I grew up in the 80s, that period between the slow 70s and the booming 90s when the world was near perfect. Technology was unheard of, everything was done by hand and took a lot …
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Appa and the Fifty-Fifty Toaster
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Appa, Me and One Night at The Hospital
Growing up, I always adored and looked up to my father. He was my role model and a symbol of perfection. He was also a superhuman in my eyes, someone who was invincible and who …
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Appa’s Not-So-Easy Chair
A lot of things have changed in the years since Appa passed away. This house that he lived in for nearly a decade before he moved on from this world has turned on its head …
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My Kidney Beans turns Two!
Two years ago I found out I liked to string words together and see where they took me. And they took me to wonderful, unexpected places! mykidneybeans was born. A lot of thought went into …
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Me, The Indian Trumpet and The Maid Special!
The Winter Edition of The Indian Trumpet is themed around the quintessential Indian Maid. The dynamics, politics and relationships a maid creates within the household is bound to inspire many a writer, as it did …
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mykidneybeans.com is one year old!
A famous Bollywood actor stands in his signature stance and delivers an epic dialogue in one of his hit movies. Loosely translated it goes something like this – they say that if you truly wish …
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My Jobs, Your Reactions
If you were still alive Appa, you would have been 80 years old tomorrow. Tomorrow also marks the tenth anniversary of working where I do. And when two special dates like that coincide, I can’t …
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Me, The Indian Trumpet, Amit Tandon and The Middle Class Indian!
Yet another opportunity to wade into the bittersweet memories of an era long gone, of a time that once existed, of a hope that endures. When Purva Grover, founder and editor of The Indian Trumpet …
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Spoilt for Choice
Among the many activities that vie for one’s attention, the one thing I had promised myself I would do in the week leading up to my marriage was to find a few hours of quality …
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Tough Love
I adored my father. Unfortunately, it was to his discredit that for a long time, I was the only one among the five of us who did. It’s not a fact that surprises me though. …
