Papa Pancho da Dhaba

I could not resist myself from writing about this restaurant which we visited recently.  Name is ‘Papa Pancho da Dhaba’.  Address is Shop No. 12, Gasper Enclave, Pali Naka, St John St, Opp. Gold's Gym, Bandra West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400050.  If someone wishes to have authentic Punjabi food, this is the place.  The setting inside …

VCRC

In our Indian Railways, we had a set of employees appointed through Vocational Course. The full form of VCRC is Vocational Course on Railway Commercial. Once the students completed the Course, they used to be appointed as Ticket Collectors or Commercial Clerks in any Railway Zone of Indian Railways. This Course was conducted in collaboration …

Thattai

Thattai Thattai is a crispy deep fried snack item made in Tamilnadu. It is usually prepared during festivals like Gokulashtami (Janmashtami), Deepawali (Diwali), etc.  However, my Amma prepares it whenever she feels like. Inspite of me also preparing it, I request my Amma to send hers. It is one of my favourite snack item. Other …

Just Another Day

Imagine you leading a stressful day and unknowingly something happens which makes you laugh hilariously. Stress vanishes in a second and you become relaxed mentally as well as physically.  Let me narrate one incident. Hope it brings a smile on your face and reminds you of something similar. I was in my boss's chamber. Apart …

India’s situation on Covid’19

(My views and observations are purely personal. I have tried my best to be unbiased, balanced and neutral.  People may or may not agree. Also,I am from Mumbai, Maharashtra so this article would mostly be regarding Maharashtra) India’s first Corona wave in 2020 During the first Corona wave, PM Modi announced a complete lockdown without …

Government Jobs

I will be completing 29 years this August, working for Indian Railways.  I still remember the day when I had just received my graduation result in one hand and the appointment letter of Railways in another.  Within a span of days, I received appointment letters from Staff Selection Commission as well as from Union Bank …

Corona Diary

(Image courtesy: Google) With so many things going on in life, this blog has suffered a lot. It has been neglected and now seems unnecessary to post it, but I decided to publish it anyways. You may read 😊. It all started on 1st of October, 2020. Husband had some bout of perspiration and uneasiness …

Rail Tales….Flying

Illustration by Pratiksha, my daughter Again to my early days of working, when I was naive and unaware of so many things. I am talking about the year 1992.  I used to travel by local train from Goregaon to Mumbai Central and back for office.  After a few days, I got familiar with few of …

Come Back Soon….

(I wrote this last week when my husband was in the Hospital due to Corona. Now hes back home and I am in the Hospital, again due to Corona) Missing our humming along Missing our arguments headstrong Missing your not keeping things where they belong Come back soon Waiting for vadapav by you Waiting together …

Rail Tales…..Initial Days

Illustration by Pratiksha, my daughter It was my first day to join Railways. First day of my first job. I was exactly 20 years of age. Before this day, I had never stepped out on my own out of my locality, which is Goregaon, a place in Mumbai. Any travel was with family. Schooling and …