Soulful

This article also got featured in The Hindu -Open Page. One thing that I often hear being said by fellow mothers is that I am lucky to be blessed with daughters. The compliment given till here really pleases me though I seriously believe whatever God chooses to give is lucky for any person. Daughter, son, special needs kid, no kid. Everything that we have or not have is for the best of us. Because  life is not about having or not having. It is about the aim of reaching the state of a higher being.

Creativity gives a special kick in life. In my busy crazy schedule of toggling between an infant and a toddler, I managed to write this poem for a prompt when both were asleep and I was wide awake   let me know how is it  She opened a blank notebook And started writing her story It was no fiction, nor a folklore Nor anecdotes of romantic glory

The article appeared here on Huffpost

"You were never good at it" "Good at what?" "Acceptance" "humph", sighed Alok. This was not the first time Tina teased him about his complaining behavior. Numerous times before too in their 30 years of togetherness, she would point to his restless attitude. And she was right. Alok would hardly enjoy the moments in his life. He was a person who just couldn't ignore the scratch marks on a shining surface. In fact, his focus on the scratches would not let him appreciate the rest of the beauty. But nobody would bother about his somberness. For he had Tina by his side to balance him out. Always, full of life, the one who would always be happy about the glass being half full. And Alok appreciated that part of his life always. She was his life support system otherwise he would have drowned in the sordid existence of his self, as in his words. She would often show her concern to him about it.   "You have to learn to accept the reality of...

Cooking can be a great meditation technique. I am telling this from my experience. After a break of almost 6 years, I am back to the routine of cooking regularly in the morning