Atram Shatram Random thoughts

#prathameshpuraan #atramshatramrandomthoughts Prathamesh Puraan is my journey , my struggles to change/adapt to a small part of the society i was living in . I could have played a very small part in this but this has been my journey for 3 years . Today along with a few good Samaritans I inaugrated the much needed culvert in our area . Huge huge work . We have struggled with water logging over a decade . This seemed to be the last leg of the problems . Not that all is perfect after this but i had promised myself i will do what it takes to get these few things done . It all started when one day because of the huge traffic jams and so many other issues i decided to get down and sort a few things myself .. with kids it's usually a women who faces day to day challenges and in a big city like Mumbai there are new challenges daily. Its not that others had not tried or didn't want to change things but when ur heart really wants something so badly ..nature listens and suddenly i was sur...

#gulabositabo #atramshatramrandomthoughts Brilliant Bacchan as Mirza  !!❤️ Lucknow ❤️ Lucknowi Hindi - Urdu ❤️ Everytime you think Bacchan has done it.. this is his best performance ..he prooves us wrong . His character is so different in this movie sly , greedy yet so lovable . Juhi chaturvedi's writing flawless as usual . A good laugh in these troubled  times . Gulabo - Sitabo are traditional glove puppet theatre from Uttar Pradesh in north India and are named after the two heroines who are represented in the show: Sitabo, the worn out, overworked spouse; and Gulabo, the scintillating mistress of the same man.  Missed watching it in theatre with a popcorn and cofee and Divya Misra Sunita Chaswal Sinha must watch !

#atramshatramrandomthoughts Bi-polar , Depression different names but suffering is the same not just for the person but people around them to . It's a very difficult topic to discuss and i have avoided it as much as i could .. but this is increasing now because of stress , competition , lifestyle , food . I have seen depression at a  early age someone really close. Seen the person ruin his life slowly bit by bit . They struggle to be normal .it's not a good feeling when a good movie a new pair of footwear or a bag dosent make you happy anymore , ur family members their achievements don't make you happy . Believe me they try and till they are trying there is hope . Not just theirs whole family looses faith in everything ..what could we have done so wrong tp deserve this . I remember going to watch a movie with the whole family and realised we all burst out crying in the theatre ..home we never got the fursat to think about our emotions and we couldn't react because atlea...

#atramshatramrandomthoughts Bi-polar , Depression different names but suffering is the same not just for the person but people around them to . It's a very difficult topic to discuss and i have avoided it as much as i could .. but this is increasing now because of stress , competition , lifestyle , food . I have seen depression at a  early age someone really close. Seen the person ruin his life slowly bit by bit . They struggle to be normal .it's not a good feeling when a good movie a new pair of footwear or a bag dosent make you happy anymore , ur family members their achievements don't make you happy . Believe me they try and till they are trying there is hope . Not just theirs whole family looses faith in everything ..what could we have done so wrong tp deserve this . I remember going to watch a movie with the whole family and realised we all burst out crying in the theatre ..home we never got the fursat to think about our emotions and we couldn't react because atlea...

#jaladadairies  #atramshatramrandomthoughts Chai friends . Mom with her tea partners . I remember her working really quickly so all house work finishes by 12  and then this gang would meet for gupshup .This was a routine Monday to Friday just a cup of tea and lots of talking sharing . Task of making tea was usually assigned to which kid was available at home . We lived 12 long years in Jalada but it's the only life we remember really happy and content ofcourse sea side apartment helped too 😀. But simple honest  friendships .. !!!! We can only hope to see now . I guess that's why I am addicted to tea reminds me of the good times and good people .

#atramshatramrandomthoughts Movies have always been a big part of my life . Usually when we are kids watching tv or movies isn't considered to be of any use ..waste of time but i strongly disagree .    I didn't really understand the accent in English movies which i told my dad . Immediately he got into action every weekend Saturday we had to watch a English classic and Sunday Hindi  Classic .   We would actually look foreward to selecting the movie sitting together and watching it .  Movies keep me sane ..happy ..connected .. I learnt english only watching movies ..books helped too thoda bahut  ;). My dad introduced me to this awsum world ..when VCRs had just been launched and so many video libraries stocking most amazing movies. Prabhadevi we had a SAGAR video library just across the street ..Friday evening marathon would start so 3 days we has to watch 4 to 5 movies .  1 had to be Dilip kumar .. 2 english . Once we got hang of their accents...

#atramshatramrandomthoughts When we were younger after Information Technology boom the world had suddenly opened up for us .. going to America was no big deal ..it wasn't only a few who excelled in studies or were rich were going now .. every house had a child going to different parts of the world . Middle class families suddenly were going for trips abroad which was unimaginable otherwise. My dad stopped telling me phalana  ka son studied so well 'dekho America chala gaya ' I could go too !   My dad being in Reserve Bank was transferred for a while to Germany to Deutsche bank  that was our first time someone in the family left India and we were soo excited .  We too ..when we wish our kids do well, we wish they travel see the world ..have experiences they will cherish .. but suddenly that has changed . I would not want my kid to be alone even in the same country .  The 'new normal' has completly left us without dreams or  aspirations.  Eve...

#atramshatramrandomthoughts And he is back my favourite :) . Festivals are about celebrations ..celebrating life ..celebrating the time we have together !!! These are good happy memories which our kids will keep with them I know I have ..I remember every function we have done when we were kids .  I remember my mom sitting with her sewing machine making curtains for the stage during Ganpati . Huge green curtains ..I remember her tying a jhoola to the tree during Teej.  I remember Pathak aunty sitting in the garden and making fresh bhaang. I remember one aunty getting drunk on it and creating a ruckus. I remember after holi the whole building lying down in the garden under the sun . I have loved holi ever since . I remember janmashtmi in the community hall we did Krishna Janam together . All 80 flats would be a part . I remember the antakshri competitions at 12 in the night . I remember the awesome stage plays we did.  I remember watching Teesri Manzil and Gumnaam together ...