Gone are the days when accomplishments were kept under wraps, away from public gaze. The common refrain used to be ‘nazar lag jaye gi. Hence, sharing of good news was discouraged. Not true any longer. Continue reading “An exhaustive exercise in vanity”
Family reunion on hold
It has been more than two years since we met our children staying abroad. The last time we, as a family, spent time together was in Sydney in September 2019, just a few months before Covid struck bringing the entire world to its knees.
No man’s life is a fairy tale
As a child, I might have dreamt of the life of princess, fantasised about a royal life as a teenager but long ago stopped being enamored by the lives of kings and queens. Whatever little envy I had been left with, disappeared after watching ‘The Crown’, a Netflix series on British royalty that blurs the real life of the royals with the reel life.
Caught in a smoky haze
With the pollution level rising and concerns over hazardous air quality mounting at many places, I am reminded of my road trip to Delhi four years ago in mid-November to attend my niece’s wedding.
Easing into a life of retirement
Four years ago on that day when I was dressing up to go to the college, my work place for one last time; I could feel tightening in my stomach. I had a weird sinking feeling as I bid adieu to the institution where I spent more than three-and-a half decades of my life in a profession that I loved.
After the D-day, the prefix ‘retired’ became a reality, though not Continue reading “Easing into a life of retirement”
