They say that time heals all wounds. Well they lie. Just when you feel perhaps you’ll be okay, Something else comes up. To remind you of what can never be. How much longer will it take For me to feel no pain When I remember you? How much longer till I forget your touch? How […]
Author: Sunita Saldhana
Being A Woman
Women’s Day! And as I listen to so many of my friends grumbling about being a woman, I realise that I love being a woman. I really, really love being a woman. And I love a man who is a man. Maybe I sound a bit old-fashioned and out of sync with today’s world, but […]
Balloons And Happiness
He stood there in a dirty kurta and pant, holding on to his cycle which was decorated with balloons of all hues and shades. He was part of the scenery outside the mall and I didn’t spare him a second glance as I tried to get an auto to go home. “Memsaab, please ek balloon […]
2013- My Year of Learning
Since everyone has been writing end of the year blogs, I thought I’d write one too. And when I got to thinking about what to write, I realised what a wonderful year it has been. This was truly my year of learning. I learnt so much! Our office at Shiksha Power was always abuzz with […]
For my daughter on her wedding day
I can still remember your first kick, The wonder of that tiny bubble of a movement within me, The love that flooded my heart and brought tears to my eyes. I remember how you would wake up With a cheerful toothless smile Bringing sunshine to my day. Your first words, your first steps, The first […]
Where is the time ?
A million things on my “to do” list. Will they ever get done? The squirrel scampers up the balcony railing And asks, “Don’t you want to have some fun?” I reply, “Sure I do, But all these things need to be finished too.” Sadly, he scampers off To find someone else to play, While I […]
Are You Turning Your Kid Into An Assembly Line Person?
She came to pick her little daughter up from my language development class. And she looked harassed. Now she is normally not a mother to look like that, so I asked her what was wrong. “Sunita,” she said, almost in tears, “I feel like such a bad mother. I don’t know what to do” “Why? […]
Falling in love or falling in lust?
A group of friends met over coffee. Catching up with what was happening in everyone’s life was fun. Till they all decided that it was my turn to be grilled. “So have you found anyone yet?” one of my friends asked. Pretending not to understand what she was asking I asked back, “For what?” “Arrey, […]
Life gets in the way
Please let my dreams come true, Fervently I pray. But unfortunately you see, Life gets in the way A famous author I want to be someday. Write a dozen bestsellers, But life gets in the way. I have so many adventures planned, With happiness everyday, Doing what I love, But life gets in […]
My first day as a teacher
I looked across the sea of faces, My heart a mess of a million fears; Fifty pairs of eyes watched me, Some curiously, and some full of tears. All the names I had to remember; Make myself heard above their cries. How on earth, was I, I wondered, Supposed to make all of them […]