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A balancing Act
Only since I became a mother have I realized how the mommy brain becomes a hyperbolic storehouse of baby milestones. I use the term hyperbolic on purpose because according to the all-knowing Wikipedia, it denotes an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally. The italicized part is particularly important in this context, where babies get potty... Read More
Well versed in prose
By Kinjal Dagli-Shah In an ode to April, which is National Poetry Month, I tried my hand at a long-dreaded form of writing – verse. Only, I believe I made it worse. Now even if that rhymed, or alliterated, that’s about all the poetry my cerebellum and fingers can put together. Read More Read More
First steps
There’s a reason why a million keepsakes are available to record moments from your baby’s first year – it’s the year that goes by the fastest. Read More Read More
The greatest show on Earth?
If Oprah said India is her greatest life experience, it must be true. It always is, no matter how many times you leave or how frequently you return. Read More Read More
A learning experience
While there’s always something you miss about ‘back home’, there are many things that you don’t. Read More Read More
Home from home
By Kinjal Dagli-Shah A slight dip in temperatures, a festive vibrancy in the air and the constant bustle of people – it’s what I love about Mumbai in December. It’s probably why they call it the ‘NRI (Non-resident Indian) season,’ when hordes of our countrymen, and women, descend upon the subcontinent. Read More Read More
A sad farewell
It’s when life makes an unpredictable move that you realize you are probably just a player, maybe even a pawn, in the game. It’s also then that you realize you must click all the pictures you want, spend all the time you have well and say and do all the things you want to, as if each moment were your last. Read More Read More
Birthday blues
I remember when September was my favourite month because of my birthday. It falls on the 14th but my celebrations would begin as soon as August drew to a close. That was when I was seven. Read More Read More
Fate or Karma?
While I concede to the thought that religion is man-made and was set up largely to ensure the orderly continuation of a patriarchal society, the religious doctrine of karma has been the biggest truth of my life. Read More Read More
An elusive quest
There’s an old saying in Hindi, which translates roughly as – people aren’t as unhappy on account of their own miseries as they are seeing other people happy. I’ve often wondered if that might indeed be true. Is the human race truly about being one up over the next person, feeling superior by seeing others as inferior? Is that why we have growth percentiles for babies, grades... Read More
