Spicy Rasam

Not a cooking or food blog! I just share what's cooking in my mind.

I witnessed a very candid, wonderful and rare banter in my afternoon local train travels. It was not crowded, and I got a place to sit. Woman 1: “…. And you just decided that you are not going to have a baby?” Woman 2: Yes. Woman 1: “WOW! I have never heard something so idiotic. …

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Sharon swiped her ID card to enter into the office. The doors remained closed. She tried again. They still remained closed. Sharon sighed and tried again; they still remained closed. She heard the similar “access denied” voice message from her vicinity. She turned towards the direction of the voice message. There was another guy who …

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You know the feeling when you ought not to have eaten that last paneer tikka, but you did and you terribly regret it a few seconds later. That is the state you keep spiraling into if you are a mom who does not “worry too much” about her kid. Any urban mom would tell you …

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I have been working full time for the past 10 years. I’ve been an editor, a writer, technical writer, content strategist, and a research analyst. I’ve tried full-time working and freelancing. And I am going to talk about whether working form home is the best option for women with lots of responsibilities. Women do a …

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