Category Archives: The Newly Married Indian

A Snake In The College Hostel

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

This story was told to me by a friend and every time I think about it, it sends shivers down my spine. It is a true story and I reproduce it here just as she told it to me… When … Continue reading →

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The Sad Tale Of How He Gave Up Drinking.

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Ravi was an alcoholic. A terrible one at that. He was always in an inebriated state, which saddened his wife Pooja very much. Pooja ran from addiction cure centers to psychiatric clinics to God men. But no one could stop … Continue reading →

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Selecting A Bride

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Though I had studied in a co-education institution and later worked in a multinational company, I had not fallen in love with any girl. When I turned  twenty seven without a bride in the offing, it was my mother’s lot … Continue reading →

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This Is How We Got Married.

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

When  I was a young lad,  I fell in love with a girl and have remained besotted with her since then. Even to  this day, even though I am more than fifty years old. Luckily for me, she is my … Continue reading →

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Twice Married Wife

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

I was barely out of college when I lost my father and soon afterwards, my mother. My sister had been married by then and lived close by. I got into the habit of spending time with her, helping her in … Continue reading →

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Goa Room Fiasco

Posted on November 30, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Have you ever tried to be suave and sophisticated and failed at it? When my husband and I went on a trip to Goa we had our one-year-old daughter with us. The resort where we were to stay was one … Continue reading →

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Snowed In With Only Zee TV

Posted on October 14, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

Do you know what Diaspora means? Diaspora means movement of a population from their home country to foreign shores. Our large Indian population settled in the US is a good example. Diaspora communities  always maintain strong ties with their homeland and … Continue reading →

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What Is In A Name?

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

This young girl did not know whose name she was shouting out aloud in the  street. My mother was very young when she got engaged to my father, barely sixteen years old. At that time they were living in a … Continue reading →

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Poetic Justice.

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

This fiancé’s poems were highly expressive. How did he come up with such a composition week after week? My parents fixed my wedding to a handsome young man. As was the custom in those days, we could not meet till after the … Continue reading →

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Cooking Disasters

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Talkalittledo - For Life Is Funny.

What happens when a young bride tries to cook  for the first time, alone all by herself? Naturally a cooking disaster! For the first 20 years of my life, I made no attempt to learn cooking, brushing aside my mother’s … Continue reading →

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