I must be crazy

… to be so excited by uncertainty in life.

Or maybe it is my way of ensuring that I never have the mid life crisis.

 

Inspiration

You inspire me through innumerable expressions

to carry me through my day.

You make the rough road easy to travel,

with wisdom in your eyes and

serenity on your face.

 

 

Through the interesting journey that we are on together, my daughter has proven to be an ideal companion.

Padmaavat(i) – because we all are supposed to express our opinion on it

And also because I didn’t understand what the whole hullabaloo was about. To me, it felt like a propaganda to boost the “Rajput” image instead of tarnishing it. Although people talking about themselves in a third person voice and bringing in the whole “Rajputana” tradition in every sentence could be considered as an assault to its reputation! Oh and I didn’t quite get the problem with showing “Jauhar” on screen. Not that I would condone it or any other form of self harm, but I have strong feelings about the way women have progressed in their ways and means to safeguard themselves. Jauhar was a reality of those times. It was how women saved themselves, it was also a sign of protest against the intruders trying to own them as war trophies. We have to accept that it was a part of our past, glorious or not.