Patriots for a day 'Sir, he has to hoist the tricolour on his house and he has the tricolour. He is asking for a house.' Note: The Prime Minister had called out all Indians to hoist the national flag on their homes on Independence Day. I am a compulsive worrier, and very unselfish about it too. I do not need any personal problem/issue to worry about specifically. You tell me what is troubling you, I shall have my stomach in knots for days. I shall worry about it, obsess over it, and tell you all the aspects, pros and cons, possible solutions/remedies that my mental faculties can work out. So, when a school mate said he was going shuddh bharatiya (pure Indian) this August 15, our Independence Day, I naturally went into my hyper grey cell activity time. I imagined him giving up everything that does not have Indian roots, and moving back in time. My first worry was about the time frame he had in mind. Was he talking of the pre-Aryan times? The Aryans, said to b...
Back with a firmer resolve I am back in my chair looking out of the window, gathering directionless thoughts, and trying to put them in some order to share with you. Of course, as my readers, you have the right to ask the reason for my long absence. I was travelling and when back, had viral fever. We know how these seasonal ailments can drain one physically and mentally. Honestly, I recovered after a couple of weeks, but I did not write. Within a few days I realized that I was missing addressing you. And that it was sheer laziness which was preventing me from writing. Not only writing, my needlework, which inspires me equally and brings me joy, also suffered. Laziness is a sin, procrastination is a bad habit blah, blah, blah, I know, and thousands of words to enumerate tips for fighting this can be found between the pages of magazines and books or in the ether world. Yet all of us sometimes fall prey to this. So, please excuse this little lapse and let me pick up the threads...
Pause for a smile! The string of festivals has come and gone, there is a nip in the air in the early morning, the days are getting shorter, it is time to take a breather and smile at some things we notice around us before we lock ourselves indoors to avoid the cold. Very clear instructions indeed, I must say. Top photo: Those who do not trust scans and doctors' scalpels cutting open their precious cranial box, can perhaps visit this shop. Isn't he claiming that he repairs all kinds of heads? Photo: Hansel Aubert I have yet to understand if these are two different pieces of advice. Is it that one should generally stay away from God who lives beyond this wall or simply that God is watching, so one should not park their vehicle there? Why? I do not see God's chariot parked there. One thing is clear that the bravehearts whose scooters are parked there, like an open challenge either way. Is going to the loo otherwise a public event? Was the applicant shipped f...
Take care, Anupama
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