I must admit the title intrigued me, as did the buzz I had heard about the book. And the book did not fail to deliver what it promised. I couldn’t put it down once I started reading it. Would I classify it as fiction or non- fiction? It links both worlds and I felt […]
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Book Review: Colours of Life by Inderjit Kaur
Book Review of Kaleidoscope: Colours of Life by Inderjit Kaur Kaleidoscope : Colours of Life is such an apt title for this book because the author, Inderjt Kaur, has used the colours of the rainbow as metaphors for the various qualities needed to live a fulfilling life e.g Spiritual Violet, Compassionate Orange, Confident Blue. The […]
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Book Review: “Voyagers into the Unknown “ by Ruchira Khanna
Voyagers Into The Unknown by Ruchira Khanna Synopsis The story is about Raj, the owner of a tourist firm who believes he can change the lives of his clients for the better. So he only takes on those clients who have suffered some personal loss or trauma and need emotional healing. It is the […]
Anmol
The phone shrills. I smile as I pick it up. It is a call I have been expecting. “Sunita, please speak to your student,” says Anuja, Anmol’s mother as soon as I picked up the phone. “He refuses to even have his breakfast without talking to you.” “I was going to call in a while. […]
Talking About Periods
Recently I have read a number of articles that were shared by my friends on facebook regarding menstruation. Surprisingly, they were all shared by male friends and were all related to women being open to talking about menstruation and their periods. I really can’t understand what the big deal is. What is it we should […]
Futility
One by one, they crumble The relationships built over years. You thought that each brick was cemented with love and trust And suddenly As if there has been a terrible earthquake It all comes tumbling down With bricks of memories scattered around Waiting for your heart to stumble over and start bleeding all over again. […]
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 […]
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 […]