Monthly Archives: March 2013

Frugality

Posted on March 22, 2013 by padmum

Gandhi went from city to city, village to village collecting funds for the Charkha Sangh. The Charkha Sangh was formed in 1925 and 50,000 charkhas began working to make cotton thread that could then be woven into homespun garments. During … Continue reading →

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My Childhood Goals

Posted on March 9, 2013 by padmum

Frankly speaking, I never had any goals as a child. All I wanted to do was to be able to breathe without a wheeze and left to read my books. The rest of it—studies, school, growing up—all this just happened … Continue reading →

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Getting Things Wrong in an Indian Language

Posted on March 9, 2013 by padmum

Welcome to the Friday Loose Bloggers Consortium where Anu, Ashok, Conrad, Delirious, Gaelikaa,  Grannymar, Magpie11, Paul, Maria the Silver Fox, Rummuser , Will Knott, Shackman and I write on the same topic. Please do visit the linked blogs to get  different flavours of the … Continue reading →

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Turn

Posted on March 9, 2013 by padmum

My son Jai has moved into an apartment that is on a lake. The view is absolutely beautiful and the lake and its blueness greets you from every window. From the window of the study, which I have more or … Continue reading →

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