A Space to Pause

In summer of 2007, just four months after we first arrived in the US, my husband and I were at Penns landing, celebrating India day. That was the first ever-big Indian gathering I attended since my arrival in the US. I was gazing at the stalls, the colorful Bollywood dance and the number of Indians who thronged along the riverbank. I liked it, and was lost in the noise and the mixedness of the event. I did not know anyone there, but got to know a couple of them with whom I am still in touch. But, least did I expect that I would be writing an article for a person whom I happened to notice there, but really got to know and interact much later! I saw this beaming face carrying loads of smile and radiance, walking around. Then I noticed her huge tummy, which she carried at ease. Till then, I thought pregnancy was a tough thing, and there will be more of grimaces throughout than smiles. Her fast-walk, smile, radiance and confidence attracted me. No wonder why Baby P has that sweet, all...

This is an article I wrote for The Shopzters, a Southern-Indian wedding portal website. It was unplanned, and my suggestion turned into an article. I am glad Prasitha, founder of The Shopzters, gave life to this idea by inviting people to share their experiences as yesteryear brides. Mine is one of the articles in the series. For those who are new to Shopzters and Indian weddings, please note that the whole idea of this article is to zoom into wedding preparations that were prevalent few years ago, and get an idea of few recent advancements in Wedding Planning. Through this article, I would like to give a glimpse of my wedding and the wedding preparations that were prevalent in the mid 2000s. Let me start out with my wedding! As any of you did, I too came across Shopzters through FB and was extremely delighted to read and gaze at each of those colorful updates! I don’t think those posts and information could be ever less enchanting to anyone! Well, I was one such person man...