Two days back, as I sat in the chair lift transporting me over the stark white slopes, I could feel giant knots in my stomach. My skis dangled heavily off my feet. A moan escaped me as I fell on my… Read More »PUT ON YOUR SKIS AND LET’S GO
Published in KQED https://www.kqed.org/perspectives/201601139350/the-holiday-gift Holidays are also a season of giving. As we embrace the spirit, more so today, on #givingtuesday, here’s a bit of holiday humor from my household.THE HOLIDAY GIFT Come October, its festivity time at our household. Diwali,… Read More »THE HOLIDAY GIFT
A fun-filled and fulfilling day at Nrityavaibhava 2019
Sometimes casual conversations with our kids lead to pertinent discussions. Like the other day, a simple topic of ants led to an intellectual exploration of the concept “it’s all relative”. You know the – ‘your yuck could be my yum’,… Read More »IT’S ALL RELATIVE
My mother calls my five-year-old Kaarbaaru. It is in colloquial Kannada and difficult to translate into English. But loosely, it means someone who is constantly “doing” something. The something is not maleficent, not even mischief but usually ends up in… Read More »KAARBAARU
We have a problem in our house – a paper plane problem. There are paper planes in the living room, there are paper planes in the bedroom. I see them swishing through the kitchen during the day, I see them… Read More »CREATIVITY
It was one of those days when lethargy takes the better of you. The summer heat was on full display outside. All I wanted to do was to sit, legs outstretched, on my sofa and sip on a tall glass… Read More »MOTIVATION
Published on KQED(NPR) Perspectives on May 7, 201 Sandhya Acharya would love to have the soaring confidence of her six-year-old. Who wouldn’t like to believe that everything about you is just great? One afternoon, in my son’s schoolyard, I watched… Read More »CONFIDENCE
This time, our household heralded the New Year with a different kind of late night partying. One that involved 3 loads of laundry from 2 to 6 in the morning. The score is 3-0 as my 2 sons and husband… Read More »HAPPY NO VIRUS TO YOU!
Having a conversation with my six-year-old can be challenging. My voice just doesn’t get through all the distractions he submits to. I ask him to wear shoes in the morning, but he can’t hear me over the ‘swoosh’… Read More »ARE YOU LISTENING?
I am loving the vivid imagination of my 4-year-old The stories that he weaves are part magical and part hysterical. Here is this morning’s one.
As I lazed on my bed this morning, somewhere in the region of delicious half awakeness, I heard the urgent pitter-patter of little feet. They were loud as they passed by my door and then softer as they scattered around the house. Little A had woken up. I knew something wasn’t right.
It was my aiding day at my son’s school. I was already done with my morning slot. The children were finishing up with their lunch and I was waiting to go home right after. The bell rang, it was time… Read More »A mother’s promise
A few days back, my son was helping me with gardening. He picked a flower, ran to me and handed it over. I took it from him and exclaimed it was a beautiful flower. He asked me to hold it… Read More »A SPECIAL WISH
This is from a prompt writing exercise. The assignment was to write a sales pitch and use the following phrases:- Compare for yourself, the sky’s the limit, all the amenities, a golden opportunity, true potential My Yellow duck “Hello… Read More »Yellow Duck
QUIET, LIKE YOU ARE SLEEPING It is my day to aid at my son’s school. I drive the familiar route. My NPR station is on from last night. I hasten to turn it off, but a bit too late. The… Read More »Quiet, Like you are sleeping