Rant – L. G. Iyer

Things We Don’t Talk About

Warning: Not my usual kind of writing. Read at your own risk. I woke this afternoon from my nap feeling

It is nearly 2:00 in the afternoon and I realize with a start that I have not had a chance

Early this morning, I sat in my study, my chores done, the kids playing in the basement, Saathi out to

I scroll through my twitter feed, aimless, bored. I hit the search button and key in #Jayalalithaa the results stream

Seated across the office at the children’s school for a small talk on adoption (a whole another post altogether) being

One of the defining parts of being pregnant for me is dealing with gestational diabetes. It is something that requires

Ever get that feeling that you are caught on the median with vehicles flying past both ways wondering if the

Tired of the BS. Tired of waiting. Tired of being miss goody two shoes. Tired of having the right attitude.

Stepping outside a friend’s home yesterday night, I bid bye and one of the guys said something to mock my

All my life I grew up feeling entitled to a whole lot of things like a happy childhood, loving parents,

“Our neighbour has invited me to receive thamboolam…” said my mom and trailed off. I could visualize what the rest

Watching K drive away for his regular Saturday cricket matches, I picked up the phone to call my mom like

A few minutes back, K forwarded an email containing baby pictures from a common friend. I looked at the pictures,

Yes. I was looking at my calendar this morning and realized from this weekend through mid September I know what

When I read articles like this one that appeared on CNN today it irks me no end. Not only because