Four Clover Life- By Namrata Shailendra Singh

Dil Chahta Hai and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara are cult films that ensured we bought that bucket that houses our dreams and escapades. To the not so knowledgeable, The Bucket List is a 2007 American comedy-drama film directed by Bob Reiner. It's about two terminally ill men on a road trip to fulfill their wish list. You knew about this? Maybe yes, maybe no. But everybody seems to have it, either original or copied from someone. It makes one look all too KOOL and the ones who don't have it to look like FOOLS. If I get it right, it’s all copied. The idea, the trend, and the list. ;) It's a trend that started a decade ago; I do not really remember if it was around DDLJ and KKHH times. To the non-Bollywood types - it's the movie Dilwale Dulhaniya le Jayegein and Kuch Kuch Hota hai. Yes, we sometimes refer to that era by these names. And post then, everyone has acquired a bucket list, and there are two things pretty much everyone wants to do- adventure and travel...

THE BATTLE BETWEEN STAY-AT-HOME MUMS AND WORKING MUMS... WHO HAS THE EDGE? A woman posted a momentary self-doubt today on Facebook-I wonder why people don't respect SAHM? What ensued was a raging debate and fierce battle only to leave some with hurt feelings, scratched self-respect, and bruised ego. Working mums defended their stand, and Stay at home mums tried to save theirs. Did they forget that they are one and the same? I was a part of it, and I watched what transpired amongst 250 women when their status quo was challenged. This, I guess, is the new debate considering many women have primarily been SAHM(Stay-at-Home-Mums). However, it’s now for the past two decades that the ‘working mums’ are also constituting a big part of the woman population, and hence comes the divide, each mum being territorial in holding her front ensuring 'NOBODY CROSSES THE FENCE.' But fences did get crossed and what was said is not as important as what was not said. Respond vs....

Scene 1 A warm cozy lazy evening, a wife wrapped around the arms of her husband and sipping wine Some thoughts strike her, and she turns around, caresses his brows, and asks- Do you ever remember 'her'? Husband - No. Wife- Liar. ...and life goes on...lovemaking goes on. Scene 2 A warm cozy lazy evening, a wife wrapped around the arms of her husband and sipping wine Some thoughts strike her, and she turns around, caresses his brows, and asks- Do you ever remember 'her'? Husband- Yes, I sometimes do. Wife-Whatttttt???? Cheater. Husband- But, but, but... And life gets bumpy, and lovemaking gets grumpy. Scene 3 A warm cozy lazy evening, a wife wrapped around the arms of her husband and sipping wine Some thoughts strike her, and she turns around, caresses his brows, and asks- Do you ever remember 'her'? Husband- Why such questions now? Wife- Just like that. You have a problem answering. Hmmm, I know you remember her. Husband- No, I don't. Wife- You...