Most peo­ple would prob­a­bly stay away from Goa dur­ing the mon­soons. But some­how, I like this sea­son. Maybe, because one of my fond­est mem­o­ries was going with a few friends to Goa in August of 1998. We found a mag­i­cal beach way back then — no peo­ple, no crowds — just us and the rains! Of […]

I’ve already posted this in Met­blogs, but I wanted to make a per­sonal appeal too. It’s about a lady called Janet who plants trees. What you can do! You can have a tree planted on someone’s behalf to com­mem­o­rate a birth­day, anniver­sary, cer­e­mony, or just another day you’re glad to be alive. Just for about […]

If I write a book, I’d like to do it in a quiet place like this one. Sit­ting out­side a cot­tage, look­ing over a beau­ti­ful mist cov­ered val­ley. Watch­ing the rolling hills and catch­ing a glimpse of a shim­mer­ing lake in the dis­tance. Enjoy­ing a hot cup of cof­fee and the com­pany of Deku (the […]

There are some peo­ple you meet in the course of your life, that leave an indeli­ble impres­sion. They become a part of your mem­ory. They bring a smile to your face when some­times the mem­ory flits across your head, unbid­den but most wel­come. Pasu­pa­thy amma is one such lady. And what a lady she is too. […]

When she came into my life in 2001, I didn’t know a thing about cats. But being an ani­mal lover, I took to her like a fish to water. I read about cats, went online, talked to my vet and then realised that they’re the unfussi­est of crea­tures to keep at home. Mor­ever, you don’t need […]