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  • Category: Stories About Appa

    Tales about my father who is the biggest inspiration in my life. His principles and ideas guide me to this day to live my life. I’m proud to be Appa’s daughter.

  • When I Wrote Letters to Appa

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 11, 2022September 11, 2022

    Today is Appa’s 85th birth anniversary. Thirteen years ago, he left us after a valiant battle with cancer. Towards the end of that same year, I began to put my thoughts around this phase of …

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    4 4 comments on “When I Wrote Letters to Appa”
  • Appa’s Love for Singing

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 11, 2021

    A few years back I wrote about Appa’s love for music and the range of songs and music he loved to listen to. Apart from loving to listen to music from some of the greats, …

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    2 2 comments on “Appa’s Love for Singing”
  • How I Caught the Book Bug from Appa

    Posted by mykidneybeans on April 24, 2021

    I came across a post yesterday on social media which said it was World Book Day and that the theme of the year was “share a story”. I am an avid reader of books. In …

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    2 2 comments on “How I Caught the Book Bug from Appa”
  • Why Appa Takes Full Credit for my Typing Speed

    Posted by mykidneybeans on April 19, 2021

    It was the early 90s. Computers and IT as a career had just begun to make an appearance in the Indian career scene. I was pursuing a degree in Commerce and it seemed to make …

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  • When Amma and Appa Cooked Sodhi

    Posted by mykidneybeans on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020

    Like the scrumptious cheese toast I wrote about some time back that still takes me back to a simpler time in life, Sodhi is another preparation that had quite slipped my mind until a few …

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    2 2 comments on “When Amma and Appa Cooked Sodhi”
  • On Appa’s Birth Anniversary

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 11, 2020

    Happy Birthday AppaIf you were with us todayYou would have turned a ripe old 83And we would have heard you exclaim“I’m 83 years young!”When we called to wish you Happy Birthday AppaWe’ve missed you these …

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    1 One comment on “On Appa’s Birth Anniversary”
  • Appa’s Cup of Tea

    Posted by mykidneybeans on May 22, 2020May 22, 2020

    For as long as I can remember, Amma and Appa had a routine when it came to the consumption of tea and coffee in our household. They would have coffee bright and early in the …

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    5 5 comments on “Appa’s Cup of Tea”
  • Appa and the Art of Shopping for Produce

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 27, 2019

    By this point you all know that in my eyes and in the eyes of anyone who interacted with him, my father was a man of substance. For me, he was also an influential and …

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    1 One comment on “Appa and the Art of Shopping for Produce”
  • Appa and our Love Affair with Parsi Dairy Farm

    Posted by mykidneybeans on September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

    Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to take a day tour of my beloved Bombay thanks to a couple of my dearest friends who were visiting the city and wanted to see it from …

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  • Appa’s Love for Music – Part 3

    Posted by mykidneybeans on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019

    Author’s Note: Catch Part 1 and Part 2 before you read on! As I continued to pick what I felt were Appa’s absolute favourites that should be showcased and celebrated as immortal and evergreen musical …

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