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Mommy Ramblings – #35

I removed my bracelet and put it in a tray for security check at the airport. Taaru (at the top of her lungs, in front of all the CRPF personnel, airport staff and other passengers): Amme, why did you take… Continue Reading →

Fatties and Gold Diggers – From Masters of Unfunny Jokes

When Anant Ambani got engaged recently, all of Indian social media, or at least most of them, rejoiced – not because they were happy for the couple, but because they knew they could count on the trolls to come out… Continue Reading →

Kerala’s week of tragedy – A quick peek

This week, Kerala saw two major tragic events – 1) the accident (if it can even be called that) of a wrongfully operational tourist boat that capsized and killed 22 people and injured 10 more, and 2) the murder of… Continue Reading →

Divorce – Not A Certificate Of Failure

My mother was telling me of a fatal accident that her relative and family met with recently. While speaking about the accident and those involved, she told me that the relative’s son lived with her, along with his wife and… Continue Reading →

Oh baby!

Back when Vedu was just a couple of months old, one of my trainees jokingly wrote on Facebook about how he seemed to be cursed in regularly finding himself on flights with babies. I replied, “I used to believe in… Continue Reading →

Mommy Ramblings – #34

Vedu (to her friend’s mom at his birthday party): Aunty, his gift is on the way. I’ll bring it after some time. Friend’s mom: It’s okay dear. Your presence is more important. Vedu (pulling me aside urgently with a look… Continue Reading →

Equal Parenting – Norm, Not A Myth

It was Vedu’s kindergarten “graduation” day last weekend. That, in itself, could be theme for a whole other blog about how this culture of “graduation” for every single grade, not even separate phases of school – like kindergarten, primary school,… Continue Reading →

Road Safety [Aversion] Experts

In one of the scariest and saddest accidents of its kind, a man and his fully pregnant wife in Kerala lost their lives when their car burst into flames two weeks back, while on the way to the hospital for… Continue Reading →

Unspoken Horrors of Postpartum Depression

Today I read yet another news article about a woman who killed her children and tried to kill herself while going through severe postpartum depression. And like always there were tons of comments under this news too about how she… Continue Reading →

Kantara – When onscreen heroes turn offscreen villains

As I write this, Kantara has already gone on to become one of the biggest commercial and critical successes of the Indian movie industry, and is still raking in money and positive reviews. And above all, the movie seems to… Continue Reading →

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