“What IS”

Anaya: “Why have you made roti sabzi for dinner? We could have called for pizza today” Sparsh: “ I don’t like to share the room with Anaya, why can’t I have my own room?” Man: “ Why do we have only one television? Can you not get us one for our room?” Wife: “ Can…

Do you already know?

Me to Sparsh: Do you know the difference between animal cells and plant cells? Sparsh: nods, yes Me : Now that you know, why don’t you draw them for me and show the difference? Sparsh: Yes,but… and he forgets to label the differences. At another instance; Anaya : Mom can you help me with long…

A Chamomile Morning

Let me not do the usual today, Help me pass on the clutter away. I hear the wind ringing my chimes, As the crisp leaves leave their twine. Here I am sipping chamomile, Relaxing and letting the mind unpile. The flowers swell up leaving their colour The colour that fills my day with colour. The…

A colourful tale

Yellow for joy, get “redy” to love Spread the greens and beat the blues Shun the black and seek the gold Why shiver? When see a silver? Purple casts nasty spells while White rings ghostly bells. Thank you eyes for the myriad I see, For I know of many who cannot see. Blind not by…

“Bachpan” (Childhood)

क्यू याद आती है बचपन की यो गालीयाँ, क्यू नहीं भुला पता कोई वो मुस्कुराती कलियाँ, कैसे याद रहती है वो सारी बातें, कैसे सामने आती है वो प्यारी तसवीरें। ( why do you remember those childhood lanes? why you cannot forget those happy blooms? How do you remember those talks, how do you recollect…