Appa’s Poem for the “Little Goddess”
Appa, while recovering at home from his by-pass surgery (March 2008), was moved to poetry by Aditi’s kindness towards him…
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Vichitragad, 5th Dec 2009
Ashok and I went to Vichitragad aka Rohida fort near Bhor, about 70 kms from Pune. My third visit here,…
The Perichhali Song
Here’s a tamil song from my childhood: ஆடுமாம் பெரிச்சாளி ஆடுமாம், அழகு பெரிச்சாளி ஆடுமாம், குண்டு பெரிச்சாளி ஆடுமாம், குறுணி தின்பேன் என்று ஆடுமாம்!…
Role-playing
Role-playing games with 3 yr old daughter and 5 yr old son: Son: “Mamma, I’ll be the wolf baby [substitute…
Visapur
Have been wanting to do Visapur for a long time now, finally managed it last weekend. Ashok, Sansy, Anusha and…
Kumaon Trip, May 2009
Plans for heading to the hills start in December 2008 over the extended week long New Years’ eve celebrations at…
Beluga Whale
A game I played with Akash (now 5 yrs old) last night at dinner: One person thinks of an animal/fish/bird/reptile,…
Education
(Geek) father teaching ak (my 3.5 yr old son) about christmas: if clause, then clause, else clause, where clause, santa…
Shahrukh Khan is a cheater cock
My nephew Shishir is very unhappy with Shahrukh Khan on the Sunfeast Pasta ad campaign. The advertisement is about a…
Baby-speak
My 3 and a half yr old son “ak” has just learnt of a new type of animal called a…