Reflections Of A Desi Mom

  When is   Enough  really   Enough ?  When is the situation going to get under control for good?  When does the common man/woman/family feel ok ya it was enough - and now I don't have to go through that ordeal anymore?  But Wait!  We are the common people.. Since when we can ask questions or expect explanations?  We are only supposed to walk into those glum centers to press the buttons to caste our negligible vote!  I have always been dark and twisty by nature however, while raising a very curious daughter I have learnt to be a little more realistic.. And in spite of the constant physical pain, isolation, social distancing in the last year - I managed to keep my optimism. Believe in the fact that 1 day we will be free again. Free to step out without layers of masks and bottles of sanitizer in tow. And NO - I am not kidding myself.. I didn't expect that day would come as soon as the clock strikes 12 when the year changed.. But I certainl...

From Books n Tiffins --- To Bandwidth n Distancing! And just like that, the new Academic Year began..  Unlike every year, there was no excitement of the online-report..  Nor was there any rush to buy tiffins, bags and uniforms alike.. Instead us parents were found scrambling to set up a decent gadget where children can attend online classes.  Mann, the world has not only changed - it has boiled down to a bunch of screens, microphones and cameras.  The first few years teachers were trying to inculcate a sense of inclusiveness by encouraging the kids to speak...  This year the same teachers have to ask the kids to be quiet and invisible!  From classroom etiquette, to online etiquette... these children are learning and helping us learn invaluable lessons!  As I and N gear up for a very interesting Online Session of Grade 4, I ponder over all the fuss we created over things that seem pointless right now! But at the same time I k...