I am interested in people. I don’t know why. I like to talk to people and know all about their lives, well if not everything, most things. A...
In 2003, three young sisters staged their debut performance of Bharatnatyam, called the Arangetram, at the Besan Centre, Mount Scopus Memori...
I love SBS and its plethora of world movies which bring the whole gambit of human emotions and drama right before you. Some of these are fil...
“Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls... the captain has not switched off the seat belt signs, so please remain seated.” In a sing-song tun...
I have always had a romantic vision of Pune – scenic, polite people, few good colleges. I had heard of the Rajneesh Ashram there, which whe...
Landing at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, I was in for a surprise. The airport has got a face lift. Despite the bad press, the Co...
If you are single and living in India, it is but natural that you would be asked, “ Shaadi nahi huwi? (You are not married?)” You see, it i...
On a warm evening at St Kilda Road, dancers from India’s north eastern state of Manipur enthralled an audience and had them wanting for mor...
A cruel January. Like an inland tsunami, giant floods came gushing in many Australian towns and cities last month and almost paralysed a na...
The ashes of Indian hawker Pooran Singh going back to India after 63 years made headlines and opened Indians to a world hitherto unknown, t...
I do not make any New Year resolutions as resolutions are only meant to be broken, after firmly holding on to them for a while. My first mo...
It is Durga Pujas. And the beginning of a festive season, when the smell of incense sticks, dhoop, candles wafts through every town and city...
What happens when you see a lizard or any other creepy crawly things? Your gut feeling is to kill it! But for the first time, I am surrounde...
My phone does not stop ringing. In the evenings, I have visitors. I feel blessed in a way that family, friends care for me. Lolo says I have...
Ward 9A, Room No 12 has an amazing view of Melbourne's scenic northern suburbs. I look out of the window. A thousand thoughts cross my m...
I had the sweetest request today. Lolo wants me to blog about my visits to the famous Austin Hospital. The thought did cross my mind but I w...
I can't thank my friend Deepu enough. She has so much confidence in my writing that her persistence has paid off. She sent something I w...
It was a bright, sunny day. We decided to take a tour of the famous Melbourne Zoo. Lolo recalled his visit to the place as kids with his par...
I don't remember the last time I was star struck. But on Friday when I met Aamir Khan, I felt like a giddy-headed teenager and didn'...
I was up at 6 am on Sunday, the call of duty. Travelling three hours to Warrnambool in a bus full of one tribe and me the only outsider was ...
