It Does Matter.

So much has already been written about Kerala during the floods.Social media is abuzz with gallant tales and tales of misery , valour and tragedy. What does a puny Bihari like me do? I take my smartphone and share all of the above feats with my friends and relatives up north. I am astounded by […]

Departure.

He indicated his departure several times; it never took place and we believed that it would not happen this early. First, when we were together in the accident on the 07th of July 1999(refer blog ’07 July’) , then again when I insisted that he borrow my helmet on his trip to Jammu as a […]

Arrival.

I was going through the usual signals and mails in my in-tray.One ‘posting-in signal’ caught my eye. Flying Officer Priya Sharma arriving at base, the next day. This, my dear friends was the year 1999,no mobile and no internet for regular use.So signals, military version of telegram was our lifeline. Another woman officer for company,I […]

Purnea

Let me tell you about Purnea.This small bustling town with a British heritage, sandwiched between the rivers Ganga and the Kosi, has a special place in my heart. With huge fish markets, plenty of fresh produce , and a gentry which only swears by ‘Darjeeling tea’; it is a small gem of Bihar. Wherever in […]

Principal madam.

We were about to cross the street when she tugged at my hand and said over the din of passing vehicles-” Lets not head towards that auto rickshaw. The driver was my student once and he will not charge us the fare.” I grinned and changed the angle of my targeted walk. Then I also […]

The multi-tasker.

So after ‘awesome’, comes another one-‘Love’. Such an easy to use word. ‘I love -the weather, love your dress, love the way you dance, love running , Love All(tennis) ,What are you doing love? and…I love you.’A perfect word of affection, abundantly used to evade the inadequacies of one’s vocabulary! Same @4 letters LOVE /even […]

I remember.

Our beautiful small hilly town with swiss looks! It was the ultimate romantic locale for any soft heart. The majestic sunrise from behind the ranges always filled me with so much exuberance. Getting ready for work and driving down the hills to my airbase, through fields of corn on both sides and small ravines with […]

Meeting the 3 idiots -Part 2

Another week went by wishing for a chance encounter, watching the ‘convocation’scenes and the classroom scenes. Sharman Joshi with no star hang ups was always obliging us. He posed with the whole batch as many times as was requested. I saw a very hungry Boman Irani on several occasions, mostly at the cafeteria having a […]

Meeting the 3 idiots-Part 1

Usually I never looked at the name board of our institution but that day something garish screamed at me, so I looked up and did a double take! Imperial College of Engineering??? Since when?? I stopped my car at the guardroom to show my ID and enquired about it. Movie shoot, I was told. The […]

The Scorpion

We sat sifting through our trunk loads of clothes and utensils and books. The usual segregation into needed /not needed categories, before the trunks were packed, loaded on a truck and sent off.Our life was totally contained in some 34 Steel and wooden Trunks of varying sizes, some even big enough for our refrigerator and […]