by Chandrika R Krishnan | Jun 26, 2024 | A Slice of Life, Musings & Moments
It was in late eighties. My father was looking out for a suitable alliance for the twenty-three-old me who was also a closet feminist. To paraphrase the old advertisement, I was dreamy enough to want it my way, but not daring enough to find a partner for myself. I was...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Jan 3, 2024 | Fiction
We walked into the din, too early for the previous train’s departure. The steady announcement of departure and arrival of trains in three languages- English, Hindi, and Kannada increased the noise. The vendors zipped in and out of compartments with their flasks and...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | May 3, 2021 | Musings & Moments
There is a scene in the 1989 Tamil movie Apoorva Sagodharargal (Hindi’s Appu Raja) where Kamal Hasaan quips “Pallu Kusarthu’ ( extreme sensitivity to the teeth – the closest translation sans the panache! ) as Gowthami learns to change gears while driving her...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | May 3, 2021 | Musings & Moments
(This was written quite sometime back and was published in Deccan Herald, when I was singularly unlucky with the home help…over the years, I have two wonderful souls in my life..who have made my life much better! With the pandemic, I guess we have learnt this...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Apr 12, 2021 | Musings & Moments
I have come to the conclusion that I would rather undergo a root canal treatment than to go shopping with my teenage daughter. She felt, as always, that she had nothing to wear for the informal farewell of her class and wanted me to accompany her for the selection....
