Category: Read about my escapades!

I had written about the first film in my earlier blog and in fact the only reason I saw it was because I knew that Vinay was very keen to see Part 2 so rather than him going alone I thought I would make the effort to watch it and it actually worked out quite…

As I get older I look forward to seeing my grandchildren blossom and grow and I am truly blessed that mine have not only grown but all excelled in various fields which have not only been a revelation but a matter of pride and joy. You don’t have to win a Nobel Prize or be…

I got a lot of flak for not going to see Dhurandhar… people actually complained that they were waiting for my review and I had let them down! For some reason that film never appealed to me especially when I saw that the running time was about three and a half hours. Also I weighed…

I really had a movie bonanza weekend… The Taj Story yesterday and Haq today and I must say that I enjoyed both films. It’s been ages since two good films have come out together and Vinay has suddenly developed a great fondness for going to the theatre  so buckle your seats and get ready for…

The Taj Story… The first time I saw the Taj Mahal must have been about 50 years ago when my father took us all on one of our annual trips to India. The sheer enormity of it blew me away but  funnily what I remember the most was how much my feet got burnt on…

When Lord Jagannath calls you have no option but to go. Some friends of ours were going for a 4 day trip to Puri so since neither Vinay or I had ever been either to Puri or the famous Jagannath Mandir we decided to join them. Before we knew it we were booked and ready…

So our new best holiday destination has become Phuket. A direct flight straight from Kolkata to Phuket, under 3 hours and there you  are… in a tropical paradise with an endless choice of super luxury hotels, cuisines from all over the world and the freshest ingredients you could ask for. We went in the beginning…

I had head about the game Mahjong but in my mind I always envisaged it being played by  old wizened Chinese women in the small lanes of China Town. Little did I know that looks are definitely deceptive and it takes a lot of strategy, cunning and of course luck to master this game.  A…

Happy Birthday to my darling daughter Rashi!!! There is a saying “another year older another year wiser”… well I can say yes to the first but I’m not sure about the second!!! All I can surely say is that my love for you just keeps growing and growing. Love is not like pouring water into…