Balakarthiga’s Blog

  • Happy Birthday, Heartstrings!!

    Happy Birthday, Heartstrings!!

    Yesterday, November 17, 2015, turned out to be the first birthday of my first baby. And just like the birthdays of everyone else in my life, I forgot about it and missed the occasion.   Happy Birthday, Heartstrings!!   I love you, and you’re the best thing that has ever happened to me so far. Read more

  • Paris.

    Paris.

    To be honest, I’m trying hard – very hard not to think about this because I know I’ll break down. This post is going to be quite non-coherent and jumbled. I’m just typing out my raw thoughts. I woke up to my Hindu App, my Twitter, Instagram and Facebook overflowing with news and grievances about Read more

  • Love Lessons Learnt: Naanum Rowdy Dhaan

    Love Lessons Learnt: Naanum Rowdy Dhaan

    If you like a girl, you need to do almost everything possible to keep her smiling and happy! This is the adorable one-line that’s beneath Naanum Rowdy Dhaan. I liked this movie, because it was a very genuine entertainer. It’s not like one of those movies that promise you something ‘Epic’ and then when you Read more

  • Thank You, Birthday Boy.

    Thank You, Birthday Boy.

    How does one even thank someone who has affected your life in a huge way? I mean, if it’s some celebrity, or someone you don’t know personally the number of ways to thank them is kind of limited. And it’s comparatively easy. If I met A.R.Rahman, sure, I’d be elated and I would tell him Read more

  • What DO you want, Bala?

    What DO you want, Bala?

    The last few weeks have been insanely hectic. However, amidst all the craziness, I managed to notice that a small walk in the campus can serve as the best de-stressing therapy. And While I was walking one such walks, someone asked me this question:  “What DO you want, Bala?” The question caught me off-gaurd. It Read more

  • SRIRANGAM – What was Lost and Gained.

    SRIRANGAM – What was Lost and Gained.

    It has turned into an annual routine now. Every year, when September arrives, making the air colder than usual, the sky paler and the heat a little less cruel, I start evaluating my life. This year, it happened in the largest functioning Hindu Temple in the world, the most illustrious Vishnu shrine in India, The Renganadha Read more