The whole six yards

Monday 12 May '08

I've been thinking about the changing fortunes of the saree, the six yards of dream that has been associated with this country for centuries.

Love, etc

Thursday 1 May '08

I wonder whether love as an emotion exists today. Of course the word is bandied about in the various forms of relationships...

Up, up and away

Monday 7 April '08

It's that time of the year again, and the media is rife with reports on the placement situation at leading business schools.

Celebrating transience

Monday 31 March '08

The grass has turned green again and the flowers have started to bloom in the words of Nelson Mandela.

Dreams from her grandma

Thursday 6 March '08

I saw her, my daughter, tall and frail with a smile that sparkled like a thousand diamonds standing...

A woman in full

Friday 25 January '08

I was past my prime when she was born, almost an afterthought...

Separated by silence

Friday 4 January '08

The timeworn cliché of Time healing all sorrow, softening all blows is hogwash.