Divya Guruprasad

  It's been a while since I last shared something here. I’ve often tried to put my thoughts into words, but somehow, they never made it to the finish line. This time, I told myself—just write. Every afternoon, I pick up my kid from school. It’s usually quiet since it's just a half-day session. But last week, during exam season, things were different. The gates were crowded, with students bustling around, waiting for their vans. Among the crowd, I noticed a girl—probably in 12th grade—with two neatly tied plaits, dressed in a green uniform. She was anxiously looking down at her question paper. In that moment, I saw myself 14 years ago. I could relate so deeply to the look on her face. Maybe she messed up a big question or maybe just lost out on a few marks from a centum. And the first thought that crossed my mind was: Did I ever imagine that 15 years later, I’d be the one standing outside the school gates waiting to pick up my child? Not at all. All I worried about back then was...

  Undoubtedly, childhood is one of the most cherished times in anyone's life. We commonly have moments and experiences during this period that make us think back on our early years, with some of us even wishing we could go back in time to relive those happy moments. Personally, I frequently experience these nostalgic sentiments when I go to stationary or toy stores. In an attempt to transport readers to those enchanting days of our lives, I have penned down this post. It's interesting to observe how the interests of kids these days revolve around video game scores and Instagram reels, which seem quite contradictory to the games we used to play. We engaged in activities like carom, business game, seven stones, hopscotch, and many more. Additionally, we had our own set of seasonal games, including "Kaun Banega Crorepati," spell bee competitions, roadside cricket matches, and badminton. Kids nowadays effortlessly learn and sing songs from YouTube and Instagram, which re...

     That was a normal evening at office and I was passing by a construction site parallel to my building.People usually have coffee breaks standing in the open corridor facing the construction site.I have never stood there but used  to cross that path for exit. But on that day, i had invited myself to the corridor for 10 mins.I saw the construction workers working and the pillars they were raising. I noticed one person holding a lunch box walking past the building through a narrow path, smiling and talking on the phone. I was thinking about what his thoughts would be.He might be thinking of his family or friends or holidays or food or get together or his problems? Of course he has his own difficulties, stress as the work is risky sometimes.Still he is here for some reason. I realised that whatever problems I face now might be nothing to him.Everybody faces some problems in life.It differs from each, on how one handles it and how one considers it. People say, yo...

                                                  (Good)Bye  Just sharing the thoughts that struck me hard when i watched this movie @GoodBye on Netflix. This movie is about the family members ,who bid their mother adieu.It shows how the sudden demise of a woman(Gayathri) who has been playing many roles(a daughter, a wife, an aunt, a mother, a grand mom, a friend)has shattered the family especially her spouse(Amitabh Bachchan (Harish in this movie)sir has done it so well). Yes, it is a loss of mother for her children who has settled in different places and has their partners to take care of ,their own jobs etc..that they can move on in life soon. But her husband (the partner of life) could not.In this movie, they have shown the real feelings of an old man who does not know what to do from the very moment of her wife's demise. He could not proceed further...

My Dear little Krishna, you are turning 2 today and yes its been 2 yrs since I had an undisturbed sleep and since my phone was kept on high volume. I am accustomed to watch videos on mute and the carts of ecommerce sites are already loaded with your items only. "Intha nimidam Neeyum valarnthu Ennai thaanga yenginen  Adutha kanamae kuzhanthaiyaaga Endrum irukka vendinen"  As rightly penned ,i wish to see you as a grownup soon (so that my sleep cycle would be normal) yet  i wish you to remain the same to enjoy your innocence.  From, you being spotted as a dot on the scan report to becoming a Boss baby in the home now, the Days pass by so fast. The feeling I get is priceless whenever you say amma. Your Actions make me realize that the kids would follow rather actions than words. The thoughts of how we gonna bring you up as a respectable and responsible person in the society always linger in our mind as I always question my parenting. Man, you never fail to keep us on ou...