Inherited Relationships
We spend our lives organising the world a certain way. Then someone comes along with their own set of rules. Thus we get inherited relationships.
Family
To Marry Or Not To Marry, That Is The Question
There’s a common notion that women are programmed to love the idea of marriage, thanks to the paraphernalia of weddings. But that isn’t why I don’t want to marry.
Tiny Tales: Emderatology
A case of Emderatology: Close to midnight on Saturday, the coffee server on duty reported two dead people in the shop.
BlogAdda 3: Protecting Your Privacy
Last week in my Blogadda column, I wrote about building greater access to your blog. This week is the opposite and about protecting your privacy.
The World Of Straight & Gay-Friendly
I’ve had the privilege of being the straight voice of Gaysi for a year and a half now. I’ve listened to coming-out conversations. I’ve met openly gay people. I’ve attended the launch of a book about gays in India. I’ve faced my own conflicted confusion and resolved it. I’ve even…
A Laundered Life
I feel like my life is being scrubbed with a very hard brush and industrial-strength detergent.
Agni
Random impressions of fire safety brochures used to lie around the house. All of them came flooding in when Agni came visiting.
Game-Playing
I’ve just returned from an old-fashioned family vacation at the ‘native place’, complete with grand-parents, cousins and mangoes. It was nice to not have to be a boss, a sparkling wit, a responsible citizen, a busy commuter or any of those multitudinous other roles I seem to keep juggling. On…
13 And 30 On The Beach
I’m back from my week-long break and I’ll write a more detailed post in due course of time. It’s been a week full of experiences (traveling to another place always is, isn’t it?). I still have to sort out my thoughts, shake the sand out of my shoes (yes, there…
At The End Of The Lane
The Raja family took the flight out today. Uncle has retired so they’re moving to the house they bought in their native city awhile back, in anticipation of just such a time. They leave behind a spacious flat on the top floor of a building at the end of a leafy,…