Category Archives: Personal Files

Flashback — Of Loses and Lost Faith…

Posted on May 15, 2023 by sarikananda

It is a strange day to sit in front of my computer to write about losses. I have been gathering the nerve to write about the loss of my GURU, FATHERFIGURE, FRIEND, and my anchor for old age…my huge supporter, … Continue reading →

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Flashback – 30 Years…

Posted on February 27, 2020 by sarikananda

“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” …                 ― Kahlil Gibran It was a good day. There were doubts in the mind of a 20-something girl on August 11, 1989. There was still more … Continue reading →

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Flashback – Of Grandmothers and Adieus….

Posted on February 5, 2020 by sarikananda

Whenever there is a mention of grandparents, there is mostly a reverence attached to it. Along with the reverence, are the reminiscences of warmth, various fragrances, heaps of wisdom, and unbridled laughter. Grandmothers are special, what with their cooking and knitting, and loving care. My maternal and paternal grandmothers find mention in many other articles on my blog. Continue reading →

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Flashback – Of Books and Sharing with Papa…

Posted on June 16, 2017 by sarikananda

I vaguely remember watching ‘The Mayor of Casterbridge’, a BBC production. It was sometime in the senior school that I got hold of my brother’s Thomas Hardy and read the book. I loved ‘Wuthering Heights’ and ‘Gone with the Wind’ and there was a contest on which was my favourite. Continue reading →

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Flashback – Of Orderlies, Uniform Ironing and Shoe Shining…

Posted on March 31, 2017 by sarikananda

I am always fascinated by the discipline of the armed forces and the elaborate customs like the rank distinction, formal dressing, dining, partying, and numerous other social traditions, that distinguish the ‘fauji’ families from the civilian population they protect. Continue reading →

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Flashback – Of Ironing and Shoe Shining…

Posted on September 10, 2016 by sarikananda

Flashback – Of Ironing and Shoe Shining…

My family carried some formal and colonial fetish about meals and clothing. Continue reading →

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Flashback – College and Annie’s Song…

Posted on January 28, 2016 by sarikananda

Almost every morning, we would walk on the path around the lawn, from our building to the main gate, singing the song and jumping on the piles of dried leaves. Continue reading →

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Flashback – Of Blessings and Regrets…

Posted on December 30, 2015 by sarikananda

Having said that, from the point of view of existentialism or rationalism, I believe in the individualism, not of the existential kind, but of the spiritual kind. Continue reading →

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Flashback – Significance of Diwali…

Posted on November 16, 2015 by sarikananda

We would also fill the balconies of the rooms, looking out on the street, with candles. The stairs, the entrances to each room, and the elevated corner outside the kitchen, would all be filled with lighted candles. Continue reading →

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Flashback – Of Neighbourhood Weddings and Affairs…

Posted on September 22, 2015 by sarikananda

A Punjabi family owned the corner house of a lane, left across from our lane. They had two beautiful daughters. The girls were at least six or seven years elder to me. Being in an impressionable age, I would look up to them for the way they dressed and carried themselves. Continue reading →

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