The Corona arrived and lo! Everything changed. The way we went to office and schools; the way we did business; the way we did our banking; the way we ate; the way we shared our feelings and almost everything under the sun altered in a few days. The pandemic stealthily changed our life, before we…
Author: Dr Suchita Marathe
Associate Professor in English who loves to ruminate on everyday topics in a fun-filled, humorous manner in small write -ups to lighten up her and others' day too.
The Garb
Life is but a sense of helplessness, Pulling us everywhere. We are- Here and we are there, but are we really Ourselves?? or just some Pretension of this and that, To him or her, carrying on our lives- with one garbed emotion or another, hoping that someday would dawn, when we can be ourselves. But…
THE BATTLE OF TROY.
Slanting rays of the setting sun fell on her work desk. Nita was sitting on the adjoining chair trying to shield her face even from the dying light of the day. Finally, the sun said its goodbye to this half of the world and went down to light up the other half. The room became…
On Paper!
The use of this prepositional idiom led me thinking into a deep, deep dark abyss. It was as if I would never be able to come back! Such is the deep chasm between what we promise and what we implement that as I set upon thinking, I went down and down this vale which finally…
Life- skills Redefined
There is now-a-days, a lot of talk about Life -skills. The Google tells us that- Like skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behaviour that enable humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. This concept is also termed as psychosocial competency. And what are the list of things expected in these life…
Guest(y) tales
All of us who have grown in the eighties had to go and live with our relatives for a long time during vacation. It taught us sharing, adjustment, to develop patience and to curb our mood swings, to learn to eat what has been served on our plate without complaints. In the present times, as…
Caught in the web
I am a teacher, but a teacher who loves to connect with students live and when this Corona crisis dawned on this world, I was totally caught unawares. The teaching scenario had no doubt been abuzz with the need and utility of online teaching mediums and how they are student- friendly, as the students can…
The Coriander magic!
The other day, I was preparing Dal Tadka and everything was going on fine until in my cooking rhythm, I opened the refrigerator and found to my utter dismay that the coriander box was empty. I was utterly disappointed. It was beyond my imagination to serve the Dal without the green velvety leaves of coriander…
Thirsty for praise?
Yes, we all are thirsty for praise! Only thing is some accept it gracefully; while others deny it forcefully. But, the fact remains that the engine that drives our every endeavour is this thirst for appreciation People thrive on compliments. Every living moment, we are eager to receive compliments from someone about something we…
The Barbaric Corona!
The what’s app group video call made to my relatives had set me thinking. All my handsome relatives with their always clean shaven, hair-dyed and well –kempt look were presently looking really shabby in their white haphazardly grown hair and beard. We all know that the hair and beard does not naturally grow in shape….
