Kamal Kaur’s weekly column in the Star newspaper
‘Life with a Pinch of Masala’
I wonโt say my son suffers from dyslexia. I donโt deem it suffering at all. It was quite accidental that I realized that he has a bit of a problem. During the summer holidays this year, I thought, as always, that rather than spend mad amount of time in front of the television, I felt the kids should spend their time correcting their exam sheets … Continue reading Are they stepping-stones or stumbling blocks?
I receive all kinds of electronic invites to events happening everywhere. They reduce the wastage of paper and you can RSVP right away so that your host can know whether youโre attending or not. Art gallery openings, product launches, birthday parties, baby showers, the whole works. Last week, for the first time ever I received an electronic wedding invitation. Iโm not saying I have never … Continue reading Traditionally or Digitally โ How would you like to be invited to a wedding?
I think at some point we go through a phase where we feel we can handle just about anything, and I mean anything. Let me explain. Last week I became the proud mother of a teenager and as annual tradition in our household dictates, we sat down to go through the family albums. My kids and I sat and oohed and aahed over the photographs … Continue reading Donโt EVER make this mistakeโฆ
Last week I wrote about my encounter with cows on Linking Road in Mumbai and I was asked what my first impression of the country really was as a Kenyan in India for the first time. Iโve often said I have no known relatives in India. For my family and me, India is just another holiday destination to tick off from the places to see … Continue reading India โ The first impressions
This might end up sounding like one of those school trip reports we used to write back in the day after a field trip to some educational centre but bear with me. I was watching some random Bollywood movie and saw Linking Road in one of these scenes and that brought back a flood of memories for me. Linking Road is in Mumbai, India, … Continue reading First ever trip to India
I had a chat with Jasvir Kambo and Iโm going to let you get goosebumps the way I did too. Keep your tissues ready. My tears spilled over. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Give a brief introduction of yourself. My parents moved back to Kenya from the UK in the 70โs. I am the second eldest out of four sisters. I was raised and educated in Nairobi. I … Continue reading A different kind of Masala…
Five weeks ago life changed, circumstances changed, perceptions shifted and I became a person who started thinking of โwhat ifsโ, something I donโt usually indulge in. I know Iโm not the only one who has been affected after the incidence at Westgate but I also know each one of us has a unique journey that we embarked from that day onwards. It wasnโt just about … Continue reading Why should I apologise for being alive?
Hello. Iโm Kamal Kaur and Iโm a Westgate Survivor and for now that is all Iโm going to talk about that incidence. What I do want to talk about is the insecurity in our country, especially in my city because thatโs where I am affected directly. From every other day, the frequency of hearing of incidences, which almost always involve guns, seems to be … Continue reading Our secure insecurity
Who doesnโt know Vishal Dadlani? Vishal is part of a duo with Shekhar Ravjiani and is responsible for many successful soundtracks in Hindi, Telugu and Marathi films. Pentagram is a four-piece Indian rock/electronica band started in 1994 in Mumbai, India. Regarded as one of the pioneers of original Indian independent music, the band has received major recognition. Pentagram is fronted by Vishal, with Randolph Correia on guitars, … Continue reading Catching up with Vishal Dadlani – Musician Extraordinaire
You think you have it all down pat. You wake up at a certain time, youโre off to work at a certain time to beat the horrendous traffic, your work schedules are sorted, kids are picked and dropped at designated times and it seems everything is going the way it should be. Except that it isnโt. You seem to be multitasking to achieve more but … Continue reading Organise your life!
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