It is that time of the year when one yearns to sit and sip a cup of tea with an old and dear friend. Hold a hand that promises comfort and engagement. Its a time when longings and desires seem to stir deep within and seek fulfillment.
Author: Sadhna Shanker
I think of myself as a wordsmith, dabbling in writing for more than a decade now. I have a full-time job. I am also a mother.
Getting lost
The advent of GPS technology has in a way removed the strangeness of any place. With an address keyed in, in any part of the world one can now reach the destination without getting lost. It is a blessing, but as with any other gift of technology it takes away something from our lives.
CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION!
I wish to celebrate my life as it has been. It has given me much more than it has taken from me. I also wish to celebrate the coming years. I stand at a wonderful crossroad of my life.
Yellow butterfly
While I relive my childhood, my daughter makes friends with the earth. What wonders a small patch of earth holds, it makes me wonder!
Atlanta – History and beyond
In Atlanta , Georgia the past has ‘gone with the wind’, and the city today is modern, new age and grasping the future with an impatient hand.
Online Muse
On a lazy Sunday afternoon, a nice movie on television beckons. However, Achilles is calling too, from the lines of the immortal Iliad! Enrolled in a course on ancient Greek heroes being run by Harvard University on the Edx platform, I have in the past year discovered the pleasure of knowledge. MOOCs – Massive Open…
A walk through Central Park
On a balmy summer evening, with a serene lake littered with ducks and tortoises, reflecting majestic New York skyscrapers as a backdrop, I watched as a wedding took place. The couple, surrounded by a small group of people, was taking vows while the minister blessed them. The minister announced “you may now kiss”. The two…
Beyond comfort zones
Sitting in the hired car, I asked the driver casually, ‘You understand Hindi or English?” In the rear view mirror, he threw a blank look at me and said a long winding sentence in Malayalam. “I do not understand Malayalam. You know where to go don’t you?” I asked. To my horror, he looked blankly…
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