by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 25, 2021 | My Books
“Life is happening while you are busy making plans,” said John Lennon. However, I believe, “Stories are happening as you are living your life!” That’s my theme for this collection. A smile or a chance encounter can make you view life...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 25, 2021 | Articles
My story on Maavudu ( tender, baby mangoes pickle). It is said that the “precise location of heaven on earth has never been established but it may very well be right here.” I believe that it’s amidst heat, dust and mangoes. Our grandparents’ house in the then Madras...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 16, 2021 | Poetry
People said that you were a bully, But that I did not believe. They said that you made girls cry, I said that you wouldn’t dare. Teachers pointed out your faults, I felt that they were at fault. They said you didn’t try hard enough, But I felt you were given...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 16, 2021 | Articles
I was in my early 20s when I bade a tearful goodbye to my parents in Hyderabad and took the long train journey to Lucknow. Straight out of college, I did not have the wherewithal to walk into ‘my man’s heart through his stomach,’ particularly when I found my...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 16, 2021 | Articles
I learnt a powerful lesson in life recently from a book. The protagonist talks about the five balls we juggle in our lives: work, family, friends, health and integrity. We keep most of them in the air, trying our best not to drop any. Work is the only ball that...
