I lived in Kolkata for a few years after I passed 12th from my home town Haldia. I pursued my graduation and post graduation courses in Kolkata while staying as a Paying Guest with a bunch of other girls.
We were about 7 of us, and shared a huge flat with an old aunty. Her husband had passed away...
Sep 29, 2014
Sep 21, 2014
To shout, or not to shout!
A very intelligent neighbor of mine once asked me ‘Do you
know the secret behind Lata Mangeshkar’s melodious voice even at this age?’ I
was still thinking of some answer which that intelligent lady would approve of,
and she had me splitting with laughter with her answer- ‘she has no kids!”
Great...
Sep 13, 2014
The Poor Thing
After packing her children off to school with hasty goodbyes and rushed hugs and kisses, Asha came back from the school-bus pick-up point and realised that her maid had not turned up today also. Grinding her teeth and muttering irrelevant things to vent her ire, she started scouring the dishes. She...
Sep 12, 2014
Nostalgia and hope
Let me first tell you that I am no fan of daily soaps on the television. But while helping my little daughter with her lunch, which takes really long, I feel the need to watch something and keep myself occupied to that I don't get impatient with my tiny little girl.
And watching Mahabharata at that...
Sep 5, 2014
Bangalore Diaries
‘Twenty rupees for a kilo, aunty’ said the vegetable vendor
and I almost snapped at him ‘WHAT?’ To which he replied ‘tomatoes are expensive
these days aunty’. An elderly neighbor who was buying vegetables from the same
vendor told me that his vegetables were good and he charged reasonable prices,
too....
Sep 3, 2014
What's There In A Name.....
My name on my Google profile is Anisha Kanchan Kashwani. My
childhood friends, classmates and teachers know me as Kanchan Rawlani.
I often have people asking me “what’s with two names?” Some
of my old friends ask me “Have you changed your name” or even “why did you
change your name?” In fact,...
Sep 2, 2014
Am I Doing It Right?
A mother is never sure if she is doing the right thing-
whatever she does, she always has a nagging doubt at the back of her mind- I
know because I am a mother of two cute, adorable and bright children and this
creepy thought manages to cross my mind a zillion number of times every day.
Right...