When we were kids, our parents made sure to take us to the book fair & exhibition every year during the Pongal season. I remember the fair moving location year to year from St. George school (The famous kana kanum kalangal school) to YMCA and my mother would say that it used to be held in Quaide milleth when she was in college. Slowly over the years my dad would stop at the entrance and listen to the evening speeches and debates at the venue and let my mother take us inside the fair. Then he stopped coming altogether. I remember going with my mother when I was in my early 20s. Now that all my sisters live separately, it would be a miracle if we go together to the book fair, provided the little time we spend together. But the urge to visit the fair still lies with us, thanks to the efforts our parents put into our childhood. The last I went to the book fair was in 2020, after that due to covid and other reasons, I have just given up that idea. This year when the season started, I wa
Recently Serena Williams announced that her countdown to retirement has started and had she been a man, she would not have to think about it now. Honestly, even I felt this to be an exaggerated tantrum since she is the most decorated athlete with more grand slams than her male counterparts. I went on to read what made her say this. Seems like she had been planning her second baby for a while now unsuccessfully and she had to give up Tennis to plan her family. So obviously had she been a man, her wife must be taking care of expanding the family while she goes on to win tournaments. Suddenly the ground below me seems shaky. As much as any woman would want to pursue her dreams after marriage and childbirth, the uncertainties around us are beyond our comprehension. Made me think of the time an interviewer blatantly abused me assuming that I would not be a good fit, since I am a woman who may require baby breaks at some point that he cannot afford. It took me a lot of effort to grind my tee