This section features memories mostly from my childhood memories in the countryside and the recent past.
It can be noisy and annoying, for some, when children are playing. Noisy sounds of children, chattering and playing, can be heard from far distances. They did not seem to have enough time before darkness completely takes over daylight. To them, it seems like the last day on earth. Relieved from their daily routine, they … Read more
While scanning through my old journals, I found this piece – a kind of short poem. It was written in those times when I really feel desolate. And, I know, I am not a good writer. A decade went by, when must have written this small piece. My joy and happiness are short-lived. My health … Read more
At a very young age, we started working in the family paddy field. We grow rice to meet our essential need for food grains. It was not meant for commercial purpose. For starters, rice is grown in a water-retentive soil, with a reliable source of water for irrigation, and a way to drain the water … Read more
A thousand miles away from home, I am blessed to start a small family. It wasn’t easy. When things did not fall as planned, there’s someone to whom I can always poured out my heart. Being a grown up isn’t easy either. We all need someone to cry on. She did not interrupt me while … Read more