Reviews & Musings

Sometimes in life there comes a situation where however much you want to save someone from a disaster that person is simply not able to understand what you are saying.  You are left with the option of being a mute spectator and watch them get devastated.

When the more you try to derive the answer the more it seems to allude it -leave it.  As it means you are simply not ready for it.

Keeping your expectations high from someone in life is like overloading your bicycle.  You are bound to fall.

Never get deceived by words they have the ability to shatter you beyond repair.

In life there will come a situation when people will mis-interpret your love and concern as jealousy and ignore you only to repent when you will no longer have that love or concern to give them.

Introduction The relationship  of a child with his/her parents is perhaps the most beautiful one on this earth. It defines that child and makes him what they are when they grow up. Basking in the love of both the parents is a blessing but having to choose from either of them is a very traumatic experience. Custody ( ISBN 9788184001549, Published by Random House India ) by Manju Kapur is about one such experience.

I faced a situation today where I was back stabbed by someone and the moment I turned around, that face became concerned enough to ask Me,' Did that hurt?'

Can someone's hurt be bigger than your hatred?

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend ahead!!

Sometimes in life however you push the boundaries, you just fail to get through it.

Life has a beautiful way of teaching you a few things; Sometimes it tickles you till you laugh ~ while sometimes it lets you cry and hands over a tissue quietly!

"यत्रा नार्यस्तु पूजयन्ते , रमन्ते तत्र देवता " This is a saying in Sanskrit which means where women are honoured, divinity blossoms there. I think this perfectly describes the chaos our country is experiencing right now. So many cases of rapes and molestation and as if they were not enough we have people who have openly tried to justify rape through their words. It can be termed as verbal rape rather a physical one as it causes equal trauma. Don't believe Me, read it HERE . I strongly believe our words are an expression of our thoughts through which we might want to convince someone by putting across our point or make them change their thoughts. And yes, this post did make Me change my thoughts.Till now I was under the impression that in this male dominated Indian society only a handful of men are left who because of their education and limited exposure look upon women as weaker sex. But I have realised how wrong I was. The writer here is an IAS officer and mos...

Some people are lucky to be born with a silver spoon while some people are luckier - as they work hard to earn that spoon and get to choose it!!

Facing life once again after the worst phase makes you realise what love can actually do!

The only risk you carry in not listening to your heart is - someday it might just stop saying anything.

You might feel that you are in the most innermost circle of someone's life;  but sometimes it takes only a few seconds to make your realise you are far-far away from that circle.

Life is a never ending process of learning, unlearning, growing up, forgiving , remembering , teaching, loving, fighting, caring, crying, laughing and forgetting!

Can you see the tiny droplets that rain has blessed us with this week?

For every one unsuccessful thing you do, you will surely have one successful thing to relate to!

Some bitter things in life make it better!

People change, tastes evolve, preferences vary, opinions differ - the earlier you accept it the better.

Love is the only emotion which keeps varying like a pendulum, while hate is always constant.

Loving someone more than its worth, results into terrible hurt more often than not.

Controlling your emotions when they want to come out the most is perhaps the toughest test for any individual!

Peek - A- Boo

Loving someone is a reason enough for that person to hurt you.

Sometimes in life however much you try confusion is the only thing that remains clear.

If you believe your prayers have not been answered, please look around.  It must have, only you would not have recognized it.

In life there comes a time when you have your hands full and something really tempting comes your way. Choice is yours either you drop something to pick it up or just let it go!!

Sometimes when you are left with no options the only best to do is either "IGNORE" or "ACCEPT"

Life is all about doing the right thing and undoing the wrong things done in the process.

Sharing my notebook with you... this cover page inspires me to write!

Having put in all that you could - let the universe take over and do what is destined to be!

How do you define excellence -  Is it when you are flawlessly perfect? OR Is it when you are constantly making mistakes but in a continuous learning process?

Why sometimes even when we spell few things out they are not understood?

Whenever you think of calling it quits think of only one thing: Is it really worth it?

What is a self respect? Is it when you argue with someone for yourself? OR Is it when you walk from a place without saying anything?