Kerala ‘vallomkali’ in England
Another weekend with Amma and another scorching day. There is a programme arranged to encourage Kerala tourism and the Nehru trophy snake boat race which is held annually in the Continue Reading →
Category: Other stories
The Mastaba and Lavender fields
“Neeno, neeno” Lakshmi trilled. It’s coming up to eleven at night and she should have been fast asleep by now. We are on our way home after a very long Continue Reading →
Longest day
Is it possible to make a mundane day sound interesting I wondered. I’m sitting in the steam room once again. The medicinal smell as you enter slowly fades away and Continue Reading →
Milestone birthdays and Murugan temple
The temple bells rang, devotional songs played through the tannoy and priests conducted prayers in earnest. Weekends are busy days in the Murugan temple. People celebrating birthdays, weddings, special occasions Continue Reading →
Associate energy and friendship
As the heating in my car swathes my bare feet, I let it comfort me and enjoy the warmth. I need to wind down on these days when I have Continue Reading →
Time to go home
It is a weekday morning and peak commuting time and yet the cab drive to JFK airport is pretty smooth. As we weave through the traffic, we can see the Continue Reading →
Friends Seminary and graduation
I cannot keep up with the temperature changes. One day it is in the high teens and raining and the next day it is in the low thirties and sweltering. Continue Reading →
Memorial weekend
The dark clouds I saw gather as we started our descent into Newark was an omen for things to come. The city was bracing itself for a downpour after a Continue Reading →
Stories to inspire
Reading James Comey and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s stories about their rise to fame and their careers was indeed an eye opener. Two personalities, I had formed unfavourable opinions about. I had Continue Reading →
The empty bird’s nest
The empty bird’s nest Love was the nest they built together A place of sanctuary at the end of a busy day Where they could rest their weary feather When Continue Reading →
