Sonal Singh

I believe that life is a repertoire of anecdotes. The various situations that we encounter, the many incidents of every day, the people we meet, our conversations with them; all make life a melange of tales. And, that is what I attempt to capture through my writing. My cooking is no different! It reflects my love for travel and my love for innovation. The kitchen is my happy place. So, even though by vocation I am a recruiter (www.rianplacements.com), by passion I am a writer, home chef and a hodophile.

Where love goes

“It’s a good day,” I thought as I preened in front of the mirror I applied some mascara and dabbed on some golden shimmer. I combed my hair a hundred times, till it shone golden brown. I smeared some lipstick, puckered my lips & erased my frown.   “It’s going …

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I’m sorry

  A two syllable word with the power to heal and a magnitude of emotions thrown in. It is not just a word, it’s a heartfelt deal. Yes, an apology is a person’s rueful feelin.   Sorry has the ability to ease strained relations. It has the power to dissolve …

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I’m still waiting, my son

I carried you in my womb; I nursed you on my bosom I nurtured you, I tended to you and I cared for you. You grew to be a strapping youth of kind heart & reason You made my heart swell with pride and joy, long due.   Then you …

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The wanton rains

They came just as I was to leave, those torrential Mumbai rains. I had gone to such lengths to dress up, they ruined my pains. Despondently I peered out of the window, praying them to stop. Damn! They bore down on earth steady, packed quite a wallop.   He would …

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I miss dinner table conversations

I remember a time when dinners used to center on conversations; When Dinner table conversations would bring families together, And when what was spoken at the table used to be way more Important than what was being eaten. Food was for the soul then.   That was a time when …

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One day at a time

Sometimes, there comes such a time in your life, When a smile can cost you many emotions. The clouds of despair hold you in an embrace And suffocation threatens to engulf you.   You feel trapped in a world of your own making And you struggle to find an escape, …

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Window to the soul

They say the eyes are the window to the soul. They offer deep insights into a man’s self. They are the mirrors that always reflect true, Whether we want to show or not, they exhibit.   If the above is true for man then I wonder Why it is that …

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Our footprints

In this transient world, our lives are like footprints in the sand That are washed away, that vanish into the lap of the next wave. In this world of impermanence, we struggle to steady our hand We strive to accumulate, to amass more than what God gave.   But we forget …

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I don’t know

I wonder what you know, what you do know for your answer to everything that I ask is always, “I don’t know. You decide.” When I ask what you’d like for dinner you say, “I don’t know. anything.” Now this anything does not grow on trees so it’s neither a …

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Mother Earth

Shackled in chains, I have lived a life of bondage. I have been bound to the children I bore, my seed. I have despaired at what has become of them? And yet, I had no choice but to be a mute spectator. For I could not intervene, even if I …

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