Tag Archives: Indian

What Is In A Name?

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

This young girl did not know whose name she was shouting out aloud in the  street. My mother was very young when she got engaged to my father, barely sixteen years old. At that time they were living in a … Continue reading →

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Poetic Justice.

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

This fiancé’s poems were highly expressive. How did he come up with such a composition week after week? My parents fixed my wedding to a handsome young man. As was the custom in those days, we could not meet till after the … Continue reading →

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Cooking Disasters

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

What happens when a young bride tries to cook  for the first time, alone all by herself? Naturally a cooking disaster! For the first 20 years of my life, I made no attempt to learn cooking, brushing aside my mother’s … Continue reading →

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The Story Of How They Got Their Watch Back

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Suja’s mother was in an irritated mood that morning. The woman who used to come everyday to sweep their yard had been absconding for a few days and the premises looked unkempt and messy. Guessing that the regular maid was … Continue reading →

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Skeleton In The Well.

Posted on July 19, 2020 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

  I must tell you about the time we employed some men to clean a well in our backyard. The work was abandoned even before it  started , because the hired help dug up our family secret. Never in all … Continue reading →

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My Pop Died.

Posted on June 29, 2020 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

When my friend’s daughter  joined a professional college, she made a few new friends. Since their classes started by 8 am every morning, the friends would ring each other up at around 6 am, kind of like a wake-up call, … Continue reading →

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Shyam And His Woodpeckers.

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Though my neighbour Shyam and I live in a large metropolis we are one of the few lucky ones to have our residences in a sylvan locality aptly named Aspiran Garden. Huge trees grow on either side of our colony … Continue reading →

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A Surprising Coincidence.

Posted on April 1, 2020 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

I have always been a bibliophile and have a cupboard full of books, collected over many years,to show for it. I really don’t have the heart to dispose them or to give them away to some kindred soul. Now as … Continue reading →

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Is There Life After Death?

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

When my sons were in the primary school, I was a member of the ‘Parent-Teacher’ association. It was quite a friendly group of parents who got together with the teachers a few times a year and discussed school matters and … Continue reading →

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This Is How We Got Married.

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

When  I was a young lad,  I fell in love with a girl and have remained besotted with her since then. Even to  this day, even though I am more than fifty years old. Luckily for me, she is my … Continue reading →

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