June and Jesus

 2020 has been a remarkable year to have lived or still live on the planet! Flying at 30,000 feet in mid air I began to ponder how different 2020 turned out to be amongst all the years I have lived on the planet.     It started off  great as I was in India for the…

Everything about my false ceiling was false!  This was the final finishing touch to my brand new apartment which I personally designed to add my unique finesse and creativity.  The wooden mantle shelf’s unique shade of brown, the wall design to match it with a slick stickering, the colored glass door to filter in the…

It was pitch dark and I was trying to follow my teenage son on some very narrow streets of Chennai, India after his late night tuition classes.  There was no choice other than to be on the narrow path, as there was a construction block in the usual route.  He was on his bicycle pedaling…

Can you make a BABY?   I’m not kidding, I mean a real baby.  Even if you don’t have kid you pretty much know how one is made.  Stop! No! I don’t want you to think what you are thinking.  Let’s start from where the sperm meets the ovum. (Sorry to have censored your imagination!).  From…

                            INTRODUCTION                                      I just took a deep breath –  inhaled….and then exhaled…..Seems like a silly mundane thing to be the first line of my…

The phone rang.   A rare call. ‘This is strange’, I thought. Not because the person was a stranger but because  it was a ‘video’ call rather than an ‘audio’ call.   It was an long time school friend who is one of the few souls who checks on me (randomly yet meticulously) and  my well being…

I looked at her bagging my groceries in plastic bags.  I didn’t say a ‘hi’ or a ‘hello’ when I  pulled across the counter.   As she was ringing up my items with a smile on her face, deep inside I was having this conversation with her.  “You know I am not this glum  usually or…

  How did she know?  This is the text I received- “Akka (sister) I am out walking with a friend.  Thought of coming by your home if you were free!”  This particular morning was typically “Perhaps she get out on the wrong side of the bed” kind of day.  Now you know what mood I…

Don’t open the inbox first thing in the morning! This is no one’s advice. Just my advice to myself! I try to remind myself everyday becoz if I dont rest of my day is just not in my hands anymore.  Emails come from any part of the globe from desperate students seeking for help with…