It happened in 1982. Most of you reading this were probably not even born (couldn’t resist that—what with most people addressing me as anything but Vidya these days *evil grin*) I was in the first year of college, studying for a B.Sc. and had moved mid-year from Secunderabad to Madras. Yes, always Madras to me—I find it so hard to think of it as Chennai. We lived in a little house that was part of a larger house. The house…
Some Food Tales just never fade, do they? The year was 2001. I like to call it the decade of the guests. Our house was quite like Liberty Hall. We always had a house guest or two. Or three,…
I love my incredible India with all her beauty, spirit and spirituality. But if there’s one thing that’s a blot on our fabulous landscape, it is the zero regard for littering. I am not proud to admit that people…
Yes, that’s what it is today. Bring your teddy bear to work day. It is also World Octopus Day. And Pet Obesity Awareness Day I’ve never taken my teddy bear to work. In fact, I never had one until…
I just love coffee. That’s not news, is it? I even mention it in my bio everywhere – that’s how important coffee is, in my life. I even included it in my #WhatTheBlack post listing the 5 black things…
Who can resist a pun, intended or unintended? Not me, certainly. I am married to someone who is exceptional at rolling out puns on a daily basis on practically every occasion and is pretty good with parodies. I originally…
I know. Strange. But I’ve been thinking about this quite a lot lately – AND been reading about it – and decided to bring together and share some facts about tickling. For some people, tickling is a positive experience…
