Category: Read about my escapades!

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…

So, Vivek and Rashi are both married. Both have 2 children each and Aradhana has one little boy and hoping she will have a little girl along the line…. I thought my family is complete. 3 sons, 3 daughters, 3 grandsons and 3 granddaughters…..perfect!! Little did I know.  Siya has totally gone on her Bhua.…

I never had any pets when I was growing up….woe betide anyone even thinking of getting a dog….my mother was much too houseproud to even think of any animal dirtying her threshold!!! The nearest I got to a dog was our next door neighbour Aunty Riley who had a poodle, named Paddy, that was her…

Saiyaara… We went to see like the third film in the week and in fact, more than me, it’s Vinay who has suddenly taken a liking to films especially my writing my reviews. I think a lot of people mention them to him (since he has no idea about FB or Insta!!!) and he starts…

Metro In Dino…. After watching Maalik on Sunday I needed to see something that would not put me off Bollywood forever and this film Metro In Dino did just that. I was so keen to see the film I thought I would do a first and go on my own … I really don’t see…