“Happiness starts with healthiness!!” crooned a lady extolling the virtues of a pet supplies shop. I was startled. My ears rang so loud, I thought I was in the bell tower of Notre Dame. The transformation of ‘health’ into ‘healthiness’ was akin to a bad dream. How in the world does one keep track of…

For the February issue of Palki 6, I simply had to pen down my thoughts on the one of the most celebrated saints this part of the century: Valentine. How do I love thee? “Let me count the ways.” The world will soon gear up to welcome spring. The little city of Loveland in Colorado,…

Winter ground is different. The white blanket masks everything. The earth peeks out merely through a web of pathways and black, tarred roads. I walk to the entrance of the grocers, ready for mundane tasks. Life doesn’t always give happy servings on a platter, bitter memories somehow seep in, always. My friend Barnali recently hosted…

‘Tis the season to be jolly. Well, jolly was far from the emotion I was feeling. The media tried hard with its glitzy pleas to spend, but glitzy somehow did not equate to jolly. It was as if the entire world was begging the common man to do something for the US economy. Period. But…