It was our first visit to ‘God’s own Country’. We reached Kochi by air and took a cab to reach our destination Kumarkam situated at a distance of 90 Kilometers from the airport. Under normal road and traffic conditions we could have reached the place in about one and half hour, but due to narrow roads and traffic snarls, it took us more than double the time to reach the picturesque holiday resort situated amidst coconut groves in the backwaters of Kerela. Continue reading “Not just a tag-line”
On being a mother of sons
“Chill mom,” is the phrase I get to hear often. Continue reading “On being a mother of sons”
That reverence in the eyes….
While I was leaving for my evening walk, a phone call from a student left me completely baffled. “Ma’am, will you be coming to the college tomorrow?” I was taken aback by this strange query. “Why not? Is it a holiday tomorrow?” was my instant reaction. Pat came the reply, “Ma’am, it’s your birthday.” Continue reading “That reverence in the eyes….”
Honking Instinctively
Manhattan municipality is finding it difficult to control honking in the city. Reason: majority of the cab-drivers are from Indian sub-continent. Continue reading “Honking Instinctively”
A ray of hope
Whereas birth of a son is celebrated; there is, instead, a sort of mourning or a resigned acceptance on the arrival of a baby girl in most Indian homes. Sadly, this is neither the beginning nor the end of prejudices against the females Continue reading “A ray of hope”
