by Chandrika R Krishnan | Sep 20, 2026 | Fiction
“Here.” Raju pressed the slightly damp, soiled 100-rupee note into his mother’s palm, his eyes taking in her happiness at the unexpected bonanza. Guiltily, he looked away, not quite meeting her eyes, and wondered how he would explain this additional expense to his...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Sep 17, 2026 | My Reviews, The world of printed words
Virginia Lane is NOT a Hero by Rosalind Stopps. I came across this book at a book café in the UK. I liked the image on the orange cover with a pram, a dog, and a caption: But sometimes ordinary people do extraordinary things. It had me hooked. More so, as I didn’t...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Sep 17, 2026 | A Slice of Life, Articles, Musings & Moments
I looked at the colourful lump oozing sticky tears from within a tiny plastic cover. With suspicious trepidation, I prodded it with a ruler–the fourth one I found in a matter of four minutes, some fourteen years after my children passed out of school! I heaved a sigh...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Sep 7, 2026 | A Slice of Life, Articles, Musings & Moments
“Hey Pushpa, I hate tears,” said Rajesh Khanna, and the hearts and knees of girls and women aged between 8 and 80 turned mushy. I really don’t know what Rajesh Khanna would have said to me if he’d known me. Still, my sisters swore they would never, ever come...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Aug 20, 2026 | My Reviews, The World of visual delight
I am a bit partial to K-dramas. My first foray into them was Extraordinary Attorney Woo. I then watched The Glory, and ever since, I have been hooked. The list is now far too long to write here. Yet, strangely, I have never written a review of any of them. I have been...
