Day 12 of the March SOLSC! #SOL2022

Quite some time ago I read somewhere that people who say they have only one life to live, do not read books 😊. It is true. Good books take us to different worlds inhabited by all types of people. While reading a book we are in that world, with people living their lives there. I…

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Day 8 of the March SOLSC! #SOL2022

I have known Ramesh for many years. He is a special educator. A few years ago, he and some of his friends got together and started an organization. Such organisations are called ‘Trusts’. Ramesh and his team named their Trust, Adithya Trust. They are working at the grass root level to help very poor people…

#SoCS Jan 9th-2021

Your prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “sky’s the limit.” Write about something that has or seems to have no end. Enjoy! I am reading a fascinating book, The Book of Indian Essays; Two hundred years of English Prose edited by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra. Today’s prompt reminded me of an essay by Sara Rai,…

Everyday Moments (#SOL-2020)

20-10-2020 We are already in the 4th week of October and it seems surprising to think that days have gone by in spite of so many changes in our daily life. We have become used to these changes though they are not things which we would have willingly accepted in different circumstances. Life teaches us…

Belongings

About a month ago I noticed a small, empty nest in the one of the branches of the hibiscus plant outside our bedroom window. I do not know when the nest was built, we were so busy with our lives. The nest looked so much a part of the plant. I was reminded of this…