Once upon a time outside the village of Rakhigarhi, there lived a snake a.k.a. saap, named Cobra. Cobra was well known for his viciousness nature to the villagers, he had bitten many, hurt many more and killed quite a few. The villagers avoided his nesting area. One day, a group of boys were playing with … Continue reading The Snake a.k.a. saap
Once upon a time on the beautiful Ranmal lake a.k.a. Talav, in Jamnagar, Gujarat, lived 3 friends: Batak, Machimar and Kachbo. They were happy on their lake, eating fish, bathing in the sun and exchanging tidbits about their day. Kachbo talked all day and night. Batak and Machimar listened patiently. Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring: … Continue reading The Tortoise a.k.a. Kachbo
Chaos in calm… Happiness in sadness… All pearls on a necklace so long… Laughing one moment, crying the next… Is it how it goes? Searching for happiness, Finding happiness, Losing happiness, Feeling sad Searching for happiness again… Is the journey in life… Learning, it is all fleeting and All changing… As are you… Learning, Th … Continue reading Happiness…
People had been shouting in the darkness, there was lot of pulling and pushing in the darkness. When the lights come on again, the diamond was gone. Nitali and Nihir, stare around in a daze as the Hall goes into lockdown. They are scared they will never see Nana and Nani again. The strange couple … Continue reading The Koh-i-nur [Part 2]
As Nihir and Nitali delve into the 10 virtues with Ba, “The first and most important of the 10 is forgiveness or Uttam Kshama.” “Like when I say sorry to Nihir after taking his things and Nihir says ok.” quips Nitali. “Partly, Nitali… it is ‘authentic forgiveness’, that is with humility and with no anger … Continue reading Das Lakshan or 10 virtues
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com Nitali and Nihir are traveling to Mumbai to spend time with Nana and Nani [maternal grandfather and gradmother]. Ba shares her memories of growing up Mumbai, and of how beautiful it looks during Diwali, almost like celebrating Christmas in October. She said “There are lights and Kandeels [color paper lanterns] … Continue reading The Koh-i-nur [Part 1]
We came up to Sonoma to get away from the Bay area and home. I will be starting work in Jan 2019, after a hiatus of 1 year. I fell sick Dec 2017 and was cleared to go to work, Dec 2018. I will be able to go back to work with accommodations. I am … Continue reading Valley of the Moon, Sonoma
It was a lazy sunday afternoon, Nitali and Nihir had just had their favorite meal of Dal Dhokli. They went to the room to nap with their Ba and Bapu. As with other Sundays, Nitali put her head on her dad’s right arm and Nihir on the left arm. Nihir asks Bapu “Would you tell … Continue reading Of donkey and men
As a Gujarati, we have kadhee once a week. It is sweet, sour and spicy. Once home made yogurt a.k.a. dahi, is a day old and sour, we use it to make this delicious soup. It is made many different ways in the different regions of India. My mom always said “the key to a … Continue reading Yogurt soup a.k.a. Kadhee
Once upon a time, there was a crow named Kagdo. He was black and beautiful. He lived in Nitali and Nihir’s yard. He ate food scraps from their kitchen and drank water from their bird bath. One day, after a yummy lunch, of salty fries, he got thirsty and went to the bird bath, next … Continue reading The thirsty crow a.k.a. kagdo
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