Happy New Year India!

I make New Year resolutions every year. This year I decided to make a New Year’s resolution today, because isn’t today the new year for our country? “So what resolution do I really want to make?” I pondered as I sipped my tea. To be truthful there are so many things I want to do…

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Republic Day 2022

There was a time not long ago, when Republic Day and Independence Day brought such joy to my heart. I heard the oft repeated songs, “Ay Mere Pyare Watan”  “Ay Mere Watan ke Logo” and of course the National Anthem and they made my hair stand in awe and pride and adoration. Today, I hear…

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Talking to kids about patriotism.

  She sat on the kitchen platform, legs dangling over the edge. I moved about putting dishes away and generally pottering around. “Mamma,” she said suddenly, “Do you know what I want to become when I grow up?” I looked at her serious seven year old face. I was as used to these sudden questions…

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Kids and Freedom!

The prompt for today was, “Giving Freedom to kids” Once upon a time childhood was synonymous with Freedom. The freedom to lounge around the house on a holiday. The freedom to curl up with a book if you so wished it. The freedom to throw off your uniform and school bag and rush off to…

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