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A Daughter’s First Hero

Last evening, I had a particularly interesting and sweetly poignant experience while going home in the suburban Mumbai local. The

I told my first-born 12+ something son to buy some bread, a chore he always did, and he turned around

Ma insisted I call her Naniji. Said it was only fair that I show some respect. Dropping the ji after

With Father’s Day around the corner, it is time to appreciate all that our Dad has done to make our

“No Way, I will not wear it!”, she declared it.

I have a new pastime. Fishing. Nope… not the kind you do in serene settings, at a riverbank, with no

No, the title is not self-explanatory!

The first word that most babies say – “Ma”, “Ma Ma”.

I read a lot, and call myself obsessed about parenting. Now days I do a lot of research on topics