Being Gayatri

The Mohiniattam danseuse, Dr. Kanak Rele, expired yesterday. This is post is  Obeisance to the Guru – A Tribute to Dr. Kanak Rele.Obeisance to the Guru – A Tribute to Dr. Kanak ReleI knew Dr. Kanak Rele as my Bharatanatyam guru, Dr. Sunanda Nair’s guru. This was until I came ...

Today, I am sharing with you a real incident that happened to me called – The Beggar! My only purpose in sharing this post is awareness for girls.The Beggar!You must be under the impression that this is one of my short stories that I am sharing with you. Though it’s ...

Today’s Father’s Day -2022. One’s parents are an important part of our lives. And our vehicle will not move properly even one of them is not up to the mark. I would request the children of single parents to forgive me for the above comment. I really appreciate what single ...

Today, let’s discuss Mother ’s Day – 2022. Our mother is an important part of our lives. She nurtures us in her womb for 9 months and then outside it for her entire lifetime.Mother’s Day- 2022This Mother’s Day, I want to talk about my Mom. I received her as the ...

A Tribute to my late Nephew Shruchet (Part II). Here’s the first part. A Tribute to my late Nephew Shruchet (Part II)This day last year, we lost my Shruchu Baby. He may have been 30. But for us, he will always be a child.Akshay Tritiya is an auspicious occasion for ...

A Tribute to my late Nephew Shruchet – that’s what I am going to talk about today. Where most people welcomed the new year with hope and fanfare, some like us have sad memories of 2021.Shruchet was always my Shruchu Baby. He was special because he was the first of ...

Today let’s have Mother’s Day Special – Brinda Rao and her Mother. Let me first introduce Brinda Rao. She is my cousin from my Dad’s side. Her mother was my Dad’s sister. We know her as Baby Aunty. Baby Aunty contacted my maternal grandparents with the alliance of her eldest ...

Dad turns 87, today. We had planned to have a Pooja at a nearby temple. But, Rao family proposes and Corona disposes. COVID19 vaccination had come up and we were getting only today’s appointment for my parents. We thought what better gift can we give to Dad than health and ...

My Dad is a Company Secretary. He has been a strict father and we learnt discipline from him. He has been contributing to the Company Secretaries Association regularly in several ways. Recently, he received a certificate of appreciation from the association.When I shared the good news with my friends and ...

On the occasion of Bhai Dooj, let me introduce a brother’s little sister. We met Ronak Bhatia last Saturday. Today, let’s meet his sister Ritu Bhatia aka Dolly. I have reams and reams of stories about this little girl – all good memories.I had mentioned the elephant incident in my ...