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Just imagine yourself on an adventure of a lifetime. Your spaceship has landed on planet X. Eagerly, you step out of your ship excited to explore the place and immediately find yourself surrounded by immense beauty. Your eyes fall on your favorite fruit lusciously hanging in bunches from a tree but when you step close... Continue Reading →
This past week I made an escape from the new normal with a wonderful friend. We drove to a little red cabin nestled in the mountains around Asheville. Far away from the mundane, the routine and the to do lists that filled our daily lives, our only plan for the coming days was to live... Continue Reading →
Charlotte, Today, May 10th, 2020, 6:30 am. The morning dawns, stormy and wet. It is yet another morning this spring when I wake up to the wail of gusty winds and the clamor of thunderous rain. Another morning when the paucity of sunshine reflects the gloom of the pandemic that hangs over our world. Another... Continue Reading →
Imagine you are the lead character in a game of "Dungeons and Snipers." A game where you must surpass many different levels as you roam the world to collect treasure and earn points. You begin with three lives on hand. On your exciting adventure, you scale the peaks of rugged mountains, dive deep into abysmal... Continue Reading →
You & I… The rays of the morning sun light up the world around us. We are five years old and dressed in cotton frocks. Yours is white with red straps and a smocking across the span of its bodice. Mine is yellow with black polka dots and frilly sleeves. We sit in a... Continue Reading →
What I write today may stir up emotions and ruffle a few feathers when you read but I think there are a few questions we need to ask ourselves, now more than ever. Picture Perfect A few years ago, after the horrendous carnage in Newtown, I actively gave up reading the newspaper and watching... Continue Reading →
When Diwali met Halloween - an Indo-American mother's quest for meaning. Many years ago… I was a young mother who walked a tightrope to find the cultural balance between my deep immigrant roots and my widespread American branches. My endeavor was to imbibe and portray just the right amount of Indian-ness to be... Continue Reading →
One of my favorite things to do when I visit my home town is to go for a walk to the nearby ‘Baniya’ store- Glory Center. The walk is pure nostalgia bringing back memories of the joyful times my teenage buddies and I ceremoniously gathered together every evening and trudged to the store.... Continue Reading →
This is an insight into teenage anxiety and depression. I am no expert but do hope this article will throw some light on the illness that plagues many. This is a complex issue and what I have outlined is just a framework that I hope will get people to start difficult conversations and help children and families... Continue Reading →
Dedicated to my beautiful children Nidhi and Varun, my adorable nieces Aditi and Saatvi and my lovable nephews Adi, Giri and Shashi. Love you guys! The Gift. I was overwhelmed. The holidays usually did that to me. There always came a time in the frenzied activity around the planning for the perfect... Continue Reading →
