On a sultry Gujarat afternoon, the lazy summer heat would waft in, bringing in its warm folds the salted sweetness of his voice. “Paaaaaavvvvbiskeeeeeeeeeeeet!” Always starting low at ‘paa’ and reaching a nice final peak at ‘keet.' Paav and biscuit ...Read More
It will be annual diary time for teachers soon. There will be records to fill up; lists of textbooks and duties, methods of teaching to be detailed, workshops attended, special measures for bright students, remedial measures to improve the weak ...Read More
"Who is pretty? Mommy or me?” I ask. She looks at her mommy then she looks at me…and then in a split second she decides, “ME!” That’s my first introduction to the little girl who cares more about her teddy’s fur than ...Read More
** And this is how seemingly impossible stories are born. An American book about children in India, on a tour across the country results in a chance meeting between two disparate worlds in a small village and what emerged from it ...Read More
Editor's Note: This is a writing assignment given (along with the above picture ) to a eight-year old by a parent. He was asked to do a research report on dog sledding and add personal narrative as part of ...Read More
And this is why I believe that certain meetings, connections are fated. There was really no reason for me to meet Mary Morgan. And yet, it was preordained that I meet her at a time when am becoming a bit disillusioned ...Read More
*** They are everywhere. These new zombie-like creatures, BlackBerrys in hand, earphones in their ears, eyes on the screen and head in the clouds. We have now reached a stage where chalkboards and pens are being replaced with touchscreens and styluses; ...Read More
Ganapati Bappa came home and spent two days with us at my child's behest. He was made of Shaalu Maati (potter's clay). His golden jewellery, 'mukut' and 'dhoti' were painted with haldi (turmeric). Multani mitti brought out his glowing complexion ...Read More
Someone wise once rightly said that, too much of anything is bad! And that applies to rains as well. The rainy season is very important because it helps replenish water resources that provide us with water for drinking and other ...Read More
The rainy season is here! Like the poet Samuel Taylor says “Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink!” Have you ever wondered why there are constant concerns about availability of water in the future, despite receiving good rainfall? As ...Read More
Dead hearts, still, a-pounding; A silence so resounding, Melodies of discord abound, Where skies, high, below the ground From shoal, depths, begin descent, In summers of our discontent, They dodge, deaf, deflections, A mirror of reflections A simple, sound, complexity, A nimbly- knit perplexity, A sin, sacred, sacrosanct Ingratitude so duly ...Read More
Bright yellow mangoes with their fragrance and juicy sweetness occupied most of little Pranay's thoughts these days. Now, this was not an out of ordinary occurrence given that Pranay and his family were major mango fanatics. Year after year along ...Read More
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