The death of Chadwick Boseman on the 28th of August shook the world because no one saw it coming. No one knew that for years he had been battling cancer. I came to know about Boseman when he played T’Challa in “Black Panther”. When the movie premiered it was a hit and being an all […]
I enjoy listening to Mary J. Blige’s music. A few days ago I happened to be listening to her songs and one of them really struck me. “No more drama”, is a song with a powerful message and then of course there is Blige’s beautiful voice accompanied by an awesome bassline. I couldn’t help it but […]
I stumbled upon the poem, “Desiderata” when I was in High School. It was in a bookshop and I was looking for books. I noticed a beautiful plaque with a poem on it and when I read it, the message touched me in a way I could never forget. I could not afford to buy […]
“The Rime of the ancient mariner” is a poem by an English poet , S.T Coleridge published in 1798. The long and short of the poem is that sailors on a ship encounter a fierce storm which blows them off route. The appearance of an albatross, a friendly sea bird is perceived as a good omen […]
The ways in which our lives have changed as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic are unprecedented. We now have to contend with different lifestyles, the so called “new normal”. For the sake of our health, we have had to stay at home, keep washing our hands, socially distance and wear masks in public spaces. […]
In primary school I used to be a Girl Scout and the Scout motto was, “Be prepared”. This meant that a scout must prepare herself by thinking out and practising how to act in any accident or emergency so that she is never taken by surprise. We had to be equipped with survival skills and the […]