It had been a week since in the region. Every few days, when we rushed to load our bags into the car early in the morning, we would turn around, glance and then sigh. “Perhaps we should have stayed here longer. It can’t get more beautiful than this.” It was similar to the emotions… Continue reading Women Entrepreneurs in a Far-Away Land
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‘We demonize food’
When you think about someone who develops recipes, who plays around with mouth-watering flavors, makes everything on the plate look appetizing and of course is a foodie herself, what do you think the person must be passionate about? Cooking. I thought the same. When I finally met her and decided to have a… Continue reading ‘We demonize food’
‘Now New Gangaji. Go’
The boy soaking the sun, sitting on his motorbike, was pointing towards a small lane. I looked in the direction of his finger. Then I turned back to look at him. His lips had cracks. When he lifted his hand to take off his cap, I couldn’t help but see the chewed up nails.… Continue reading ‘Now New Gangaji. Go’
‘There’s No bin Laden; No One Will Come to Our Rescue’
“I’m just stepping out of a funeral meet. It was my friend and his brother. They were killed in the blast,” was his first sentence. I woke up to the news of Kabul Airport blast. I have been following the developments for a while now and it was unsettling, to see those images. … Continue reading ‘There’s No bin Laden; No One Will Come to Our Rescue’
Her Story – Part 1
We sat there under the typical Singapore sun. Sweating, complaining but chatting non-stop. I don’t quite remember if there were chairs or we just stood the entire time. What I do remember is that the que outside the American Embassy was long, and she was pregnant. This was not my first meeting with Priyanka.… Continue reading Her Story – Part 1
In Conversation…
Last year the deadly Delta wave stole so many lives. For an Indian living overseas – away from home and family – it was the most trying time. Every morning we woke up to messages of one of the other ‘known’, who had fallen sick or wasn’t doing well. And sometimes of someone who couldn’t… Continue reading In Conversation…