Childhood

Potatoes And Photos At Grandmother’s

I would have been a child of less than 10 years of age, vacationing the summer away at my…

Art, Magic & their Inextricable Link to Childhood

Your five-year old self knew what was up…

A Second Chance at Childhood

Some of Us Have Kids for This Reason, I Think

The new age Indian parenting mantra — “Didi” culture

Guess what do most of my neighbours and friends — The Guptas, The Kumars, The Sinhas and of course us —…

The enduring brilliance of films you first watched when you were a kid

I don’t remember the first time I saw it, or how many times I’ve watched it since then.

All I know is that my unabashed love for Dirty Dancing was born in the age of VHS, when the…

To the Moon and Back

Being 6, and learning to say goodbye.

The Misfits

In my early years at school, Children’s Day, to me, was basically the opposite of Teacher’s Day. The teachers all performed for us, and…