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  • 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 …

    Stories About Appa
    4 4 comments on “When I Wrote Letters to 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 …

    Stories About Appa
    6 6 comments on “Why Appa Takes Full Credit for my Typing Speed”
  • A Crisis is Cooking

    Posted by mykidneybeans on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020

    Every once in a while, life gives you insights in the most unexpected of places. Even a simple trip to buy groceries can turn into an unforgettable experience. Something, which leaves you pleasantly surprised, and …

    Life Happens
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  • Bhargavi – A New Life

    Posted by mykidneybeans on April 15, 2020April 15, 2020

    Author’s Note: Every one of my women with spunk stories are true stories, narrated to me by the women who went through these challenges in life, and overcame them with sheer grit and determination. Names …

    Life Happens, Women With Spunk
    4 4 comments on “Bhargavi – A New Life”
  • Retrospection, Reflection and Realisation

    Posted by mykidneybeans on January 8, 2020

    Another year comes to a close. It is once again time to take stock of the last 365 days and build a mental balance sheet. As is the tendency of us human beings who, irrespective …

    Let Me Tell You A Story
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  • Little Ones, Big Tales

    Posted by mykidneybeans on October 1, 2019

    One fine evening in December 1999, two families met for a cup of coffee, some rava idli and kesari. Mission: Boy meets Girl. Boy liked girl and vice versa, enough to consider a life time …

    Life Happens
    2 2 comments on “Little Ones, Big Tales”
  • 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 …

    Stories About Appa
    1 One comment on “Appa and the Art of Shopping for Produce”
  • Appa’s Love for Music – Part 2

    Posted by mykidneybeans on August 14, 2019

    Here’s a link to Part 1 in case you missed it. Appa sang lullabies to us when we were growing up. Later, we would hear them as he held one of the other of his …

    Stories About Appa
    1 One comment on “Appa’s Love for Music – Part 2”
  • Appa’s Love for Music – Part 1

    Posted by mykidneybeans on August 12, 2019

    Author’ Note – I have included a YouTube link of Appa’s top five songs. Do listen to them to fully be part of the music experience that was Appa. With all the talents that Appa …

    Stories About Appa
    4 4 comments on “Appa’s Love for Music – Part 1”
  • Amma and Keeping in Touch

    Posted by mykidneybeans on August 11, 2019April 20, 2020

    My mother is now over eighty years old. And over the years she has changed from a hyper-active, super busy, doesn’t know how to relax person into a calm, cool and collected influence on all …

    Life Happens
    4 4 comments on “Amma and Keeping in Touch”
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