Writers’ Paradise

When I was in college, I loved wearing a watch. I really believed in the adage: time is money.Then I got my first cell phone when I got my job, and the use of watch gradually diminished. The multi functionality of a mobile phone has surely decreased the usage of watches in India. But I […]

Our friends have recently bought a new house on the outskirts of Edinburgh. My husband used to share a flat with them before we came here. We decided to buy a nice decorative piece for the house warming party. You can call me an addict, when show pieces are concerned. I had seen a very […]

I didn’t feel like writing for the last few days. I have been feeling lethargic and just in a gloomy mood. We will be going back to India next month. My husband has extended his stay here for another year, so we will be going alone. I am totally against it. I think that it […]

Shahrukh Khan’s six pack abs in Om Shanti Om surprised me. He is a chocolate hero and doesn’t comes across as a rough and tough macho man like Akshay Kumar or Suniel Shetty. He must have done some weight benches or some special diets. But I think that he should take care in overhauling his […]

Venice’s sea-level setting has always made it a watery hostage to the vagaries of wind and tide. Today the area of city affected by flooding is over three times greater than it was only half a century ago. And yet, contrary to the received wisdom, Venice is not sinking- or at least not any more.
History […]