Recliner Reminiscences

And then arrived the second one. By the time we traveled to the USA to be with him, he was six months old. And oh boy! He was a...

Here are a few more memories of my first grandson. He had just turned seven when we traveled to the USA, and by then, he had become quite...

Here are a few more memories of my first grandson. He had just turned seven when we traveled to the USA, and by then, he had become quite...

Returning to India, we faced a different kind of problem. Most of the houses in our locality were built in the 1970s. Over time, the road...

During this time, my elder son was visiting India. It was decided that my wife and I would accompany him back to the USA. More than six...

Sometimes, 24 hours feels very long—especially when one is in a depressed mood, with all the time in the world, retired, and without...

I started serious walking only after taking voluntary retirement. Nearby, there is a fully enclosed and protected area where the Central...

It’s not surprising that while walking, we come across so many characters. Let’s not forget—we are one of them too. There’s so much to...

Even some school textbooks carried essays on the benefits of walking. Doctors constantly advise, “Walk daily in the morning and evening....

A long time ago, my mother was hospitalized in a general ward. One night, she suddenly saw a woman with a gory appearance and frizzled...

13, 14, or 15? When did I start the pretense? Some family member had to point out to me that a few wisps of hair and something remotely...

And the voices for Siri? There is a long list—from English to Arabic and many more. Within English, there are American, British,...

When you start hearing voices, it is dangerous. But what if the voices are responding to you? With the rapid progression of my...

Being one of the breadwinners of the family—or, to be precise, in the Indian environment, the “rice and chapathi” winners—the time in my...

Some sad events linger in my memory. A boy who used to sit beside me wasn’t a very close friend, but he was quiet and lovable. Sometimes,...

Young, impressionable age—memories stick fast to the pliant brain. So many souls from that period left their marks on me. I have to jump...

While writing about Accident, Incident, or Almighty’s Intervention , I think I forgot to mention something that happened during the heart...

Racking my non-cooperative brain, other such instances suddenly come to light—especially marriages. Marriages are said to be made in...

I continued working there for nearly two years. Everyone had advice: “A rolling stone gathers no moss. Stick to one place.” But why...

The first memory that always comes to my mind is of my teacher from the First Standard. I’ve written about her earlier. What might have...