Chandrika R Krishnan

I was in my late teens when my love affair with all things antiquated and ancient began. My extended family found my penchant…

“Oh…a transistor,” Sangeeta exclaimed. Despite the dust and the discomfort, she was enjoying this task thoroughly. It allowed her to see some real…

That question never troubled my grandmother, a mother of six Caught between children and chores; Her time in between Was to breathe!  …

“What kind of mother leaves a child and goes for a training programme?  Is it that important?” Hema heard her mother-in-law talking about…

This book came highly recommended by my friend and I must say I am not disappointed. I love the narrator’s voice at the…

It was a cold winter night in Lucknow. After I had managed to coax my toddler to bed, I settled under a quilt,…

This was in my ‘To Read List’  for close to two years.   And when I got down to it, I couldn’t put it…

  My friend and I took the same bus every morning. As our home was in the developing part of the city, the…

This column is to incorporate some learnings  and some teachings that I had gained and  imparted  during the course of my journey on…