Cross Cultural Conflict
As many of us squabble?about culture, I decided to research more into ?culture? and how we adopt, instill and?carry our culture from place to...
New Year Resolutions
A lip-smacking, home-cooked Christmas dinner comes to an end as I belch ceremoniously!
Burp! That felt good!
Belching is an art form- Crafted by...
Pasku In White
The flight attendant of Jet airways announced the approach of Bajpe Airport. I eagerly peeped out of the small window of the plane. There...
The Mumbai Blasts – A Reflection
"Did you hear about the bomb blasts in the trains in Bombay?" my husband asked me. I turned cold with fear. It was 11th...
Why we didn’t turn the other cheek!
The Mayhem in Mangalore began without warning. The Mangaloreans here were all in different modes of relaxation. After all September 14th 2008 was a...
Slice Of Life
April 9th 2003 - 6.45 pm
Allah-u-Akbar...
Dusk, A sleepy old muezzin called the faithful to prayer in his baritone. As the azaan from the dilapidated...
Defining Happiness!
At the very outset I would like to clear any uncertainty my title may bring. I am not trying to define happiness with this...
Zen and the Art of Bicycle Falls
My love for bicycles started during the long pillion rides with my brother, to that old mill in Jeppoo where our wheat was to...
I Confess
From quite a few days, without her expressed consent though, Patricia's words were churning curds in Lolita's mind. (quite a country expression, she told...
Sorry, No time to live!!!!!!!!!!
After a family meal together the guest leaves, the mother tells the father your friend was charming, the father says he was playing host...
