Appreciating Nature….
To be honest, I don’t think I am learning anything good. My experiences have been different. I can never be confined to one place. I have always liked travelling. To be confined within the four walls of my … Read more...
Tag: Perspectives
Life Is Tough. So? We Just Have To Deal With It. No?
I was busy with my work when one of my colleagues mentioned that a leading Indian personality planned to host an exhibition for Indian products in Paris shortly. We got the details about this exhibition and discussed the idea for … Read more...
I Try To Live By The Values That My Parents Have Passed On To Me
I was a very mischievous boy when I was young. Do you know what I did once? I took away my friend’s bike without his knowledge, lost my balance and rammed it against the pavement. I had a nasty fall. … Read more...
A Family Is Forever. I’m Glad We Had Some Fun Together
I don’t carry my phone around with me. I check for messages on WhatsApp only whenever I am free. So I was a little surprised when my nephew asked me what I could make for the starters for the potluck … Read more...
We Take Care Of Our Father. And Our Children Will Take Care Of Us. Simple.
I? I am Achela. I came to Mumbai 20 years back. My father first started this business of selling lemons here. I don’t know when he came. My brother and I just took over what he started.
Ours is a … Read more...
Do Me A Favour. Please. Just Shut Up.
He steps out of his house. It has a tin roof and door. It has tin walls and zero windows. He can’t sleep because of the mosquitoes and the flies. And also because he has no work. Time? What difference … Read more...
And that is why I respect that “Aam Aadmi” so much even today
This happened about 15 years back. My husband and I had gone to my home town to meet my family. We decided to stay in Mumbai for three days and then go back to Ahmedabad, the city that we lived … Read more...