The other day, my son asked me 'Ma, where did you meet Baba? why did you marry him? Both of you are so different.' It is true we are different because while I am a woman, he is a man. There are more differences than similarities yet we are married for a dozen years. The … Continue reading How I Met Your Father- #20DayChallenge
Tag: Romance
Look Outside Your Window
When I looked out of my window, the ugly patchwork of brown plaster stared back at me. Renovation is going on in the opposite building. Just like an old fractured person who walks with a walker, the walker surrounding and supporting it from three sides, the opposite building is also surrounded and supported by bamboo … Continue reading Look Outside Your Window
Love and Riot
Trina first saw him on the day of Holi. Most kids in their society were playing Holi in the ground below, but he was sitting alone on his fourth floor balcony, watching others. He seemed like a shy and reticent boy. He had shifted to her society only a few weeks back and Trina had … Continue reading Love and Riot
The Alley House
Amreen was unimpressed with the house the broker showed. The entrance was narrow and the bedroom window was accessible from the alley. She said to the broker ‘I don’t like this one. Show me some more houses.’ The broker said ‘This is the best house Madaam.’ Just then, Amreen saw Afroz coming down the alley. … Continue reading The Alley House
Vermilion Orange
The vermilion orange hue of the sky reminded Trina of her mother. Ma used to say that the sky turns orange when Goddess Durga gets angry with her husband Shiva and throws away her vermilion box, scattering vermilion powder all over the sky. Inquisitive Trina used to ask ‘Why does Durga get angry?’ Ma … Continue reading Vermilion Orange
