Narayani Karthik's articles Fear, the Pa Mei of Universe ******High Heavens and Deep Hell******** Paranoia is a state of fear gone rogue. Like the character of Kamal Hassan in the movie Tenali. Well, the movie is a comedy that still leaves me in splits….every time I watch it! How amazing it is to portray something as nasty as fear as something so comic!! Well, […] June 11, 2018June 13, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Some writers are immortal. **An author who lives in my heart** The first time I chanced on his book was somewhere in the year ’98. I am not sure which year it was. But, I was still a teen in school. The place was some famous book store in Delhi. My dad was on some official tour and, mum […] June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The idea of Intelligence *******The idea of intelligence***** About three years back, the ‘Narayani’ in me felt miserable. Because we left a place that gave me best neighbours cum soul sisters and, way too many platters of soul food. Despite having gone through a medical nightmare there, I raced back to my normal self faster than I believed I […] May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Reprehensible emotions & Sensible abstractions. How usual it is for people to come and advise you about how you need to be in your life? It is unusual if people don’t. Right? Right. And today, I happened to pen down some thoughts on FaceBook on how locks and keys are an important aspect in our lives. We have a lock […] February 11, 2018February 11, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Words – 100 Grenades with 99 pins. It was somewhere in the year ‘98 or ’99 when AOL was the new ‘in’ thing. But back then, it was the next big thing after IT. It was some kind of spiritual revolution. Office goers formed the chunkiest sections of this fan club. And, AOL paved way for many spiritual gurus who emerged quite […] February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked When emotions simmer in the mind wok….. …..anger is the first condiment we want to add! How many times have you been able to control your anger when the urge to scream your lungs out with the most piercing words was simply tearing you apart? How many times have you gulped down water so that you could just divert your mind towards […] January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Blood and water. Is blood thicker than water? It is. But it is the water that leads us home when blood forgets the feel of the flesh. Because….. it is not how you enjoy the dawn but how you embrace the dusk, that matters. And, that is all that matters. There are always times in our lives when […] January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Of Bullets and Time. I lucidly remember those Sundays from my schooling years when, Mum would make my favourite vegetable upma and, I would impatiently yell – “Ma! Chandrakanta will start in 5 minutes! Please make the upma fast!” As a family, we never missed even one episode of that serial that was aired on DD then. Right when […] January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked 2008 to 2018 – A journey of words It is year 2018 and, it suddenly dawned on me that my blog is a decade old now. Officially. Well, I may have started a couple of years earlier. However, it was sometime in January, as I am not much into dates except for the day I was born, the day I got married and, […] January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Disconnect to connect ~ Part 10 When you know your limitations and have embraced them, there descends upon you a great power called acceptance. And then, the world looks not much greener, but clearer. So, here I am in the new place. Surrounded by mountains, greenery and cold winds, I now know why Mother Nature is a slow but consistent healer. […] January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Some meandering bubbles…. When we took the much awaited road trip from West to East in Bumble Bee (post coming soon), I had a million thoughts race through my head the night before we started – “How shall the new place be?”, “Will I get the company of the tribe I seek?”, “Will life be any easy?”….. Most […] December 31, 2017December 31, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 9 What if unfiltered thoughts paraded as fearlessly as guarded words? That would be the day when freedom will be understood as a responsibility besides being enjoyed as a privilege. But then, will that freedom be good? *********************Freedom to Chains************************* Has it ever occurred to you how chained you are to an environment that sustains you? […] November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Cocoons to Butterflies, A rumble strip! I am, at present, snuggling under comfy sheets in a nice hotel in a smog filled city where the hubby has come for his office work. The son and I have accompanied him (as faujis do not have the luxury of spending every day with the family through the year). So yes, this one week […] October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Contempt is more dangerous than silence. Recently Harvey Weinstein got a taste of how power play comes with a payback clause. Accused of sexual abuse, molestation, power mongering and all vices against women, the disgraced Hollywood mogul is on his way down, down from grace! For people who do not know Harvey Weinstein, this is the link. And, you must be […] October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked My Foe and I – coexistence, a fait accompli Only if wishes had wings, The world would spin on my toes.. And, if pigeons had gills I might be floating in a surreal realm of incredible dreams… But then, what if wishes had wings….. There are a million thoughts buzzing in a human mind. No two minds will think like clones and no! Similar […] October 15, 2017October 15, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 8 An ear to listen and a shoulder to lean in the hour of need, don’t cost a thing! A few years back, when I was clearing out my stuff at my parents’ place, I chanced upon some hand written letters. I had this school friend who when shifted to a different place after third grade, […] October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Diamonds and gold. When we are diamonds, why look for gold? A few months back, my son had attended a birthday party. I asked him how it was. He told me it was awesome and that, not only did he play a lot, he also had a lot of cake sans the cream. There was a sudden rush […] October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 6 Struggles are meant to be difficult. Some are gigantically unnerving. And, they are all meant to be beaten when the time comes, when the moment of courage takes a leap perhaps! Have you ever felt a shiver run down your spine when a spider weaves a web? I wouldn’t necessarily call it a shiver, but […] October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 5 Ambiguity of Acceptance – The wait that has begun has to end. How often do you accept “Life is like that” in one go when a situation not only zombie bites you in the butt but, makes sure that you burn in smoldering flames of regret and ennui for a long long time? Does the […] September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked The Guilty Mother ~ Part 3 There are umpteen times in my life when I have almost believed that I am not doing things the right way. There have been times when my anger inadvertently spills on my son whose grasping power and understanding of life is far beyond his years. And yet, I would be reprimanding him horribly over his […] September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 4 Pregnant fears are meant to scar you, sear you, braise you, grill you and, torch you. How else, will you know what Faith means? Ever since I started writing this series – Disconnect to Connect, I feel the noise in my head slowly diffusing away. I would rather put it as – a free flowing […] September 1, 2017September 1, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked It is never too late…..to take that pause! ‘This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.’ ************************************************************************************* Between the hoots of the silver white owl that sits on your table with a button of snooze And, meeting reminders that sing from your phone While you lie there and wonder, if you could just be left alone…. While […] August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked WoWs and WoEs of a content writer!! Scene 1: (Two years back) “What do you do?” Me: “I write for websites.” “What do you write?” Me: “Whatever the client provides as requirements….I take the cue and write.” “ohh….So do you get paid for it? Me: “yes, I do.” “How much do you get paid for it?” I almost cringed. If that gentleman […] August 12, 2017August 13, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Disconnect to connect ~ Part 3 For some reason, I have been toying with the idea of expressing my thoughts on this ailment. But, as they say there is always a time and place to let the thoughts flow. To say, this ailment bothers me would be an understatement. After all, I am not the severely affected one. So, why should […] August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Disconnect to connect ~ Part 2 Dissociation will come first. Then, the dissent! How much do we yearn for our own kind? Here, I talk about those, who not only agree with our plane of thoughts but also, disagree with us on some terms without malice, in the process accepting that there are 10 sides to a decagon, with each side […] August 7, 2017August 8, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Fear, the Pa Mei of Universe ******High Heavens and Deep Hell******** Paranoia is a state of fear gone rogue. Like the character of Kamal Hassan in the movie Tenali. Well, the movie is a comedy that still leaves me in splits….every time I watch it! How amazing it is to portray something as nasty as fear as something so comic!! Well, […] June 11, 2018June 13, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Some writers are immortal. **An author who lives in my heart** The first time I chanced on his book was somewhere in the year ’98. I am not sure which year it was. But, I was still a teen in school. The place was some famous book store in Delhi. My dad was on some official tour and, mum […] June 7, 2018June 7, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The idea of Intelligence *******The idea of intelligence***** About three years back, the ‘Narayani’ in me felt miserable. Because we left a place that gave me best neighbours cum soul sisters and, way too many platters of soul food. Despite having gone through a medical nightmare there, I raced back to my normal self faster than I believed I […] May 30, 2018May 30, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Reprehensible emotions & Sensible abstractions. How usual it is for people to come and advise you about how you need to be in your life? It is unusual if people don’t. Right? Right. And today, I happened to pen down some thoughts on FaceBook on how locks and keys are an important aspect in our lives. We have a lock […] February 11, 2018February 11, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Words – 100 Grenades with 99 pins. It was somewhere in the year ‘98 or ’99 when AOL was the new ‘in’ thing. But back then, it was the next big thing after IT. It was some kind of spiritual revolution. Office goers formed the chunkiest sections of this fan club. And, AOL paved way for many spiritual gurus who emerged quite […] February 1, 2018February 1, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
When emotions simmer in the mind wok….. …..anger is the first condiment we want to add! How many times have you been able to control your anger when the urge to scream your lungs out with the most piercing words was simply tearing you apart? How many times have you gulped down water so that you could just divert your mind towards […] January 27, 2018January 27, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Blood and water. Is blood thicker than water? It is. But it is the water that leads us home when blood forgets the feel of the flesh. Because….. it is not how you enjoy the dawn but how you embrace the dusk, that matters. And, that is all that matters. There are always times in our lives when […] January 16, 2018January 16, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Of Bullets and Time. I lucidly remember those Sundays from my schooling years when, Mum would make my favourite vegetable upma and, I would impatiently yell – “Ma! Chandrakanta will start in 5 minutes! Please make the upma fast!” As a family, we never missed even one episode of that serial that was aired on DD then. Right when […] January 6, 2018January 6, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
2008 to 2018 – A journey of words It is year 2018 and, it suddenly dawned on me that my blog is a decade old now. Officially. Well, I may have started a couple of years earlier. However, it was sometime in January, as I am not much into dates except for the day I was born, the day I got married and, […] January 5, 2018January 5, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disconnect to connect ~ Part 10 When you know your limitations and have embraced them, there descends upon you a great power called acceptance. And then, the world looks not much greener, but clearer. So, here I am in the new place. Surrounded by mountains, greenery and cold winds, I now know why Mother Nature is a slow but consistent healer. […] January 4, 2018January 4, 2018 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Some meandering bubbles…. When we took the much awaited road trip from West to East in Bumble Bee (post coming soon), I had a million thoughts race through my head the night before we started – “How shall the new place be?”, “Will I get the company of the tribe I seek?”, “Will life be any easy?”….. Most […] December 31, 2017December 31, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 9 What if unfiltered thoughts paraded as fearlessly as guarded words? That would be the day when freedom will be understood as a responsibility besides being enjoyed as a privilege. But then, will that freedom be good? *********************Freedom to Chains************************* Has it ever occurred to you how chained you are to an environment that sustains you? […] November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Cocoons to Butterflies, A rumble strip! I am, at present, snuggling under comfy sheets in a nice hotel in a smog filled city where the hubby has come for his office work. The son and I have accompanied him (as faujis do not have the luxury of spending every day with the family through the year). So yes, this one week […] October 26, 2017October 26, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Contempt is more dangerous than silence. Recently Harvey Weinstein got a taste of how power play comes with a payback clause. Accused of sexual abuse, molestation, power mongering and all vices against women, the disgraced Hollywood mogul is on his way down, down from grace! For people who do not know Harvey Weinstein, this is the link. And, you must be […] October 24, 2017October 24, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
My Foe and I – coexistence, a fait accompli Only if wishes had wings, The world would spin on my toes.. And, if pigeons had gills I might be floating in a surreal realm of incredible dreams… But then, what if wishes had wings….. There are a million thoughts buzzing in a human mind. No two minds will think like clones and no! Similar […] October 15, 2017October 15, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 8 An ear to listen and a shoulder to lean in the hour of need, don’t cost a thing! A few years back, when I was clearing out my stuff at my parents’ place, I chanced upon some hand written letters. I had this school friend who when shifted to a different place after third grade, […] October 13, 2017October 13, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Diamonds and gold. When we are diamonds, why look for gold? A few months back, my son had attended a birthday party. I asked him how it was. He told me it was awesome and that, not only did he play a lot, he also had a lot of cake sans the cream. There was a sudden rush […] October 3, 2017October 3, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 6 Struggles are meant to be difficult. Some are gigantically unnerving. And, they are all meant to be beaten when the time comes, when the moment of courage takes a leap perhaps! Have you ever felt a shiver run down your spine when a spider weaves a web? I wouldn’t necessarily call it a shiver, but […] October 2, 2017October 2, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 5 Ambiguity of Acceptance – The wait that has begun has to end. How often do you accept “Life is like that” in one go when a situation not only zombie bites you in the butt but, makes sure that you burn in smoldering flames of regret and ennui for a long long time? Does the […] September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
The Guilty Mother ~ Part 3 There are umpteen times in my life when I have almost believed that I am not doing things the right way. There have been times when my anger inadvertently spills on my son whose grasping power and understanding of life is far beyond his years. And yet, I would be reprimanding him horribly over his […] September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disconnect to Connect ~ Part 4 Pregnant fears are meant to scar you, sear you, braise you, grill you and, torch you. How else, will you know what Faith means? Ever since I started writing this series – Disconnect to Connect, I feel the noise in my head slowly diffusing away. I would rather put it as – a free flowing […] September 1, 2017September 1, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
It is never too late…..to take that pause! ‘This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.’ ************************************************************************************* Between the hoots of the silver white owl that sits on your table with a button of snooze And, meeting reminders that sing from your phone While you lie there and wonder, if you could just be left alone…. While […] August 19, 2017August 19, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
WoWs and WoEs of a content writer!! Scene 1: (Two years back) “What do you do?” Me: “I write for websites.” “What do you write?” Me: “Whatever the client provides as requirements….I take the cue and write.” “ohh….So do you get paid for it? Me: “yes, I do.” “How much do you get paid for it?” I almost cringed. If that gentleman […] August 12, 2017August 13, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disconnect to connect ~ Part 3 For some reason, I have been toying with the idea of expressing my thoughts on this ailment. But, as they say there is always a time and place to let the thoughts flow. To say, this ailment bothers me would be an understatement. After all, I am not the severely affected one. So, why should […] August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Disconnect to connect ~ Part 2 Dissociation will come first. Then, the dissent! How much do we yearn for our own kind? Here, I talk about those, who not only agree with our plane of thoughts but also, disagree with us on some terms without malice, in the process accepting that there are 10 sides to a decagon, with each side […] August 7, 2017August 8, 2017 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
