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”
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.
Emotionally Yours
My father-in-law’s room was like a big store house with piles of news papers, magazines, letters, pamphlets which no body dared disturb. There was an old record player Continue reading “Emotionally Yours”
The senior citizen dilemma
As the Railway Minister Ms Mamta Bannerjee announced proudly in Rail budget 2011-12 that women will now be eligible for senior citizen ticket concession at the age of 58, memory of an interesting episode flashed across my mind. My paternal uncle and aunt were travelling from Patna to Jalandhar by train. My uncle availed senior citizen concession for himself to which he was duly entitled, but he bought a concessional ticket for my aunt also who must have been in her late 50s but hardly looked her age. Continue reading “The senior citizen dilemma”
