Category: Read about my escapades!

When you ask a young child what they want to be when they grow up the usual answers are a pilot, an astronaut, an air hostess or a ballerina. At least this was the case when I was small.. nowadays I’m sure children have a whole different list!! After finishing our O levels my school…

(27/7/1965-17/9/1998) It is extremely difficult for me to write this tribute to Nina as it brings back a lot of sad memories but since it is her birthday I wanted to remember her and for those of you who were fortunate to have met her I know it will resonate with you and for those…

So I am on the flight again only this time on my way home. The 12 days I have spent in Manchester have absolutely fled by and I can’t believe that my holiday is over. Hemu and Jijajee live in a town called Bramhall which is about a 40 minute drive from the centre of…

As I had mentioned earlier the weather in England is unpredictable at the best. It rained pretty much the whole time during my first few days… it was cold and windy and along with the rain quite miserable. But then the Gods obviously felt sorry for me and things brightened up. We have even seen…

When my mother passed away my eldest sister Hemu,who lives in Manchester with her lovely family, told me and Suman that we had to continue our annual trips to Manchester and stay with her. This was something that could not change and she has literally taken over the role of my mother. Hemu is like…

I am writing this on the flight from Kolkata to Manchester. What memories this brings back. When I got married I was allowed to go to my parents house once a year so after I had my children I would always coincide this with their summer holidays which used to be the longest break in…

I would like to think that I am quite an organised person and my go to in this regard are my lists. Now whether this is due to my advancing years or what, I don’t know but I find that I really need to write things down to remember anything. Mind you, I have been…

It is quite a transition for all girls when they first get married but even more so for me. Imagine that I had lived in Manchester for over 21 years, studied there, worked in a Research Institute for about 2 years and then I am uprooted and moved to Calcutta. When my father was looking…

This film is based on the true story of Murlikant Petkar who was the first Indian sportsperson to win a gold medal at the Paralympic Games in Heidelberg Germany. Petkar faces adversities right from when he was a young boy from his father, his teacher, his classmates and in fact pretty much everyone he encounters.…

I have written earlier about my passion for football… I actually played a lot of sports from when I was in school. I was in our school hockey team and netball team and have tried my hand at a whole number of other sports from swimming to tennis to squash. However one game which I…