Waiting for Monsoon

Original thought: English Waiting for Monsoon We have all done it. Waiting for rains after the torturing weather of the summer, especially in tropical regions. It makes me wonder, what are we actually waiting for? Are we waiting for rain? Are we waiting for a better tomorrow? Are we waiting for something better? Are we …

Stories/गोष्टी/कथा

Original thought: English Stories I have been going through a tough time. We all do sometimes. It is when we go through these that we realise what we rely on the most. I, for one, rely on friends and stories. Both of them don’t tell you what you should or should not do, or for …

In the world of complaints/शिकायतों की दुनिया में/तक्रारींच्या जगात

Original thought: English In the world of complaints In the world of invasions, wars, riots, terrorism, sheer violence, political aggression, and a strong strong quest for peace, we have taken our tears and laughter for granted. We have taken so many things for granted. They say, “we are only as strong as the weakest member …

Brighter/उजला सा/

Today, I am going to list down some of the sayings and stories that make me survive the difficult times. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger! Stand tall, always! This too shall pass! Patience pays! You are only as strong as the weakest member of your team! Pain is personal! It is better to …

Quoting myself/माझेच शब्द/मेरेही शब्द

Original thought: English Quoting myself Long back, I wrote a story about a girl who lived alone and was too busy. When I sent my story for its first reading to my trusted friend, Roma, she highlighted a sentence that I didn’t know I had written. It was: earning the living can take a toll …

कविताएं/Poems/कविता

Original thought: Hindi Poems In my personal life, I have always given an almost unsurmountable importance to poems. There were many poems that I have learned as a child in the school. I can still recite those word-to-word. I always experienced that these poems were a collage or a bundle of a variety of emotions. …

पहिला उरला नाहीस तू You are not like before… आप पहले जैसे नहीं रहें।

मूळ विचार: मराठी पहिला उरला नाहीस तू “पहिला उरला नाहीस तू, असा कसा बदललास तू” ऐंन दिवाळीत या ओळी मला शोधत आल्या. मन अगदी भरून आलं “दहावी फ” चित्रपटाच्या आणि इतर अनेक रंगीबेरंगी आठवणींनी. साधं जगणं आणि रोजच्या दिनक्रमात अशी काही लज्जत आणली या मैदूतल्या चित्रपटाने की मन अगदी फूलपाखरासारखं हलकं झालं. आळसावलेल्या मनाला नवा …

Tapping sensibilities/जागर संवेदनांचा/जगाओ संवेदनाओं को 

Original thought: English Tapping sensibilities Working with Art Plus Blue Foundation and writing blogs for all of you to read has always helped me tap sensitive topics. We tend to have opinions of our own most of the times. However, we choose not to talk about them, our biggest worry being, “what would the society …

Friendships/मैत्री/दोस्ती

Original thought: English FriendshipsToday, I am here to talk about my friends.I wouldn’t say that I have a lot of friends. But everywhere I go, I make some friends for sure. Now, I’m not talking about casual friendships. Here, I’m talking about friendship that lasts long, a friendship that is beyond physical ties, a friendship …

In face of adversity/संकटकाळी/संकट के समय

Original Thought: English/Hindi In face of adversity In face of I and my husband being diagnosed with COVID-19 and the collective calamity that our town faced of flood, has made me think about how we face diversity as a person as well as a community. In the beginning, we all are afraid. When we were …