by shahbinal | Jul 29, 2020 | Musings
I don’t have to tell you this; you already know that we are facing one of the worst challenges in recent human history – the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of this medical, social and even economic emergency, the entire world is undergoing a shift from its traditional...
by shahbinal | Jun 26, 2020 | Musings
“Anyone can cook!” — The ghost of Chef Gusteau, Ratatouille (film) I hope I don’t come across as arrogant when I say that the above is definitely true in my case. From a young, newly-married bride who couldn’t even boil water to a wife and mother who...
by shahbinal | Jun 18, 2020 | Musings
The suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput has stirred many individuals including me. The netizens have all come alive with different stories and different perspectives. Some say he was depressed, some say he was on drugs, some say it was nepotism! The tiny judgmental part...
by shahbinal | Jun 15, 2020 | Lockdown, Musings
I have become my grandmother! Since the Coronavirus crisis hit us like a ton of bricks, I have ‘met’ a lot of complainers and whiners. These are the people who complain about the virus, about the national lockdown, about social distancing, about essentials shortages,...
by shahbinal | Mar 23, 2020 | Lockdown, Musings
Covid-19 pandemic, global lockdown, closed schools, Janta curfew, 400K infected, 14K deaths… news have been second only to our breath since a few weeks now. Most people are troubled on two fronts – panicking because they may themselves catch the virus, and...
by shahbinal | Jul 26, 2018 | Musings
Why do you travel? To see new places and explore previously uncharted waters? Or to transform? Yourself, your habits, your very life? I still remember the first time I undertook an outstation pleasure trip. It was to Nainital, a picturesque little hill station tucked...
