Last week was N’s farewell and it was as if the entire household was thrown into chaos.
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The factories of education
Early yesterday morning I woke up to the news of yet another young girl dying by suicide in Kota, the ‘coaching capital’ of India. Niharika was 18.
Continue reading “The factories of education”Happy New Year
Happy 2024 folks. Even as I write my first post of the year, a lot has happened and a lot more is around the corner. 2024 promises to be the most ‘happening’ year for our entire family.
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11 pm. Christmas Eve. The house has just gone silent. The children have been up for unusually long while I have been waiting for them to sleep off so I can complete my Santa duties.
Continue reading “Here’s what happened this Christmas”Six reasons why December holds a special place in my heart
The coming of the new year fills me with a strange kind of optimism. Something about making a new beginning with a clean slate makes me feel like anything is possible. It’s as if this is the year I will become fitter, this is the year I will get my writing in order, this is the year I’ll travel more and so on.
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