by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 25, 2021 | My Books
She too had to take some responsibility for her own happiness and it was better late than never. Gone were the days when women had to be taken care of by the men in her life. She realized that she had to rise above the patriarchal shackles that had made her fearful...
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...
