by Chandrika R Krishnan | Nov 12, 2025 | Articles, Musings & Moments
I belong to Chennai, Tamil Nadu but my childhood was spent in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. I started my married life in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh and presently live in Bangalore, Karnataka. My morning begins with a ritual where I sweep and mop the threshold...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Nov 3, 2025 | My Reviews, The world of printed words
Parenting Unplugged by Lalitha Ramanathan- A Book Review Image from Amazon. I picked this book up only for the author Lalitha Ramanathan, a gifted writer. She makes one laugh with her posts and I am a huge sucker for laughs. Even in mundane writings, I love a flash...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Oct 30, 2025 | Poetry
I wrote a letter to my mother. That it hurt me to be the second-best, To my brother. I tucked away the note in my bag. I wrote a letter to my classmate. When she chose another girl to be her pal, I slunk away with that hurt. I tucked away the...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Oct 15, 2025 | A Slice of Life, Musings & Moments
I have heard people say, “You are such a brave person! So confident, so sure of yourself.” Am I? I wonder. I often enough let it slide by. For I have found people like to believe what they want to. I don’t think I was ever a brave person. My heart pounds away at the...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Oct 2, 2025 | Poetry
In 2020, The Chrysanthemum Chronicles ran a contest on the theme Shakespeare Heroine Resurrected. I chose Lady Macbeth ( Act 5- scene 1) because she is one of the most memorable of Shakespeare’s heroines. I particularly liked the dialogue when she says,...
