A pregnancy takes a lot out of a woman’s body. Having twins, is twice as hard with the same space and resources. It is incredibly tough on the body. Everything hurts, you start getting uncomfortable at 16 or so weeks.…
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Of Sarees and loss…
Mumma would, once in three months, throw open her cupboards and bring out her sarees. All her silks, cottons, georgettes and crepes came out and were displayed on the bed in all their vibrant glory. She’d then unfold a few,…
Likes can never be hugs!
You liked my profile picture. You know I went on a holiday because you saw my Instagram picture from a beautiful beach. You assume I am rich because of the swanky surroundings in the pictures on my Snapchat stories. You…
My ever changing cup of tea
You shouldn’t trust me. Because, I am the sort of person who changes the way she likes to take her tea often — the sort of a person my grandmother always said she didn’t trust. And I fell in love…
I’m no domestic goddess: and that’s ok!
My grandmothers were excellent wives, mothers and grandmothers. They ran their households like tight ships. Their houses were clean. There was always fresh food on the table. Hot breakfasts, heartwarming lunches and comforting dinners aside, they also made their own…
Friendships
Friendships are about laughing together. It’s about doing crazy things together, getting in trouble together and having each others’ backs. Good friendships are all about good memories that make for fun stories. But the best friendships are all about showing…
Begin Again: Happy New Year
All set to enter the last week of 2016, it is hard not to recap on the year gone by. What with all the listicles and newspaper articles listing the best and worst of the year, it is natural to…
Secret life of Pet Parents
It is really cute when my dog places his paw on my knee when he wants my attention. It’s adorable when my adopted cats take over a cardboard box and snuggle up with each other. It makes for fantastic snaps…
Dear Sanjay Leela Bhansali, do your homework
My father Jayraj Salgaokar is a researcher and a biographer of Peshwa Bajirao I. And this is his frustration at the Pinga and all that nonsense that is Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Mastani. I have translated this from Marathi. —-…
Read alert: Aarushi by Avirook Sen
The Aarushi-Hemraj murders took place at the very beginning of my career. The case was widely & wildly reported at the time and it really unsettled me at the time. One read about the progress of the case in newspapers…