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
If Only, Son
If only I had changed your nappy Instead of your nanny; If only I had been at your teething Instead of your granny; If only I had kissed your tears away, Instead of being away, If only I had been with you, Instead of chasing a mirage of Money! If only I had...
Flightless Birds
Sleepless nights and colic pains, Nappy wash and Nappy rash; Wailing and crying, teething and tripping, Oh! When will it be before they grow wings of their own? Schooling and swotting, Squabbling and screaming, Class works not done, homework yet to be done; The...
The Tale of the Two Easy Chairs
This Fiction is close to my Heart...It was published in The New Woman [pdf-embedder url="https://chandrikarkrishnan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/136-139-Fiction-Tale-of-two-chairs.pdf" title="136-139 Fiction - Tale of two chairs"]
Buyer’s Remorse and Hoarder’s Dilemma
A few months into lockdown, I decided to do a ‘Marie Kondo’ and reclaim my life. I looked around my home and decided that clothing and books were my major problem. (I didn’t even consider the vast collection of handbags, footwear and knick-knacks.) Ms. Kondo suggests...