tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35022144329182572272012-01-22T10:50:19.092+05:30A pastiche...Anushanoreply@blogger.comBlogger201100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-61496395435995486392012-01-16T18:31:00.002+05:302012-01-16T18:31:45.320+05:30

Often, I attract flak for trampling over the 'Traditional' in my quest for the 'Wise'. Let me explain.  Tradition, Knowledge, Wisdom. Unfortunately, these three are often used interchangeably by well-meaning people. If I were to draw a Venn diagram, there would definitely be common areas amongst their three corresponding circles. How large or small these areas of intersection would be,

Anushanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-53118000041148419462011-12-31T11:07:00.001+05:302011-12-31T17:09:51.457+05:30

Goodbye, 2011. I shall never forget you. You have been the most eventful year of my life so far. Comparing you with a roller-coaster ride would be an understatement. More. Much more. Way more happened. After all, births and deaths do not happen on rides. A ride only lasts a few minutes, and the effects wear off after several more. You began on a grim note. Bapi was unwell... slipping away every

Anushanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-21137763762973922722011-08-24T22:34:00.001+05:302011-08-24T22:34:21.045+05:30

What is it like to become a mother? Well, you don't just become a mom. You change. In every sense of the word. No, it's not as if you mutate into somebody else. You dive deep into yourself, find reserves of strength you never knew existed, discover creativity, realize your flexibility (both emotional and physical!) and... love! This love is something else altogether. Nothing can equal the rush

Anushanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-28683185870136964432010-04-28T09:36:00.000+05:302010-04-28T09:36:09.962+05:30

My new workplace is quite far away by Bangalore standards, which is a combination of distance and traffic. With Vijay's office also not being close to where we live presently, it made sense to move to some place closer. Therefore for a series of weekends we went around the city, scouting for a more suitable accommodation. Alas! It wasn't as simple as I thought it would turn out to be! Aside from

Anushanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-79914461157179018872010-03-31T20:34:00.001+05:302010-03-31T20:35:43.597+05:30

It is difficult to let go of something, of which one is perversely proud. I have often come across people who, when asked where do they belong to, gently, but proudly slip their caste into the answer.  "No, I don't belong to Bangalore. I am a Kumauni Brahmin", or, "Oh! We have to be very particular about the match. We are Saryupani Brahmins you see..." and so on so forth. Yes, I admit, only

Anushanoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-25950083831257394732010-01-29T15:42:00.004+05:302010-01-31T00:42:05.434+05:30

A chance conversation with my mother yesterday brought up an interesting, and potentially important, issue. I had asked her if she enjoyed watching 'Three Idiots', and was surprised by her negative critique. Amongst other points, to which I don't agree to, she complained about the thoughtless usage of the word 'balatkar' which is the Hindi word for 'rape'.I am a 21st century woman living in one

Anushanoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-83680463045916025362010-01-13T12:21:00.004+05:302010-01-13T12:29:15.501+05:30

Dear reader, request your honest opinion - bouquets and brickbats included!Just click on the link on the title. It'll take you to the intended page. Thanks!

Anushanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-87335895378175464842009-07-23T12:38:00.002+05:302009-07-23T12:46:44.768+05:30

Be stillpauselingerfor a momentcatch the magicin a falling raindropcapture the miracleof the first sunraycelebrate the smellof morning tea.Talk to the wandering cloudsChase a rainbowTweet back to the birdsLet a butterflyalight on your shoulderlivelovelaughBring back the magicthe wondermentthe wow

Anushanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-64648976639016565152009-07-23T12:20:00.005+05:302009-07-23T12:38:01.697+05:30

How I yearn for the lonesome searushing, roaring, rolling perpetuallyWhat does it ponder? what does it pray?Is there hope or just dismay?Alive n' kicking or plain frustratedAre its dramatics authentic or narrated?Is the blue sky its only audience?Colouring it with its own moods and vibrance?How I wish I were lost in the breezeNo voice, no murmur, no 'thanks you', no 'please'Dance if I could with

Anushanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-16197335111316015962009-07-23T11:39:00.005+05:302009-07-23T12:13:48.036+05:30

I came across two baffling usages of words in the last few days. They comprise of (or should I say 'comprise'?) comprise, biweekly and bimonthly.Now, to be frank, I have grown up using 'comprise' in the sense of 'made of'. Apparantly, that's incorrect! According to my reliable online resource http://www.dictionary.com/, which is again based upon Random House Dictionary, 'comprise' has had an

Anushanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-18290938560634026602009-04-27T09:21:00.004+05:302009-04-27T10:07:14.676+05:30

I miss Dehradun.Labeling it as home-sickness wouldn't be fair. Because it isn't just my home that I miss, but the entire city, the air, the roads, the bakeries and most of all, the mountains.For around 24 years, every morning that I woke up, I would be greeted by the austere presence of the silent giants. Sometimes blue, sometimes green, sometimes gray, and innumerable mishmashed shapes in

Anushanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-23354435184219933342009-04-22T19:36:00.002+05:302009-04-22T19:48:20.017+05:30

Tomorrow Bangalore goes to the polls. I have been wondering who should I vote for.On one hand is the BJP veteran Ananth Kumar. Giving him stiff competition are Krishna Byregowda of INC and Capt Gopinath (Independent). I consider only these three as worth mentioning.While discussing with my friends a few days ago about who would they vote for, I came across a strange quandry. My good friend said

Anushanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-62609132781457775382009-03-14T19:14:00.003+05:302009-03-14T19:56:29.539+05:30

I had a fantastic Saturday morning watching a group of spirited, determined and charming girls put on a great show on the telly.No, I'm not referring to the Miss World/Universe/Earth/Asia/whatuwill contest, or the sloppy Indian version of 'So you think You Can Dance', but the ICC Women's World Cup 2009.Well, I must confess that I didn't know that women's cricket had a World Cup too. But then

Anushanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-20112135868322753182009-02-20T23:26:00.002+05:302009-02-20T23:59:41.979+05:30

Alone, I standLooking ahead, and backTrails travelled and unknown.Behind are the woods - wistful, grateful, sorrowfulcan't just leave them behind, can I?And yet, the sky ahead is turquoise.A blissful wind slaps my cheeks,the sun burns me a rich brown.It stings... and feels alive.What is it at the horizon?A gathering storm, I must say,as I get drawn towards its.Crazy?Ah... yes. Passion is

Anushanoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-50379544476149457092009-02-15T14:31:00.002+05:302009-02-15T14:36:20.459+05:30

A glance by chance at the list of articles by Shashi Tharoor led me to this article, also incidentally named - 'The Idea of India'.While I put my thoughts about the same subject in the earlier blog entry in an elementary way, here's an intellectual giant elaborating the same in a much more engaging and pursuasive write-up.Enjoy!

Anushanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-27280353267919722082009-02-15T10:24:00.002+05:302009-02-15T10:59:25.874+05:30

Just read an engaging column by MJ Akbar - 'All religions are not the same, but fundamentalists are'. He is right on three accounts:Fundamentalists are totally out of sync with popular culture. They are holding on to their own outdated notions - that are incorrect in the first place - and enforcing them on others with impunity.All religions are not the same, but fundamentalists are. Akbar Ji says

Anushanoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-47361161211991235532009-02-06T23:28:00.003+05:302009-02-15T09:50:26.230+05:30

Monkeying can be both good and bad.In fact, it can be pretty bad, as is obvious from my previous post about the Goons in Saffron. Watching the news made my bile rise, and I tried to divert my thoughts to monkeying of a different kind. Mistake me not dear reader, I am just referring to the fantastical acrobatics of our Darwinian ancestors, the real and honourable monkey. Honest to word, I felt

Anushanoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-81152118732624255012009-02-06T22:41:00.003+05:302009-02-06T23:19:55.845+05:30

I am a Hindu and I am ashamed.I am ashamed because Goondas are using Hinduism - perhaps the most diverse and all-accepting religion in the world - to achieve their pathetic 15 minutes of fame.First it was the Ram Sene, and now it is the Bajarang Dal, who are destroying the unique harmony and cultural pou-pourri of Mangalore. I lived in this charming town for a year, while I was dating my husband,

Anushanoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-40724466418825580562008-12-29T22:44:00.000+05:302008-12-29T23:05:35.445+05:30

It isn't just the malls and the weather that I love Bangalore for. There are quite a few...The Idli-Vada joints - Where else in the world can you get nutritious, fresh, delicious and inexpensive breakfast early in the morning? I must say I am impressed by the efficiency of these innumerous joints that dot Bangalore's landscape. Clean and fast, these joints provide you essentially with what you

Anushanoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3502214432918257227.post-83422820407960842832008-12-29T22:02:00.000+05:302008-12-29T22:26:03.541+05:30

It's the holiday and the time for gifting. But does everybody know the ethics involved in the process?Here are some points that I feel are important:Do not impose your gift - Just imagine someone trying to gove you a present that you really don't want. You'll feel helpless and frustrated! Neither can you express your distaste, nor can you honestly look grateful. Tip for gifters: Look for subtle

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