Swara loved listening to Carnatic music. Born in an orthodox brahmin family, she was introduced to Carnatic music at a young age. Her mom wanted her to pursue a career in music but she was… Read More »Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 13 – My musical notes
Swara was still lost in the memories of her school days. She began writing again: ‘By the time I was in the third standard, I had accepted the fact that going to school was inevitable.… Read More »Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 12 – School
Swara was in touch with most of her classmates from school, thanks to social media. They had a whatsapp group and she enjoyed chit-chatting with them. In her childhood, however, she had been very lazy… Read More »Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 11 – Daddy’s little brat
Swara started writing her next childhood memory ‘In one of my previous episodes I have mentioned that the house where I spent my childhood had a big front yard. The backyard of our neighboring house… Read More »Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 10 – About a well that ended well
Today, Swara wanted to write about her memory of the famous Thrissur Pooram. ‘Having spent most of my childhood in Thrissur, Kerala, it is indeed a shame if I do not write about the historic… Read More »Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 9 – Thrissur Pooram
A lot of people known to Swara had succumbed to Covid this year. The latest was her daughter’s school van owner, who she heard, had passed away the previous day. Swara had known him for… Read More »Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 8 – Lost and found
Swara looked at her Paati’s portrait. It had been 10 years since her paati (maternal grandmother) left this world. ‘My paati – She meant the world to me. No words can describe her divine personality. Paati… Read More »Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 7 – My Paati
It was a sultry day. Swara was feeling uneasy and tired. She had finished her gym session and was just out of the shower. Her throat was sore. She had a cold too. She gargled… Read More »Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 6 – The bitter sweet experience
Swara woke up with a grin on her face. Her childhood friend Rahul was coming to her town on official work. Thanks to social media, they had reconnected. Rahul was her mischief partner in childhood.… Read More »Whistling past The Memories: Episode 5 -The dog chase
Swara couldn’t sleep. She was excited. She and her friends had decided to meet up the next day. With the lockdown being relaxed a bit, a few restaurants were open. She was looking forward to… Read More »Whistling Past The Memories: Episode 4 – The narrow escape