musings

Fifty five is a good dieable age... Said, 'Arundhati' in 'God of small things'... Not sure about the exact age mentioned.. But, fifties it is and that might be true... But when you see shadow of Death... Just behind the screen.. The very first instinct is to  Cover your face and hide .. You know that is futile.. For He can pick you up.. From any crowd .. No hiding from Him .. Yes, I could see Him there .. Patiently going about His business,  I wondered what it was about? Spiritual or physical? Soul or body?.. I couldn't make out from this side... I thought of things... Things that would happen  When I was gone... The void that I would create .. In the minds and lives of loved ones... I considered them one by one  and tried to analyse  The impact of my absence In each of their lives... I should agree... That I saw lots of tears  And sorrow all around .. Imagining those tears  Made me tearful... But then....  When I looked beyond .. I sa...

The Woman in the window A J FInn It's a coincidence that I started this book and Covid came to say hello. I think Covid is in a frenzy to cover each and every household before it finally takes a break. Let us hope that he takes a very long break.  So when I became infected, I got instructions from all the loved ones to take rest among so many other things. I liked the resting part best because now I can be in bed without guilt and read. And what if you have a psychological thriller in your hand!!!.Yes, the book is indeed a page turner. And hence I spent my first 2 days of Covid isolation in Anna Fox's four storied New York City home.  Anna Fox is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress, guilt, is severely agoraphobic, under psychotropic medications that might cause hallucinations, and a heavy drinker. She spends her days spying on the neighborhood through her window, watching old black and white movies, playing online chess and counselling people through an internet f...

The Emperor of all Maladies Siddharth Mukherjee This  book  opened a floodgate of informations for me, regarding the Emperor of all maladies, cancer. For a disease that can metamorphose into myriad forms according to the site of attack, cancer is just an umbrella term. From a dreadful, whispered- only name, to something that can be fought and win, the story of war with cancer is reassuring.  The great thing about the book is that it is highly readable, albeit the scientific content. Dr. Siddharth Mukherjee is a biographer, scientific writer, researcher, historian and an oncologist - all in one.  A lot is added and is being added day by day to the biography of cancer, as a result of extensive research that is going on around the globe. But this book is still relevant for a layman to understand Cancer better. Wars are better fought by knowing the enemies better. Preetha Raj