Category: Family

  • The Value Of A Sibling

    Poem dedicated to my dear sister. Here is the content: Parents are precious, of course One cannot imagine a life without them But the joy of having a sibling Is something else, entirely! Imagine someone who will share your happiness and sorrow And fight with you for a number of reasons Many of them may…

  • Poem Dedicated To My Father

    Dear Appa We may not speak all the time Or at least Not as much as Amma and I do, perhaps But I want you to know That you are not any less special Not even an iota Where do I even start? From buying me countless toys Even as I kept breaking them One…

  • Mother’s Day Special Poem

    Dear Amma, First of all Let me wish you A very Happy Mother’s Day How do I even begin? You’ve been there for me Right from day one From giving birth to me To raising me as a child Sending me to school Supporting me through my teens Which were frankly some of the most…

  • Open Letter To My Dear Mama

    This is an open letter. No, I don’t mean a letter with complaints addressed to the government and to be read by the public. This is an open letter to my dear uncle – my mother’s elder brother (and only sibling) Ashok; known affectionately as “Ashok Mama” – for his 60th birthday tomorrow. Without much…

  • Remembering Kalyani Patti

    All of us suffer a loss of a loved one at some stage or the other. After all, we are all mortals and death is inevitable. However, some deaths can affect us more than others; depending on the closeness of the relationship, age of the person, circumstances etc. So it was in the case of…

  • A Confession To My Family

    I am truly sorry And I say this From the bottom of my heart What I did was unacceptable And I’m not making any excuses I ask only one thing from you That you hear me out fully You may be tired of hearing this But it is the cold reality That my brain is…