been longing to go…
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India Diaries 4 : Diwali- Mumbai ishtyle
Diwali, the festival of lights is the celebration of the return of the good King Ram, after he vanquished the demon King Ravan. It is celebrated every year by Hindus across the world as a reminder that good shall finally prevail. The lighting of oil lamps and lights in honor of the return of the…