Welcome to my Musings over a cup of tea
Thank you for stopping by. This blog is everything from Mundane to the Serious and all things in between. Though fiction is my forte (I am leaning towards bite-sized micro-fiction of late), I do dabble in poetry, though I call myself a reluctant poet. I love to share my thoughts on life, philosophy, the English language, and last but not least, give some unsolicited advice. The last comes rather too easily, having been a teacher and a parent and all that, I want to tell my wards and children, I write!
-Chandrika R Krishnan
About Me
I am a Bengaluru-based writer and educationist and like all things beginning with a ‘T’ – talking, teaching, tales and tea. I consider myself a late bloomer ..so late that even to date I can say I am only partially unfurled. My articles are mostly on what I want to tell my adult children but don’t dare! On a serious note, I like learning and I do most of them through observation. I also feel that we all are better equipped to handle other people’s problems than our own so I am able to write about varied happenings around me.
I also volunteer at a local hospital and also at a Seva centre that feeds the poor. I take storytelling sessions for underprivileged and try to help them with academics.
recent posts
The Greatest Love Story Ever Told by Suzy K Quinn- A book review
I read this because it came highly recommended. I am ever so grateful for the recommendation. The book begins with the quote: For all the heroes, big and small. To me, she is the hero for writing this book. Though it is a seemingly simple book, there is a depth about...
Girl, Recognize your strength
You are just a girl. You are told. You can't play as much as he can You can't eat as much as he can You can't travel as much as he can Girl, do you know your strength Changing the cant’s to can? You are just a girl. You are told Protect your family & family...
Nosy Parkers do have their Uses- Flash Fiction
After catching his wife and her paramour in flagrante delicto, all Shantakumar did was throw the man’s clothes over the tenth-floor balcony. He watched with bemusement as the clothes floated down as if in slow motion and landed long after their owner made a splat on...
Lost Edges by Salini Vineeth- A Book Review
There is a general consensus that if a character or characters make you want to hug them or shake them till their teeth rattles or anything in-between, then the book is well-written or the movie well-made. Salini Vineeth’s Lost Edges makes you relate to the...
The Tale of the Two Apple Carts – Flash Fiction
Fairy tales often began with, “Once Upon a Time” But then, I like scores of others often oscillated between belief and disbelief as I grew out of my childhood. Over the years, this belief kept taking a beating. But when 2020 came around with its pandemic,...
Islands in the Stream by Sonal Singh – A Book Review
A collection of poems that make one's heart sing and think Sonal’s debut Poetry collection ranges from sheer ecstasy to poignant bliss. There are two sections to the book - Nature’s Rhapsody and Life's Foibles If the poem 'Languid Morning' made me...