A passionate teacher turned Digital Marketer.
All the planning was done, the tickets were booked and accommodation was arranged. We were a group of 15 people from Chennai, all set to participate in the Thyagaraja Aradhana – 2013. We had learnt the Pancharatna Kirthanais together from Mrs. Shyamala Krishnadas our Guru residing at West Mambalam. All sorts of rumours kept floating around about the time we had...
We created History – The making of the first ever Digital Women Economic Forum. July 25th and 26th 2020. So many experiences these power packed 2.5 months! It was on the D Day I decided to document the details so that these memories are recorded. Might be useful for someone, someday! A description of the preparations, the event and post event. One week has gone by...
I woke up a little late that day. I expected Amma to shout on top of her voice, “Skanda…Get ready…It’s getting late…” The house is always hyper with frenetic activity early in the morning. But today it’s all calm! Whats up? It’s not Sunday too. I walked into the kitchen to find amma humming my favourite song...
When 2020 dawned, we had just finished our Kumbakonam koil trip which like any other koil trip brought in a sense of fulfilment. Then it was New Year and everyone, esp the run of the mill astrologers were talking about how wonderful this decade is going to be compared to the decade which went by. For us 2019 was a milestone year as Senthil turned 60 and the second...
Modiji as expected has extended the lockdown till May 3rd. Everybody thought it might be till April 30th but 3rd May it is. Even before the TV channels started dissecting every statement of his, the meme makers and WA news creators went wild stating that 19 days extension is a number which is scientifically proven to ward away evils and the number of days is chosen...
I was as usual multitasking! Now I was driving my silver grey Reva, off to a meet a friend in the town and I was on the phone. It was just a friendly “How are You, let’s catch up sometime” call with an old childhood friend of mine. Had to cut the call, as I had reached my destination. A lovely quiet lane with traditional Chettinad type houses with...
It was decided that the next TSR family call would be this Sunday. Amma called me at around 5 30 PM, when I was busy contemplating whether I should make Lauki Kofta with the Mooli Paratha or just simple Lauki with dal for dinner. “Megu, You haven’t yet taught me how to use the laptop to Zoom” “Ok Ma, just power up the laptop and I will come...
And once again the beast has taken one more life. Kalai, you put up such a brave fight. But the beast was more powerful than your will to live. When will Man conquer this beast of Cancer?! So many lives it has plucked away in untimely and cruel ways. Kalai, your cheerfulness and positive attitude throughout this 2 year struggle has inspired many. It was remarkable...
Our long awaited road trip to the holy town of Kumbakonam at last materialised in December 2019. We decided to visit the temples we had never visited and formed a list. Staying at Raya Grand close to Maha Magam tank was an advantage as the major temples in Kumbakonam town was within walking distance. Kasi Viswanathar Temple Kumbakonam At about 4 PM we walked to the...
After a successful climb up the Vindhyagiri which houses the magnificient monolithic statue of Gomateshwara we decided we were fit enough to try the hill just opposite Vindhyagiri, called the Chandragiri. It seemed like a cakewalk compared to the climb we just did. So with lots of enthusiasm we climbed up the hillock whose history dates back to 2000 years to the...