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Did I Scare You?
Did I Scare You? Doodle . . . Ever since I was a little girl, and started to learn how to read, I was fascinated by the genre of horror. Before I could read on my own, my grandmas, grandpa, mom, dad, uncles and aunts read to me. And whenever I was given a choice,…
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Flora Of Himachal – Part 2
Hello, everyone! Welcome to my new site! While putting up Part 1 of this post, my blog space got over on my old site, so here we are with Part 2. Our mountainous state, Himachal Pradesh, is bounteous when it comes to flora and fauna, and today I will share with you some of my…
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Delhi, Through My Eyes. And You May Be Surprised!
I moved to Delhi from Assam in the year 2006. And I still live here. While my initial attraction was towards the University of Delhi, the following years showed me that this city has much more to offer; a lot more than what makes it to mainstream media. Delhi is home to people from all…
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Framed Art Prints And More!
After a gap of over 2 years, I am happy to share that I have a Redbubble store again, where framed prints of my art are available for purchase globally! The store has various qualities of prints, from canvas, to metal, to photographic, and they are available in multiple sizes too. Here is “Oh! To…
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And So, I am Going To Name My Daughter…
Names are overrated. Particularly in my country, people are obsessed about names! The name of a new born is often decided in advance, with everyone from mom and dad, to grandpas and grandmas, to uncles, aunts, friends, cousins and neighbours pitching in with their suggestions. I am not kidding about neighbours pitching in, because the…
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Is There Another Home? A Short Story
Chapter 1 The soft-walled cave was dark and warm, and also the coziest one on the beach. There was just enough space for her to move her limbs every now and then, whenever she felt like she needed to catch a glimpse of the other side. The white, woolly softness engulfed little Tia, while she…
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My New Site Is…
https://ajantawritesaboutlife.wordpress.com After much consideration, I chose not to merge my personal blog and art blog, and so I made a new site, where I will continue sharing my writing and photographs. If you have followed the art site, based on the information on my previous post here, please feel free to unfollow (unless you actually…
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Perhaps The Last Post
For what I know, this is most likely my last post on this site. I have been blogging here since 2013, and have very much enjoyed sharing my poems, art, prose and photographs with you all! And I thank each one of you, my dear readers, for stopping by to read my posts, and encouraging…
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Flora Of Himachal – Part 1
I have been on a spree sharing flowers from various places I lived at, and today I will share some from Himachal Pradesh. My first visit to the state was in 2013, and since then I kept visiting every year, sometimes for a week, and sometimes for three weeks. But in 2017, I moved there…
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Flowers From Gurgaon – Part II
A few days back, I shared a post featuring flowers from one of the neighborhoods I lived in. And I also mentioned a botanical park close by, so today I thought of sharing the flowers from that very park. Tao Devi Lal Botanical Park in Gurgaon (now Gurugram) is a big expanse of greenery, with…