Anita Satyajit

Extinct

" Everyday 19 species disappear from the earth" Did you know this? I didnt. I saw it on an Ad in the Animal Planet. Wanna learn more? Go to One Earth Here are some more facts and tips: from their website:( in not so many words) Fact: For each new car made, we create 27ContinueContinue reading “Extinct”

Lack of libraries in India

A bunch of us at Writing in India recently started a discussion on libraries. And I couldn�t restrain myself and launched off an e-mail with fond memories of the Alameda County library I was a member of in Fremont. Am re- writing some of the contents of the e-mail here. US was boring , tillContinueContinue reading “Lack of libraries in India”

Kashmir’s homeless

There is a cold wave sweeping across the north. I watch the temperature dropping every night in Kashmir. Srinagar moved from minus 4.6 degrees to � 5 degrees. How cold would it be in interior remote areas of Jammu. They showed a snapshot of Drass in NDTV. People said the snow comes upto the firstContinueContinue reading “Kashmir’s homeless”

Opening up

Join your hands together Go on say a prayer Unlock all the burdens in your chest With a breath and whisper Surrender them all above Something exists not seen so learn to give and most importantly to receive.

Travelling around

Just read Mridula�s piece about her trip to Goa on GoNomad. I and Sajju were planning on taking that very same YHAI trip, but never did. We both keep talking about travelling in India. But somehow all our time seems to just go in visiting family back home in Bombay and Pune. We travelled soContinueContinue reading “Travelling around”

Old or new words?

I was tempted to pick my diary up and just post something that was already there previously but I resisted my errant impulses. What is there in the diary, I already know. The joy of this blog is in me discovering the new words that pop out of my mind and err.. fingers as IContinueContinue reading “Old or new words?”

I am still here

There is no way to instil discipline in myself, is there? I don�t know what it will take to make me stick to regular blogging. A huge blog traffic maybe? Ha ha. But I love this. Though I do feel I am talking to myself, it�s a lovely release. I have been upto a lotContinueContinue reading “I am still here”

capturing sunsets

I love sunsets. They fascinate me tremendously. It is nice to see something so bursting and blinding white, suddenly get all fiery red and then mellow down to a feisty orange and later a lovely golden yellow. Sometimes the sunsets are brooding against the grey of the clouds, but when the purples, pinks come theyContinueContinue reading “capturing sunsets”