What is a better life?“There is a crocky here”, we should look out for him said ‘P’. ‘Crocodile’ you mean, I asked him. Oh yes, there is one crocodile here, came…Sep 13Sep 13
Of 38 or some such random number!Writing heals! In times when life sucked when the world collapsed right before me when darkness was all I could see around, when the light…Jun 6Jun 6
Two years of Love!‘Appa, Valikithu’ (It is painful) little K complained. “Where is it paining”, I asked him and kissed his foot, the part of his body where…May 16May 16
Will my son ever know my mom?‘Appa’, my son ‘K’ had an exciting tone! He had just recognized me in a picture. It was one of those family pictures that most Indian…Mar 22Mar 22
When an air ambulance team went the extra mile!Some stories are hard! Painful! The pain of the oppressed and the anger against the systemic flaws overshadows the heroism of the…Nov 9, 2023Nov 9, 2023
In Dad’s shoes!Every time when someone says ‘K’ looks exactly like you, my heart misses a beat. I gulp! That strange feeling of not wanting your child to…Aug 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023
How did it feel to be 20?‘Sam Chithapa’ my nephew repeated the word for the umpteenth time. He was showing me around his university campus. I was following him…Jul 2, 2023Jul 2, 2023
What does it mean to be in a PNG village?It was a chance meeting. He had come to this small town in PNG for a week’s health workers training and is ready to carry back his…Jun 21, 20231Jun 21, 20231
Flying past the mountains, into the world of the needy!“Kaakurus”,” Kaakurus”, yelled the pilot from the flight looking out of his window. He was about to take off. I looked around as the…May 26, 20231May 26, 20231
Measuring life!“There was a private jet waiting for me, as I finished my lunch; Does it mean I have finally arrived in life?” I was just joking in the…May 20, 20231May 20, 20231
