Mothers are born flawed. If they don’t see imperfections in themselves, which is unlikely, someone else will. But these questions and doubts a mother faces today are unique to the times. Our grandmothers were different. They were undivided souls. They did not, most of the time, think of themselves as creatures of personal ambition. My […]
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My Mom, The Chef
There are three women that I have met in this little lifetime, who have made me gasp and stare at them in awe. Mom, who I call Maa. Grandmom, who I call Dida. And Mum-in-law, who I call Amma. All women worth their weight in gold. **** Why? Well, because among their countless other gifts, […]
Mother’s Day Special: Rose Aunty’s Paneer
Many, many years ago, when there was no such thing as ready-made ginger-garlic paste, saas-bahu flicks on TV, when Mumbai had one standard climate for all seasons (hot, sucky, humid), when I could not tell Malayalam from Tamil from Kannada from Telugu…my mom got a recipe from her office colleague, Rose Aunty. Rose Aunty, like […]
A Mother’s Gift..
On Mother’s Day, we at Unboxed Writers share a simple but deeply emotional poem written by a mother on her young daughter’s Facebook Wall… I can’t give solutions to all of life’s problems, doubts, or fears. But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers. I can’t change your past with all its […]