It was well past mid-night, and we were returning home after attending a New Year party in Chandigarh Club. For a change, it was not my husband but I was on the driver’s seat. My husband had taken a drink and we were aware that the police Continue reading “The Agonizing Aunty Syndrome”
Relics of the bygone days
Just about half a kilometre from my place, stands a dilapidated building which till a decade ago was a grand, imposing structure. The happening place, which once upon a time Continue reading “Relics of the bygone days”
My flirtations with modern retail
A few years ago when the retail outlets of the Indian corporate giants sprang up in the neighborhood market, in the close proximity of the mom and pop stores, threat perception gripped the small shop owners who feared that the big players would swamp the market crowding out the small retailers. There was anxiety writ large over the face of my Karyana shop Bania as his trusted customers started drifting Continue reading “My flirtations with modern retail”
The Fridge Loot
It was a quiet summer afternoon. I was alone at home relaxing in the lobby when commotion in the backyard caught my attention.
Alarmed, I peeped from the window of the back room. Guess, what did I see? Continue reading “The Fridge Loot”
TECHNO – (UN) SAVVY
I was trying to chat with my niece on the Internet. As I struggled to trace and strike the right alphabet keys to communicate with her, irritated at my miserably slow speed , my niece wrote, “Bua, so gaye kya?”(Aunt, have you gone off to sleep?) No, I had not dozed off. In fact, despite my best effort, I was not able to match up with her speed. I must admit I was painfully slow.
