Navratri is a nine day long Hindu festival celebrated in almost every part of India. During this festival, devotees worship the nine forms or avatars of Goddess Durga, which then culminates on the tenth day with Dussehra. Each day of Navratri is dedicated to a particular goddess and is signified by a special color. The first …
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Hi, Each of these posts was thought provoking. Some on a personal level, some on a social level and some on a purely humanitarian level. Each one of the writers has a unique style which the posts conveyed. The first one was from Sakshi, The Tamasha of Life and Death. It was not only a …
We have dreamt of this moment a thousand times, We have discussed your little being, Our lives were shining and hopes soaring, as we thought of you my angel, everyday. All her test results have come. I want to ask god questions. For he has given her life within her and yet, death looms beyond. …
Do read on — It was a room full of adults . They were all playing some kind of a game. A big box was being circulated around and everyone took out something. As the box passed hands, each of them became sad, angry, tired, jealous, insecure, frightened or dejected. Everyone had taken their share. Suddenly, a small …
Hi, My first attempt at writing poetry on my blog or for any public display 🙂 & My first attempt to write anything based on a prompt. This poem was based on the picture prompt (seen below) provided for Write Tribe’s Wednesday Prompt. A pair You were my twin, my mirror image, We were a …
Hello, When you read the title, what conjures up in your mind? Take a moment and do it. Think about feet. Do we really think of feet? I was amazed that the more I thought, the more images, stories, quotes, customs related to feet and their footprints began to unravel in my mind. Here are …
Hi all, I know this sounds crazy but yes, I wanted to say a BIG Thank you to all the men who were part of my life. In wake of the recent horrifying incidents of violence against women, I was feeling so vulnerable and scared. It literally added the seeds of doubts in my mind against …
Hi all, This post is about empathy but, it’s not an informative post. It is a post which touches upon certain questions and their answers. How can we explain empathy to our kids? Is there a right age to teach our kid’s about empathy? Do we understand it correctly? Sympathy or empathy, Is there one …
Hi, It has been a few months since I quit my job and yet, I find no free time and everything seems to overwhelm me. For the past few weeks, I have been thinking of the various reasons why. The only answer was decluttering my home, my schedules and my mind. I want to free …
Dear Friends, I say LEARN and not learnt because it is an ongoing process 🙂 The following is about the various funny, silly, shrewd, crazy lessons I think I should learn from my daughter. Some of them are “really” lessons which, I think I need to incorporate in my daily life but, most of these …