The Ad Magic

                        

A mother is shown packing for her teenage son who is leaving home for the first time to stay independently in a different city. The concerned mother recalls various articles and appliances her son may require. The same mother-son duo appears in another ad of the same E-Commerce Company in a similar setting. Now it is the turn of the son to show concern for his mother. He gifts her a water bottle with a built-in medicine organizer so that his mother is regular with her medicines in his absence. There is such a beautiful portrayal of a wonderful chemistry between the mother and the son that every time I see this ad, I can’t take my eyes off the screen. I get emotional. Being a mother I can relate to the feelings of the mother, that sinking feeling, when the children leave and visit home like migratory birds. Yet Continue reading “The Ad Magic”

The Toilet Hunt

It is not about the hunt for toilets in India but frantic search for the missing public toilets in three capital cities of Europe that constitutes an intriguing part of my travelogue. Recently, on a group tour to Europe, we visited various tourist destinations spread over different countries by a coachEurope is amazing; one is mesmerized by its incredible natural beauty, rich cultural heritage, remarkable development, and outstanding organization and discipline. Continue reading “The Toilet Hunt”

‘Ka’ ‘Ki’ ‘Ke’ Problem

“Rama Ma’am apse milne ke liye betaab hai.” I was taken aback when my friend, Mausami introduced me to her husband when I met him for the first time at a wedding . I felt hugely embarrassed with her choice of words,which translated into English meant that I was desperate to meet her husband. I looked around to see if my husband was in her hearing distance .Thankfully he was not.

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