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Words have always played a vital role in my life. Short stories, poetry, humorous pieces or full-length novels... I love them all! Having been an Army brat and later wife, as well as a teacher, I was immensely lucky to have travelled across our country. My first book was titled 'Arms and the Woman' and took a light-eyed dekko into my life in the Army. A book of poems followed, and finally, I waded into the likes of a psychological thriller that I called 'Shadow in the Mirror'. And yes, words still fascinate me!
Suddenly, a whole new world opened before me, and before I knew it, there I was, ensconced as her assistant at Hari Sri school, sitting by her, learning the ropes all over again.
Resolutions are always top priority on New Year’s Day. However, there is one resolution that gets my husband’s goat is when I vow to— Clean, the entire house, and he begins to have nightmares of his important papers going missing!
Rohan glanced at her moodily. “That was Dad. He read your interview. He wanted me to tell you not to get carried away. He reiterated that real men do not cook and clean.”
“What you call love is actually possessiveness. You made all my decisions for me. I would probably be happier without you in my life,” Revant screamed!
Where did my ideas spring from? From the double life I led. I would wear low cut dresses and mini leather skirts and go out in the evenings to the nightclubs where all the action took place.
A father daughter bond that was disrupted when the author's father passed away at a young age of 42, but has endured through memories that are cherished.
Despite so much effort being put into detecting cases of Coronavirus infection and containing it, there are irresponsible people who are putting us all in danger.
Mercy petitions by the rapists of means the hanging has been now pushed to 1st February. What will happen?
"When will the world become a safer place for children?" asks Deepti Menon, writing about the boy in Kerala who was beaten to death by his mother's live-in partner.
In this hilarious piece, Deepti Menon tells us of her two new year resolutions that she is resolute about making...the keeping of them is a whole different matter!
"Why do the immoral survive?" asks the author, adding, "It is time to rally around and bring decency back into society, come hell or high water."
By creating such a violent uproar about Padmaavat, the Karni Sena actually did Bhansali a favour, instead of protecting anyone's 'honour'!
A soldier may be paid to fight as part of an army, but does that mean his death can be brushed aside so callously?
Patriarchy strikes once again, with the self-styled custodians of our country’s 'honour' "questioning" Director Bhansali over Padmavati.
The desire to erase the Taj Mahal and other parts of our history seen by some as 'alien' points to a giant ego that wants to rubbish 'other people'.
“Isn’t this what you want; isn’t this why you’ve been dressing up so provocatively for me? Those earrings drive me crazy... and your perfume!”
Indians can make a career out of asking embarrassing questions and making remarks that make you feel like throttling the offender!
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