What I think…

A Brand New (Mother of a) Role! :)

Literally! Yes, I am happy to announce that exactly a month ago, I assumed one of the most important roles I will ever play in my life. I gave birth to this sweet little girl that you can see in the accompanying photograph, Ananya. Her arrival was nothing short of a mini-tsunami of change in my life, Read more

June 23, 2014

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Amruta

Agony, Baby, Ecstasy, Mother, New motherhood, Responsibilities
Jab Celsius and Fahrenheit met!

I had heard about Chicago’s cold winters. I had survived a couple of them. But nothing could have made me imagine the kind of cold that would come in, jab Celsius and Fahrenheit met! Yes, that’s right. For those of you who did not know (and that includes me, until recently) at -40 degrees Celsius, the Read more

January 10, 2014

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Amruta

Celsius, cold, Fahrenheit, North American Cold Wave, Polar Vortex
Happy New Year 2014!

Hi friends, Before anything else, let me wish you a very happy new year! May the year bring plenty of health, happiness, success, fun, and laughter in your lives! 🙂 I know that a new year is just a statistical tool to help us keep track of time, and the Gregorian calendar (by which the Read more

January 2, 2014

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Amruta

2014, Happy New Year, new year resolutions
Racism? How beneath our own race!!!

Here’s a transcript of an interview between a journalist and a typical young, educated, white-collared Indian. Q: Do you think Indians, especially those of the younger generation, are racist? A: No way, man! It is well-known all over the world – We don’t indulge in racism! We are all-embracing… In fact, the only race we do Read more

April 24, 2013

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Amruta

Hypocrisy, India Shining, Racial discrimination, Racism, Sarcasm, States
Soothed by Thrills…

Have you ever felt thrilled and soothed at the same time? Well, I tried skydiving a few days ago. Although the experience merits a whole separate post, there is one thing I’d want to distinctively mention here. The skydiving experience was by far the most thrilling AND the most soothing experience that I’ve ever had! Why thrilling? That Read more

April 8, 2013

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Amruta

First Rain, Poetry, Respite from Heat, Sky-diving, Soothing, Thrills, Two sides of the same coin
Kai Po Che? – The decline of traditional sports and games in India

[This is my first post featured on the TheFrustratedIndian website] So, what is your favourite game, I asked my neighbourhood children at a party in India. “Angry Birds”, said a 7 years old boy. “I love cricket”, said another 14-years old girl. “To watch, I mean, you know… IPL and stuff… it’s so exciting”, she Read more

April 2, 2013

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Amruta

Hide-n-seek, Kabaddi, Kai Po Che, Kho kho, Kite flying, Lagori, Pitthu, Traditional Indian Sports
My first snowy accident!

Yeah, so I have never before driven in snow. Yeah, so I should not be over-smart and offer to drive my husband to places… Yeah, so I should not try to swerve the car as soon as I see the turn for the destination. Yeah, so I should not brake hard when there is significant Read more

February 27, 2013

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Amruta

blizzard, cars, driving, skidding, Snow, Snow shower
My first blogging award! :-) :-) :-)

Thank you so much Alyssa @ castlesineurope for nominating me. It means so much to receive an award from someone you have never met, based only on what they read on your blog! Thanks, thanks, thanks, again! 🙂 The rules are that I must post the award on my blog, share seven random things about me, Read more

February 21, 2013

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Amruta

award nominations, crazy things, random things, The versatile blogger award
Women empowerment begins with women’s efforts first! (And we can do it!)

For the past few days, the media has been abuzz with protests from various different groups about the increasing violence against women. While the vote is split between those who want capital punishment and those who don’t; while people argue about whether or not death meant the end of woes for the brave girl; while Read more

January 6, 2013

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Amruta

Crimes against women, Delhi Rape Case, Feminism, Nirbhaya, Responsibility, women, women empowerment
Happy New Year 2013!

Hey all readers, (again, if there are any left, that is! ) Wish you all a very, very happy new year! May you have a wonderful year, full of joy and prosperity and wisdom and laughter and fulfillment. The last year ended on a mixed note for me. It was a year of major changes, some Read more

January 3, 2013

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Amruta

Best Wishes, Happy New Year, Resolutions
The Sense of Smell, Part 1 – My Favorites

The smell of mud as it starts raining…ahhh…It enhances the wonderful pleasure that is called the rains. I wish they could bottle it so that we could enjoy it year-long! This post about my favorite smells in the world couldn’t have begun with anything else. 🙂 The smells of new books and new raincoats…woww…they cannot Read more

September 21, 2012

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Amruta
I so love The Hindu ads! TOI – are you listening?

I have been reading The Times of India ever since I was a child. In fact, back then, it was considered imperative to read the TOI to improve your English. I lived in Goa, and all we had access to was the Mumbai edition of TOI which hit the stands in Goa only in the Read more

January 28, 2012

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Amruta
New beginnings!

Hello all! Now, as cliched as the title of this blog may sound, I am definitely going to create something new here, from now on… Confused about the abrupt beginning ( if there is something like that!) ? Well, that is because I was taken aback after finding out that I last blogged on the Read more

January 11, 2012

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Amruta

new attitude, New Year, USA, Writing
Inception! Fascinating! (No spoilers)

Have you ever been out wandering around the country, with lush green pastures and a cool blue sky to keep you company? Have you been so engrossed while watching the trees and birds and flowers that you lost your way but still did not panic, as you were simply happy taking in the calmness of Read more

July 20, 2010

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Amruta

Christopher Nolan, Ellen Page, Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio, mind, sub-conscious, totem
I felt ashamed of myself today…

Picture this incident – The driver of a PMPML bus that was quite vacant, shut both the doors of the bus at an overcrowded Sanghvi Fata bus stop, so that people couldn’t board it. A boy, 15-16 years old, protested and asked for the door to be opened. The conductor did not listen, and barked that there was Read more

May 3, 2010

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Amruta