I know I am not supposed to fear the Indian monsoons, but give me a break if I want to feel a bit of trepidation regarding the fury of the weather back in India, then I am allowed to. After all I do not live in bondage. I live in a free country, came from a free country; I am a free human being, free...

Just because I am a scientist by training does not mean I do not believe in if it is meant to be it will be. Just because I was born in the east, does not mean I do not appreciate the west. Just because I live in the west, does not mean I will ignore the east. Is it any wonder then that my blog site...

Keep an eye on your children. Hold their hands when in a crowded place or while on an outing. Never let them walk or lag behind you while you decide to walk ten feet ahead of them. I have noticed many parents that do exactly this and then end up regretting it because their child has disappeared or perhaps...

It was the last time I spoke to you, not knowing that it would really be the last. It was like time had stopped still, just like my heart and the desire to live. Time only seemed like a vast hollow void that I was supposed to fill with the emptiness of the sudden shock that you bestowed upon me. I keep...

Huacas is a critical intersection in the northeast end of Guanacaste, Costa Rica’s beach province. To the left, Tamarindo, Costa Rica’s premier surf city, and to the right, Flamingo Beach, the playground for the rich and famous where many Hollywood celebrities own beach mansions. What not...

Winters were pure and long in those days; no wonder they still stick to my memory very warmly. It was the beginning of 1986; there wasn’t much of a hustle bustle even though we were moving to a newer and bigger house. Maybe, because we were to the house (in fact a servant quarter) where we had lived...

The preparations for travelling to Spain began months ago. I printed out my pre-prepared list of items to take and began adding and subtracting items as I visualised the journey plan. At 4:30am on a cold February morning I dragged myself out of bed, check my list, every item I’ve packed already is...

I wrote this on one of my birthdays. Dedicated to the memory of my late younger brother, Asim Saleem.  A thick silky fog swept through the street that had only one lamp-post to leave a blemish of a light on its hard trodden surface. Beside the lamp-post, rested a lazy bench, having lost one of its legs...

Sometimes I would run into a humble argument with my mother and sisters about the importance of jewelry for a woman. I just, somehow, couldn’t fathom why would gold be so dearly loved? They would often give me a million reasons and none would make me agree with them. But then one day I found out the...

Look for the opportunity to do what is in your strength and ability to do when you can and how you can. Just a little story to share with you all today. Hoping that it will inspire you in one way or another. It was just a regular Thursday afternoon last month and I was sitting in the library reading...