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
Delving into Historical Mystery – Part IX – Etymology of Russia and Ukraine
Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of two Nations - Russia and Ukraine While the world's eyes are on the two nations and pray for peace... How did Russia and Ukraine derive their name? Modern...
Book review- Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Big little lies by Liane Moriarty This is the first of Liane Moriarty, I am reading and I have decided to rectify that mistake! This book along with her other big-selling book, Perfect Strangers has been adapted into a Mini serial. The setting of 'Big Little...
Delving into Etymological Mystery- VIII- The world of Wordle
The game of wordle has taken the world by storm. It is said that Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, knew his partner loved word games, so he created a guessing game for just the two of them. As a play on his last name, he named it Wordle. It has been...
Delving into Historical Mystery- VII Origin of Valentine’s day
February 14th is Valentine's day when the whole world and his wife commemorate their love and the commercial and business establishment chuckle their way to the bank! But how did it originate? It originated as a Christian feast day honoring an early Christian...
The Nature of Fragile Things – Book Review
Book review: The Nature of Fragile Things - Susan Meissner A young lady, Sophie Whalen comes to San Francisco by ship from New York to marry a stranger Martin Hocking who happens to be a widower and a father of a little silent girl, Kitty Kat. Handsome,...
Delving into Historical Mystery – Part VI – An etymological study
Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of the following two words: Serendipity and Quarantine February is a month of love. The dictionary meaning is chance, fluke, luck. When it comes to love,...