By

Seema Kumar

Truant weather not a dampener in Port Blair

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Bay of Bengal, Birthday, Cellular Jail, Ferry ride, Friends, Havelock Island, Holiday, Port Blair, Puchkas, Snorkelling, story, White sand

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90caps, Art & Culture, Featured, Life, Travel

My long cherished dream of visiting Andaman & Nicobar Islands came true when together with close family friends we decided to herald my husband’s 60th...

Randeep Hooda’s blind love

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Deepak Tijori, Do Lafzon ki Kahani, Kajal Aggarwal, Laal Rang, Randeep Hooda, Sarabjit

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After garnering praise for his acting skills in Sarabjit and Laal Rang, actor Randeep Hooda will be showing his martial arts skill in his next film, a...

Defying destiny’s diktat

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Afghanistan, Book review, Books, Nadia Hashimi, Reading

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Books, Education

A couple of months ago, a report talked about a 19-year-old girl being stoned to death in Afghanistan for adultery. The article and images of...

A Malayalee’s first north Indian Karva Chauth

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Fasting, Karva Chauth, Moon, Sargi

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Art & Culture, Featured, Life

As a child, I used to be fascinated seeing women – young and old – dress up in red, complete with red ribbons, sindoor and...

A lake in our backyard

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Deer, Deer Park, Dogs, Green Park, Hauz Khas Fort, Hauz Khas lake, Monkeys, nature, Park, Peacock, Rose Garden, Snakes, Walk

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Environment, Featured

Twenty five years ago when I married and moved to Green Park I realised that our house was beautifully located. The last lane of the...

Gosht ka halwa, anyone?

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Food, Mughal, Oberoi, Osama Jalali, Recipes, Spices

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At the end of a hearty meal, when a small bowl of halwa was placed in front of me, I very gently said, “You know,...

A movie buff’s musings

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Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood, Dil Dhadakne Do, Farah Khan, Films, Hindi Films, Holiday, Main Hoon Na, Movies, Talaash, Zoya Akhtar

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Art & Culture, Movies

I love movies. Period. I am not a critic so I’m not concerned about how good or bad the film is. I love the idea...

She strayed into our hearts: Remembering Brownie

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Adopted dogs, Green Park, Stray dogs

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Three weeks ago, we lost one of the stray dogs that lived in our lane. A car backed into her and because she had grown...

Brown and proud of it

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Brown, North Indian, Proud, Skin Colour, South Indian

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The Hindu carried an article today about a youth organisation in Delhi University that has formed a group called ‘Be Brown and Proud’. The group,...

Close the window, open a door

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After 34 years of working for others, the decision to quit and start something of my own was a major one. The idea that took...