To strong mothers who raise strong daughters…… Two tight slaps were lashed on the cheeks of an eight year old girl inside her own grandfather’s restaurant by the angry mother of that 8 year old. It was a partially cloudy… Read More »TO STRONG MOTHERS……..
The whole world knows that Diwali is a Festival of Lights! But most people who have celebrated Diwali for generations together acknowledge that Diwali is not just the Festival of Lights but has much more to its meaning. Diwali becomes… Read More »DIWALI-THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS
I grew up with two very strong, kind, thoughtful and extremely loving father figures. One was my dad and the other was my maternal grandpa, my Nanaji. I can’t pen down everything that they did for us, but just picking… Read More »HAPPY FATHER’S DAY
To flowers , sunshine and friendship…… The earth revolved around the sun and brought us brighter, warmer, longer and in short more cheerful days, making us go out there enjoy sprawling lawns dotted with a plethora of wild tiny daisies… Read More »TO FLOWERS, SUNSHINE, FRIENDSHIP
Happy Mother’s Day to all the mommies in the world, to all the motherly figures in the world and to all the women who have kindness and love in their hearts!! Today everyone’s phones will be flooded with Mother’s Day… Read More »HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
Once again the earth adorned herself with beautiful garments and jewels of colourful flowers that delight us with the most beautiful views in every nook, corner, alley and street possible. The mesmerizing beauty that Lady Spring brings forth every year,… Read More »Hello Spring 2021
I visited Hindu Temple, Burnaby today on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivratri. I was highly impressed though not surprised by all the precautions and Covid protocol following the temple staff and volunteers were effectively carrying out so that the… Read More »A visit to the temple
So officially the world’s ‘Love Day’ has begun almost everywhere in the world now ……… HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY to you all!! As soon as February begins people suddenly start feeling that ‘love’ is in the air and that they need… Read More »Valentine’s Day at 35+ or -10.C
Lohri/Uttarayan/Pongal/ Bihu or Sankranti is our own Indian Harvest Festival that blesses people in India with the cornucopia of harvested crops of various seeds like Sesame (teel), grains -Millets like Jowar, Fruits like Ber (Indian Jujubes), sugarcane and vegetables like… Read More »Uttarayan/Makar Sankranti/Lohri
This year every day that you lived and are living is a present for you!! Every day of worries, anxiety, fear and health, laughter, happiness, and thankfulness, if you lived it at home, away from hospitals, is a present for… Read More »Merry Christmas 2020!!