Random Musings
On everything from parenting to politics to tea cups.
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“Do you believe in true love?”
Do we exist in a landfill of relationship debris or is there some magic left? This last weekend, I met a young friend – someone who had got engaged a month or so back. This is the sensible generation or maybe they are just scared. They are looking at a longish engagement. I asked her, Continue reading
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Time To Say Thank You!
He was asking for acknowledgement. Acknowledgement for what they have done… for us. The sacrifices they have made. The price they have paid. For being the kind of men and women who realise that being a soldier entails a very real danger of being torn apart by bullets or bombs, and yet sign up for… Continue reading
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My Post Won IndiaHikes’ March 2016 Blog Contest!
I have some great news to share with you guys. My blog post, When the Mountains Called, about my trek to Chandrashila Peak, won IndiaHikes’ March 2016 Blog Contest. Check it out at http://indiahikes.in/march-2016-blog-contest-winners/. Thank you for all your support. Do keep reading. You can find this post at https://binusivan.wordpress.com/2016/04/09/when-the-mountains-called/ Continue reading
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Negotiations With God
This was written some years ago – when I was neck deep in fear. Am finally ready to share it. Part of my resolve to grow into a writer who will not hold back her truth – be it embarrassing or painful. 2009 It is the call that most women dread. The one from their Continue reading
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Travelling alone – not so unsafe after all…
Ever since I returned from my trek, I have been boring the ‘eyeballs off’ the people I know with my ongoing chatter about the trek. However, this is not about the trek per se. Well… there may be a reference or two. This post is about perceptions and reality; with specific reference to travelling in Continue reading
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When the Mountains Called
Chandrashila Peak beckons. Image credit – Binu Sivan Winner of IndiaHike’s March 2016 Blog Contest. http://indiahikes.in/march-2016-blog-contest-winners/ Recently I went on a high altitude trek to Chadrashila Peak (12,083 feet) in the Himalayas. If you want to read something that is packed with edge-of-the-cliff adventure, this is not that blog post. However, if you are willing Continue reading
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MY FATHER’S DAUGHTER
This is a short story I had written for a contest. I hope you enjoy it. Please do take the time out to revert with feedback, opinion and criticism (gently does it) in the comments section. Love, Binu. MY FATHER’S DAUGHTER I am sitting in my room… plucking photographs from an album and putting them Continue reading
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Dubai Poetics – Stay A While
My poem Stay A While has been published on the Dubai Poetics website. It is a website dedicated to poetry by those based in Dubai. Please do drop in and send some love our way 🙂 http://dubaipoetics.com/local-poetry/ Continue reading
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