Smile Times
Celebrations and festivities are invariably under duress these days. These are cataclysmic times and a lot of people all over the world are suffering because of one reason or the other. But is remaining glum or serious or in darkness the only ways of showing solidarity with them? I mean, what they need is more...
Ghar redefined
Yes, there is nothing like celebrating Diwali at home. I still remember everything that happened when I was a school kid. ‘Leave your novel aside right now and come here,’ shouted mummy. I dropped the P G Wodehouse that I was reading and ran into the kitchen. The sight of freshly palmed besan ke laddoo...
What doesn’t work
We are funny creatures because we are forever focusing on what works. Right from our childhood we’re told, ‘Look for the best solutions.’ Seems sensible… but the truth is that it is absolutely daft. Listen, unless you know what is correct or what doesn’t work, what in blazes will you be searching for? Therefore, I...
Heart, happiness, and home
My home isn’t a museum Nor a theatre or an office And surely not a warehouse My home is where my heart is. My home isn’t a maxim Nor an idiom or a proverb And surely not a grammar textbook My home is where my happiness is. My home isn’t a battlefield Nor a research...
Why travel?
Just pack your bags and leave your home Why sit at home when you can roam? See all new ways, walk on new ways Say ‘aye’, say ‘yes’, and shun all nays To far off places is all fun In snow, in rain, and even sun! What matters is that you must go And then,...
The ‘boss’ poem
In the house no cat and mouse We smile and laugh as one! Our days and years have had no tears And life has been just fun! Can any boss now win a toss? MY boss will make them run! [Arvind Passey] [2007]
