by Chandrika R Krishnan | Jun 12, 2025 | Some Learnings, Some Teachings, The World of Printed Words
A few months ago, I was taking the night train to Chennai. A young lass, a mobile phone wedged to her ear, gestured a man sitting on the side berth to denote that he was sitting in her allotted seat. The train had just left Bangalore Cantt and I was idly watching the...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | May 17, 2025 | My Reviews, The world of printed words
This isn’t a biography, the author says in her prologue and technically it isn’t one. Yet, it deals with the life of Dr. NGK Sharma and the words flow with finesse from his daughter’s pen. Then what shall we call it? People tend to veer towards...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Dec 12, 2024 | A Slice of Life, Musings & Moments
As a Gen Xer, I thought my life was sorted until on a whim I joined two groups of fellow book lovers on Facebook and all of a sudden, I feel like the female version of Sisyphus. It wasn’t too long when I concurred with Sir Isaac Newton, though in a completely...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Nov 19, 2024 | A Slice of Life, Fiction
“I am tired of the bad press! Drinking black coffee makes you a psychopath!” The coffee lamented. “Well, caffeine is definitely not something to write home about!” This came from the turmeric, mighty chuffed at being touted as a ‘super food’...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Oct 31, 2024 | A Slice of Life, Musings & Moments
I burst into laughter remembering my uncle’s comments a few days before his end. “ Hey,” he said, “I am a holy ( holey) man.” He had made this comment just a week before his death, even as his body was riddled with outlets made for the various tubes. We...
