Memories of my Grandfather
Today is my paternal grandfather’s death anniversary. Usually, I like to pay tributes on birthdays rather than on death anniversaries. But my mum shared a picture of him this morning which triggered a lot of memories, so I decided that today I would write about the ways in which I have been inspired by my […]
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How can I help?
If you’re fortunate like me, you’re probably sitting at home, in a COVID fog, waiting for your sense of smell to come back and wondering how to help during COVID. I use the word ‘fortunate’ advisedly because of the way things are in the country currently, consider yourself lucky if you’re stuck at home and […]
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The Knitting Rut
Around a month ago, I wrote about suffering from a condition I called “The COVID Fog Phenomenon”. Since then, people have alternately called it other things such as the millennial-burnout, spring-fever, and plain laziness (my Dad didn’t actually use the last word but I know he must have thought that while reading my post). Well, […]
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Suicide Prevention 1.0
Last year when a much-loved film actor took the drastic step of ending his life, I had written about this issue, albeit a little distantly. This time the tragedy is closer to home. Three days ago, I similarly lost someone; someone who I knew only professionally but had come to respect greatly in my interactions with […]
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The COVID Fog Phenomenon
I have the COVID fog. Just to clarify, I have not tested positive for COVID. Yet. I’m not unwell. I mean, not in the conventional sense of the word. But I feel like I’m under the grip of dense, COVID fog. Please don’t confuse it with the other COVID fog – the one people get after they […]
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Understanding Grief
We have entered the third month of 2021 with hope in our hearts that this year will be better than the last, that the struggles and despair of last year will get over and our lives will go back to their ordinary patterns again. But even as we try to move on, there are some […]
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A Unique List of Unconventional Romantic Books
Valentine’s Day is here, love is in the air, and yet, I feel like recommending books other than romances this week. That is why my list today has a twist – most of the books don’t fall strictly in the genre of romance but have some elements of romance in them. There is fiction, non-fiction, […]
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Get to know the Big D
I have talked about depression several times and you may wonder why I keep bringing it up as a topic. It’s quite simple – Depression is a disease that afflicts millions of people and yet, there is hardly any discussion about it in the public domain. Yes, occasionally some important people aka celebrities open up […]
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French Knitting 2.0
Hello fellow knitters! Those of you who don’t follow me on Facebook or Instagram probably don’t know that I recently did a Facebook Live session where I taught how a Knitting Dolly can be used in French Knitting to make an I-cord.
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ABOUT PALLAVI
A lawyer who loves to knit. A reader who loves to write. Pallavi likes to dabble in many things at the same time. She lives with her partner and dog in Delhi (India) - both of whom know better than to interrupt her while she is knitting or reading.