There are Brat 1 and 2 and then there is Brat 3. So meet Brat 4 now. Chhavi is 2 and the Newest of the Brat pack. We brought her home an hour ago. She has already traveled with me and Sesha from Chandigarh to New Delhi and she is an angel. I mean she…
Category: Musing
An Unusual Start to the Day!
A Rainy Day at Gurgaon For the second day the rains have continued at Gurgaon and at one level thank heavens for that! But at another level commuting becomes one complicated affair. Sesha decided to come with me today as he was not too keen to drive in the pouring rain. I dropped him to…
Reactions to the Barog Story!
The Water Compartment at the Kalka Shimla Train I was showing my Barog story to Brat 1 and Brat 2 and I wanted them to pay particular attention to the last photograph where Steve has written the following caption- Mridula Dwivedi with Dilip and Sunil, also known as Brat One and Brat Two The brats…
Burning some Midnight Oil!
Burning some mid night oil without Coffee One good thing about this week is that I get to travel at the end of it. Though the way my next week is shaping …. I would rather not think about it now.
What does ‘Being Yourself’ Mean to You?
I must admit Steve started it. It were his lines that made me pause- I had devised a title, “Houston Texas: A Great Place to Be Yourself” which I liked. I think what took almost three months was the line, “Being yourself sounds like a simple proposition, but in my experience, it’s not; … How…
Finding Shade at the Domestic Airport, New Delhi
Finding Shade at New Delhi Airport I took this picture sitting inside the flight that was bound for Jabalpur. It was so hot at 11.30 am that this employee decided to take refugee inside the empty cart. I was wondering why was he sitting so still and why in this empty cart. I was wondering…
Walking Away!
It was my last working day at the current job. Walking away was difficult due to various reasons but I think it was about time. I spent 4 years here (OK, one month short) and played TT almost everyday after office hours. I sat down after the game today for a while and chatted, a…
It is Getting so Hectic
Some Pretty Corner in Oxford, UK I have so much work to finish before I can think that I am traveling. The thing that I dread most is the final piece of grading that is yet to done. So tomorrow I have a date with lot of copies. God!
Finally!
Bunch of Flowers that Alka, Amrit and Vasu gave to Me Finally, I have a passport that is valid for next 10 years and got the UK visa too, today. They said it would take a minimum of 4 working days (I have been to UK before so the processing time is less, otherwise they…
Regional Passport Officer of Chennai Arrested Today
I wonder what to make out of the news of the arrest of the Regional Passport Officer of Chennai Ms. Sumathi Ravichandran. Many newspapers are reporting it today. The Express Buzz reports that the action was taken on the complaints of Mr. Lakshmanan who works with an NGO. Lakshmanan managed to get the passport despite being…