As 2011 comes to a close you naturally look back and see how the year went by and then look forward (without any sense of the blind alleys and surprise appearances you might have) at the year ahead. I had penned down a few resolutions and then as always forgot about it and let life take its course. Now it is time to look back and then … Continue reading How did my 2011 go?
Tomorrow, November 1st is the National Novel Writing Month where online creative writers come together to accept the challenge to create a 50000 or more words Novel. This means penning slightly more than 1600 words a day starting November 1st and ending on November 30th. The aim is on quantity than on quality, because there are limitations when you try to write a fresh novel … Continue reading National Novel Writing Month
There is so much written about what happens around us and how things are not the way it should be and why it should change. But beyond the words written, it sometimes takes real people with a mission to make the change. Thomas Pluck and Fiona Johnson and Ron Earl Phillips are those real people for me. They have collected thirty tales that were written … Continue reading The Lost Children – A Charity ebook Anthology
Tum Itna Jo Muskura Rahe ho; Kya Gham Hein Jisko Chupa Rahe ho. When he with his soulful voice asked us what is the sorrow hidden behind the smiles, many of us would have felt touched for every one of us have had the experience of smiling some unknown personal wound. Jagjit Singh’s voice and Ghazals made his fans open up and meet their inner … Continue reading Your voice will always hold us together in silence
When nature chose her to bear excruciating pain so life could begin, she took it up with a smile in her face. With no arrogance that it all starts with her, she brought you and me into the world we now live. She is our Mother! Committing to us even before we are born; all those months when we are in the womb, she ate … Continue reading She is our Mother! – Mother’s Day 2011
Rhea Turns 12 today. I remember when her first tooth fell, it did not really fall, plucked would be the right word. A two day event with me giving way for all her antics till her mom said that I was too much lenient. I remember her excitement getting 5 dollars from the tooth fairy, and me borrowing it once when I did not have change. Then she grew up to know that fairies were fake and I told her, ‘yes, they are not real, but enjoy a fairy tale all your life.’
Today when she turns 12 and steps a year closer to her teens, She has grown to be a responsible kid, a pretty one too and above all she has got a heart of gold Continue reading “Rhea Turns Twelve Today”
Everyone loves the festivities of a seasonal holiday. As we grow we also change the way we celebrate everything, Birthdays, holidays, special occasions and more. From where I come in India, we have two major festivals specific to the region. Though Christmas and Ramadan are also big events in my hometown, these two have a special role as they pertain only to the people in … Continue reading How Vishu Celebration changed for me over the Years
Today is my son’s birthday. He is turning 4 and I am approaching my 40th. When he approaches his 40th, I will be heading for my 76th, not bad at all. Love towards their offspring is not just a human trait; all animals have it. But only we humans are often put with the dilemma of choosing the right side and the side where their … Continue reading Rahi Turns Four Today
Today it rained near my home, not just near my home, but all around bay area. During school time as kids rain brings mixed emotions in my mind. If it rains while going to school the world seems to be in a hurry, everyone running helter-skelter to reach the nearest safe place.
Running from the bus to the bus stop, from one shop to the next shop, from the car on to the building and buildings into the car. All running from the rain not for a moment ready to feel it drip on them. Well you can’t blame them, they all have some place to reach that does not entertain someone soaked in rain.
Now when it rained in the night, the mornings have a untold silence, if you get up and look through the Continue reading “Memories of Rain”
I always make a point to not sit in a seat where it is written that you have to give it up to the elderly or disabled. It has been a practice for long, so I can avoid the effort of giving it up when a need arises. That being said I am
honestly not a person who always gives up a normal seat in the first instance I see someone needy. I always look around slowly to see if someone will give up theirs. And luckily for me, always there has been a good samaritan who comes along before me and I have managed to keep my ass stuck onto the seat I love to rest it on.
Vinod Narayan 