There is always a defining moment – a moment you’ve waited for—where it seems like your life goes from Black & White to colour in a fraction of a second, much like that scene in the 1996 film Dream for…
Author: Shakti
Don’t even try this: 365 days without chocolate
On New Year’s Eve, 2010 I joked about giving up chocolate for a year. I had tried it before and failed. Yet, I wanted to try it again. “Haha, you’ll be eating chocolate by 10am,” a friend teased. And that…
27 things about turning 27
Found this on my iPad… Had posted it a long time ago and I forgot to hit publish 1. Flowers: I don’t like flowers. The fact that they wilt the next day depresses me, but Rekha left a bouquet of…
Review: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu
He is an architect, she is a hairdresser. He likes things clean, she is a chaotic mess. they are too different to be together, but we know they have to cross paths, get stuck to each other, share ‘senti’ stories…
Food Review: Neel takes over Tote on Turf, one kebab at a time
Pulling up in the driveway, you’d think you’ve arrived at the Tote on Turf. As you walk through, you may wonder where the open kitchen went, but still have no inkling of the big change. However, a faint aroma of…
It’s happening!
Almost every girl grows up dreaming of her perfect wedding. Right from what she’d wear, what flowers would adorn the stage, to the songs she’d want her friends to dance to at her sangeet, she plans it all. Getting me…
Thank you for… broken resolutions
I interviewed an author, Judy Balan, today. She said that she started last year wanting to do something else and she ended up writing and publishing her book. She said that her resolution now is to embrace serendipity. It made…
Thank you for… Delays, traffic jams and long waits
Sure, it is frustrating to know that it will take 45 minutes to unite you with your lunch, or to know that you will reach your destination a good couple of hours later than you anticipated. But sometimes, the most…
Poem: Cobwebs
cleaning cobwebs is a good idea, you never know, when bacterium and virus render you too weak and leave you to stare at your ceiling you’d rather have it spotless for then. cause when the flu comes knocking, it brings…
Where do the children play?
On a Sunday evening, the multiplex closest to my home was swarming with people. As I waited 45 minutes to get my popcorn, one thing that struck me was that most kids walking around the space were, well to put…