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
Spare me the Guilt Trip
“What kind of mother leaves a child and goes for a training programme? Is it that important?” Hema heard her mother-in-law talking about her but not to her, as was her norm. She sighed as she rechecked her bag just to confirm that no relevant document or course...
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah _ book review
This book came highly recommended by my friend and I must say I am not disappointed. I love the narrator's voice at the beginning which says: If I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this. In love we find out who we want to be; in war, we find out...
A smattering of Spice
It was a cold winter night in Lucknow. After I had managed to coax my toddler to bed, I settled under a quilt, cozy and snug, looking forward to some precious ‘me time’ with my book. This is when the doorbell rang to announce the arrival of my husband’s cousin, his...
Elizabeth is Missing – A book review
This was in my 'To Read List' for close to two years. And when I got down to it, I couldn't put it down. The blurb in the book says: 'Elizabeth is missing', reads the note in Maud's pocket in her own handwriting. Lately, Maud's been getting forgetful. She keeps...
The Strange Well-wisher
My friend and I took the same bus every morning. As our home was in the developing part of the city, the bus services were erratic and sketchy at best. We were grateful to our humble bus driver for he waited for us on the mornings we were running late. Even...
Some learnings, some teachings
This column is to incorporate some learnings and some teachings that I had gained and imparted during the course of my journey on this planet. I couldn't have put it better than to share with you a poem that I had come across titled, A Journey by Dr, M. Coleman...