Walk of life

  Farewells. Sunday,while cleaning the house for Ugadhi festival, I found the steel trunk which had been with me throughout my hostel life. I brought it along with me after marriage to Hubli. This steel trunk brought back Nostalgia. It has fond memories of my school,Junior college and Medical days. Some random pictures of faces forgotten. But what was interesting most.... The Farewell Slam Books... Slam book we friends wrote for each other on Farewell Day.... The last day of that education period..... 10th Standard 12th Standard MBBS.... Housemanship Postgraduation...... Farewell Day.... A very emotional day. Mixed feelings. A feeling of Pride and Happiness in completing a Milestone of our Life. A feeling of Apprehension ...thinking about future...what happens next. A feeling of Excitement....for starting another new phase of Life. Most important feeling is.... Sadness of parting with friends with whom we shared a great bond for years. Friends with whom we gre...

  The Real Test of Life. I have given many competitive enterance exams, prepared for various exams almost till few years ago in my life. Initially I felt my boards were tough,then came pre medical.....till I faced the toughest in my academic career....my Final year MBBS exams as it had many subjects and exams went on for 2 months. But I feel academic exams are easiest as what you read to prepare for the exams ...actually comes in the exam. Parenting is in my opinion the incredibly toughest and real exam one gives as an individual. This exam has no curriculum nor syllabus. Though guide books are aplenty and many people feel authoritative on Parenting...... Only when one becomes a Parent.....each child is different and each day a different challenge. With each growing year of the child,New issues and new situations arise each moment. Each generation comes with its own challenges of Parenting. When in initial years,feeding and nurturing needs solutions..... Toddlers come wit...

  International Women 's Day. March 8. Every year,the social media, WhatsApp, TV channels,Print media, Advertisements....Today even Amul Ad was on Women..... So many events, programs celebrating Women Empowerment, Role of Women in Society, sacrifices.... Multitasking role..... Today for next 24hrs,even the most misogynist Society will be lauding the Women around. But,tomorrow, goes back to where we have been the day before. Yes.I agree,more girls are getting education. More women are seen in workforce.Infact,the ground job staff ,cleaning staff,front desk staff.....most clerical staff is seeing Women outnumbering the men. Society is changing. Mindsets, but,remain unchanged. It's fine,when a woman is managing her household responsibilities, nurturing and Caring well and then goes out for work. As long as her work brings income to the household and does not interfere in her domestic responsibilities as a Wife,Mother,Daughter in law..... She is " ALLOWED" / ...

 When the umbilical chord gets cut..... I had just got engaged.  My parents, myself and my fiancé went to Alibaug for a picnic. When I was getting off the jetty,2 hands got extended to offer help for me to get down.  But my eyes saw only one. The hand of the new person who had just entered my life. I overlooked completely that old hand which had carried me since the day I was born.The hand which held me when I learned to put my first steps. The hand which had guided me throughout and which supported me during my most vulnerable situations.....till today. I found confidence today in that hand which had just entered my life a few days ago. I accompanied my close friend to visit her newly married son. The son who she had given birth,nurtured and till yesterday was dependent totally upon her. Today,the new member who recently had got added into the family, was talking about the likes and dislikes of the Man who was once Son of my friend.  Her son once never liked Bitterg...

  Define " Love"...... I asked Chat GPT to define Love. I got 1000 definitions. Summarize them..... Love is strong feeling for someone/ something..... A feeling in strongest possible way. Feelings of intense liking .... This feeling is expressed in words or verses or songs. Expressed by gifts. Expressed through flowers. Is Love defined well only through communication? Love is defined when..... A child runs to mother and hugs her. A mother wipes child's tears with saree pallu. 2 friends spend hours on roadside tea kiosk exchanging endless conversation over a cup of tea. A boy and girl  just looking into each other's eyes for long hours not uttering a single word. A couple exhausted completely after a long tiring day,sitting on the sofa just holding each other's hands and blankly staring into space. A Parent offering shoulder to child in most vulnerable situations. A mother calling up Grown child and asking" Have you eaten?" While He/ She ...

  Divinity is humbling. A neighbor is devotee of Tirupati Shri Balaji. A few days back,a chance conversation with him and I don't know what made me to join him for a visit to Tirupati  . My husband too agreed to join. 2 days back, we reached Tirupati traveling in Haripriya Express- Kolhapur to Tirupati. Kolhapur has Priya- Ambabai/ Goddess Laxmiji. Tirupati has Hari- Shri Balaji/ Lord Venkateshwara. The entire bogie was filled with devotees .All age groups,babies,infants, toddlers, Teens,Youth, Adults,Aged..... Morning we reached Tirupati and were put up in Vishnu Niwasam  By TTD. 4 floored building full of lakhs of devotees. This Accommodation building by T TD not only provides free lodging but also Free Anna Prasadam- Food for all devotees visiting Tirupati. Many climb the hills to reach Tirumalai. But we took Bus to reach atop. We stood in the Queue for Darshan. A long wait to reach our God Shri Balaji- 7 hrs. But TTD has good arrangements for the devotee...