Miscellaneous

IST again

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IST = Indian Standard Time. The time by which Indians go on with their lives. Runs at a minimum of 30 minutes beyond the…

ugadi 2009

ugadi 2009

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Telugu, Kannada vallandariki Sri Virodhi Naama Samvatsara Ugaadi Subhaakaankshalu! May you all be blessed with happiness and prosperity all through the year!  Happy Gudi…

holi ’09

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Today’s holi. Growing up in Madras, there’s this obvious disdain among our dear north-Indian counterparts that we Madrasis don’t know the beauty of the…

attack of the to-do

attack of the to-do

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There’s a saying that I first heard when I volunteered at the kids’ school many years ago: Want something done, give it to the…

flip-flop

flip-flop

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I think am OD’ing on posts about the family, fun and munchkin, but in the wake of not able to construe anything postive or…

gimme a chaddi

gimme a chaddi

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So we belong to various groups, communities and such from when we start to exist correct? Some we want, some thrust onto us, and…

curtains

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I have lost my funny bone. It hurts that am not able to laugh anymore. It’s crushing me beyond my own comprehension and the…