Hearing the song, my younger daughter said, " Isn't this the song which Alexa played for the first time on that day "? I said, " Yes Indeed". That was the day when my elder daughter was moving to a new place. It was for her next level of studies and my wife was going... Continue Reading →

We are all around the dining table and I would be ready for our playlist "Potli Mix". Then comes the immediate comment from my elder daughter, " That song is so sad". I will then hand over the phone and the playlist to her and ask her to put out her favourite songs. Over time... Continue Reading →

Last week twice "mirrors" came into the discussions. I am a fanboy of Arnab these days. For the unversed, this is about a different Arnab. Arnab Ray is the author of "May I Hebb Your Attention Pliss" and "The Mine". He blogs at http://greatbong.net and can be followed at @greatbong. I was introduced to his blogs by my... Continue Reading →

We thought it will take only 45 minutes on a Saturday morning. We were going for my younger daughter's PTM (Parent teacher meeting) in the school. I sat down next to the driver and put on the navigation. I saw that it would take 55 minutes. I immediately conveyed that to my wife who was... Continue Reading →

I've always been fascinated with words, language and its beauty in conveying simple things. In this blog, I am paying my respect to my language influencers. People from different professions had a way with words. Let me start with some writers, columnists, and authors whose work has helped me develop a process to improve my... Continue Reading →

Yesterday night I saw my daughter laughing a lot seeing the serial "Jessie". She went down from the bed and started rolling on the floor and laughing. I immediately recalled that this is called ROFL. She was not sure what I was talking about. She continued with her laughter therapy and then came to me... Continue Reading →

It was a Tuesday morning that rocked me from the bed. My sister called me on WhatsApp and said her father-in-law was no more. The first word that came out of my mouth was "Aiyo". In southern India, this word is used for expressing distress, regret, or grief; ‘Oh no!’, ‘Oh dear!’.” Some say that... Continue Reading →

I don't get Monday blues but I did introspect about that Tuesday. I was curious to know what happened that led me to go through a rollercoaster. I generally get up from bed around 5 AM, but that day I struggled to get up from bed and was not feeling good about the quality of... Continue Reading →

Today is Dad's 38th death anniversary. I was remembering and playing some of his favourite songs in the morning and all those songs were very soothing... I was hearing these lines in a podcast," Life functions as an enmeshed bunch of threads that come together to weave a tapestry of your life". That was profound!... Continue Reading →

My wife told me to wake my younger daughter up for dance classes on Sunday. I tried my best a couple of times and gave up. I told my wife that she would have to try. A couple of minutes later I was getting ready for my walk and I was asking, has she gotten... Continue Reading →