Black Magic

I have a love affair with the word desire. And the color black is my lifeline. Black is modest and arrogant at the same time, Black is lazy and easy – but mysterious. But above all, Black says this: I don’t bother you, don’t bother me. Desire is tempting. It overwhelms. Black and Desire – […]

Secrets and Semantics

All the rage about Secret on Twitter, coupled with my silly curiosity made me download the App a few weeks back. I call my pre-Secret curiosity ‘silly’ because, obviously, I knew what I am going to see there long before I actually did. Of course it was going to be about the ‘Repressed – aggressive’ […]

On Being (Slightly) Famous

So the book is out, it is getting good reviews so far – a few from celebrities like Gul Panag and other Twitter-celebs (Stop the eye-roll, enough with the eye roll!), I am told the book is performing good in the sales department as well, people I don’t personally know (and therefore, haven’t blackmailed them) […]

Strength and Courage.

I’m watching the #Sambha attack news over and over again on the Television. They report the same things over and over again, but instead of annoying me with their non-stop high-pitched fact-repeating in-genuine act, this time they have me glued in rapt attention. A close friend is posted in the same Army Cantt, and though […]

Ten Beautiful Little Things

My book is finally out, people are writing good reviews on websites and a couple of book-stores in Delhi have even run out with their stock in Five Days and are demanding more copies of Soldier & Spice: An Army Wife’s Life immediately. Also, I am in Pioneer with a kick ass title – Life […]

Lights – Camera – Announcement!

Darlings, I’m on cloud 9, I’m dancing with joy, I’m scared and I’m nervous all at once because – There’s no way of downplaying this so I’m flaunting it in the best way I can – My book is being published and will be in stores next month, i.e. August 2013. Oh. My. God. Saying […]