Musings
Landscapes of Memory
“If we opened people up, we’d find landscapes” ~ Agnès Varda One late April evening, sometime in the early eighties,...
Celebrating Me
I turn one year older, better, wiser, and happier - I am celebrating me, celebrating my life, celebrating the amazing...
A Confession
A small dark secret from my childhood enacted in adulthood. I was probably in grade 5 or 6 and my...
Motherhood
I am not a natural mother. I was quite disgusted by the whole birthing process and as everyone told me,...
Sometimes Second chance is better than a First
Dreams (big or small) do come true. You just have to persevere and pursue. Returning to Trivandrum after 30 years...
National Film Awards 2022: Aparna Balamurali Wins Best Actress
Soorarai Pottru's actors Suriya and Aparna won the Best Actor awards for their blockbuster and much-acclaimed film The 68th National...
The Essence Of Handwritten Letters
A very random mid-afternoon conversation among cousins somehow reached the topic of letters. Until around 1997, I used to write...
Impressions Vs Reality
Many times we see FB posts or Insta pics and think how fabulous the lives of some people are! And...
Aging Not So Gracefully
Nowadays, I have started noticing many things. Things I liked to ignore when I was young, I don’t anymore. I...