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A year passes by


Posted on 28/05/2021 by Trivia – The Spice of Life It was around the same time last year (2020) that I commenced blogging. The circumstances were pretty much the same. There is a strong sense of déjà vu, as 2021 is turning out to be no different. The last year was perhaps kinder. The pandemicContinue reading A year passes by

Changing Coordinates – Shifting Woes


Ever heard of compounded woes? Well, shifting your residence in a pandemic is exactly that! This whole week has been devoted to relocating, albeit in the same city. But in a metro, shifting within the same location is as harrowing as moving to a new place. Though the distance between my old and the newContinue reading “Changing Coordinates – Shifting Woes”

Online Schooling- Limitations and Challenges


Let me warn you at the very outset that you may feel that the issues that I discuss here are of the first world; a majority of the children in India – especially rural India – do not even have access to a computer and internet. There is no escaping the fact that there isContinue reading “Online Schooling- Limitations and Challenges”

The ‘Terrace’ Songs – Part 1


In this pandemic, lucky are those who have a terrace for they can at least get a whiff of fresh air and pretend that they are not completely home bound. In fact, with the kind of multi storeyed structures that we live in, we are almost like Trishanku – neither is the earth ours norContinue reading “The ‘Terrace’ Songs – Part 1”

Sense(less!) Technology


Its technology that has come to our rescue during the COVID-19 pandemic. Technology is helping us in tiding over the various limitations imposed by the pandemic. With the aid of technology, we have managed to keep our education system somewhat on track. Online shopping is in vogue in a big way. Perhaps, that is whyContinue reading “Sense(less!) Technology”