Picture: Biopics. Published under this creative commons license. My first brush with a novel/story-book was when I was in my sixth standard. My dad was going to the library and...
Category: Autobiography
My aunt (aunty, as we used to call her), was the youngest sister of my father. As destiny would have it, she died very young (when she was 22-23 years...
Image by: Stanislas PERRIN (Own work) [Public domain, GFDL] There were two games which I was (supposedly) good at. One was cricket (living in India, this had to be) and...
The best thing to happen to a student every week, is the PT/Games period. The best thing to happen to a student every term, is the exam holidays. The best...
She was not beautiful (I have never liked beautiful looking girls). She was just normal. More importantly, she was studious and serious about life. Just like me. I guess that’s...
When I was around 8 years old, I developed a sudden interest towards drawing and painting. It seems my artistic works were fairly good for my age, back then. I...
Summer holidays during school days are some of the best memories for everyone. I was no different. We literally used to wait for those summer holidays, so that we could...
“Being honest with oneself is the most difficult thing. It’s much easier to be honest with others” My first major lie, that is. As children I am sure all of...
Some people are just made for their professions, and love their jobs. They can do their job with passion, intensity, love and always have a smile on their faces. Of...
When I was studying in 3rd and 4th standards, I used to get repetitively asked by teachers and neighbors – ‘What’s your hobby?’ ‘Reading books and listening to music’ Was...