House Hunting: Episode 1

It’s been 12 years since I last went house hunting on my own, and it’s interesting to see how the market has changed…and I have too. The first time I went house hunting, I had just turned 21. So I didn’t ask for too much—just a room with a view and my own independence. In [...]

Incredible India

A couple of days ago, a friend posted an interesting picture on Facebook. The picture in question showed a Muslim family in Ahmedabad, dropping their son to a fancy dress competition, where he played the role of Lord Krishna. My friend posted that we should take pride in being Indian because these things (that might [...]

Blogging… Five years later

It suddenly occurs to me that I’ve been blogging for as long that I’ve been married. As with many other things, it was my dear friend AM who introduced me to the wonderful world of the blogsphere in November 2005. Like her, I first began blogging to practice on my craft as a writer. We [...]

Monsoon magic

Morning light kisses the sky. A soft wind languorously unties my hair. The promise of a scattering of raindrops tantalizes my skin. This monsoon morning my heart beats again.  I am alive. So I live. (Written in Bangalore, one monsoon morning) Copyright – Christina Daniels

Another book, another story

Each book is a different journey and another story. So too it has been with Ginger Soda Lemon Pop and Mind Blogs 1.0. Ginger Soda Lemon Pop was my first book, and with it came the joy of being published for the first time. It had a wonderful launch, and literary appreciation for the book [...]

The good banker

It was in 2002 that I first approached the United Bank of India for a student’s loan to complete my MSc at the London School of Economics. I still remember walking into their office off Brigade Road, all of 26, to ask for loan. I did not have parents who would back me up, but [...]

Rear Entrance – Book Launch

A friend launches a book tommorrow, and I get the honour of sitting on the panel and thinking aloud about Indian writing in English. Join us for an interesting discussion if you are in Bangalore tomorrow! 

Reading & movie watching

I completed the manuscript of “I’ll do it my way” on May 22, 2010. After that, I’ve spent the last week re-rejuvenating my spirit. Snatches from the films I watched and the books that I read… Capote: Let’s start with the worst film of the lot – Capote. Philip Seymour Hoffman won 2006 Academy Award [...]

Guest post on Uniquely Priya’s Blog

I did a guest post on Uniquely Priya’s Blog the other day. This post is important to me because it’s the first time that I’ve introspected on the making of Ginger Soda Lemon Pop. You could read more about what I discovered about myself while writing for Uniquely Priya here.

Gangs attack women in ‘western attire’

What next???! http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/26/stories/2009022658410300.htm Sometimes I think that things have to get a lot worse before they get better But I guess we must fight on because it was the brave ladies who went ahead of us who gave us our freedom to be the women that we want to be.