Monika Suri

I do like reading but I can’t call myself an avid reader . I keep reading something or the other but I don’t have a big collection of books . Reading does relax me but I have never got very serious about reading as a fitness for my mind . Books do attract me every time and I think that is an instinct I received as a gift in my genes  from my father . He is a literature person , loves reading and has a huge collection of books on different genres . As the year comes to an end , my mind was analyzing  how the  year 2019 went for me . In the process I also made a list of all what i read in this year . I was happy to notice that I read 10 books in this year . That’s a big number for me ! Here is what I read in 2019 In the  year going by , I have always kept some or the other book in my kindle library . Some books were so engrossing that I  finished them  happily while some other couldn’t interest me much and so I left them midway . For the year 2020 I have decided to...

Alfaaz , Yaadein , Zakhm , Naseeb , Qaum , Jazbaat   Do you relate your emotions with these words ? HIRAETH The book which I am reviewing today is HIRAETH  and this book contains partition stories inspired from true events . The above few words which I mentioned are some  of the stories from the book which touched my heart . A land that was once your own , a home which was once your own with your loved ones but suddenly a division tears everything apart . Families lost their loved ones , houses were burnt by attacking mobs ,leaving  pain and cries everywhere . With  no money left , no house to live in , no food to eat,  people were forced to live in refugee camps , all gripped in the trauma of pain , depression , uncertainty . Every story of the book leaves you emotional and speechless . The story of Shano waiting for her  bhaijaan , story of Veera who got separted from her parents with just her doll left behind , or of Taro finding relief in Ramayana chaupayian , every story  wet...

December 7 ,2019 Before I start , I would like to bring into your notice some of the incidents-little and big . Incident no 1 : Yesterday somebody had posted a video of a wedding  on facebook .  Jaimala was going on and first was bride’s turn . She put the garland around the groom and then touched his feet . There were many comments particularly of men on that video like – Ye hote hain sanskar , Ye hai asli Indian sabhyata , Ladke ki to life ban gyi , kitni sanskari bahu mili hai ….and so on . Incident no 2 : When I was a little girl I think I was in class 5 th , I was travelling with my mother in a local bus . I remember I was wearing a lemon colored  without sleeves  frock with my long hair open . A man , should I say an elderly uncle sat with us and I felt a strange   touch on my arms . The innocent me couldn’t say or explain anything but the only thing I knew was that  It felt bad .That day was my first experience of abuse ,although I  hardly understood the word  ‘abuse’ at ...

What kind of person I am ? Before I start writing about my habits , let me write about the kind of a person I am . I am a simple woman –not too much after fashion , brands or  make-up . I am most of the times a smiling person . It’s not that  I do not get angry , but I have observed that my anger lasts only for few minutes . I yell it away and then suddenly my smile is back. I also have the ‘Let-go’ tendency . That keeps me stress free in many situations . Now analyzing all these things , what should I call myself ? Will the word   ‘Easy-going’ be suitable ? ‘Easy-going’ is the person who keeps himself at ease while moving through Life In everybody’s life there are ups and downs , smiles and stress. Not all days are good . But on the same time not all days are bad . And you will agree that some days go very good . When I spent the good days excitedly with smiles , then I should be having enough strength to  move across the bad days without frowns . ‘Easy-going ‘ doesn’t mean that I am ...

Listening to songs is just wonderful . The beats fill me with enthusiasm , the lyrics  calm my mind , the aesthetic experience  brings me the real happiness My Motivation Song Matlabi ho ja zara matlabi , Duniya ki sunta hai kyun , khud ki bhi sun le kabhi ……. Well it’s a bollywood song which I like , rather it gives me motivation  . Matlabi ho ja zara matlabi, duniya ki sunta hai kyun , khud ki bhi sun le kabhi . Really in our everyday life, we are most of the  times listening to others , feeling concerned  for others and working for others  . Sometimes I am listening to my  Boss, sometimes I am satisfying my hubby’s ego ,  sometimes I am cooking according to the family’s wishes. What’s this yaar ? Am I here to live according to Duniya ?? There comes this song to relieve me , motivate me and make me happy . If not possible everyday , let me be Matlabi once in a while. Let me do what just My heart wishes, something that I really like , which brings...

Before I begin , let me first share with you that I recently changed my blog name . Earlier It was alubhujia.com and after lot many doubts , confusions and brainstorming I have renamed it meralifestyle.com . Hope everything old and new works well ! It may take time for things to run smoothly , but I had to start afresh . So here I am with a fresh happy start . We all want to be happy. But today’s lifestyle has engulfed us so tight that sometimes it feels that we are not living in the real sense but  just rushing to complete  some tasks  that have been allotted to us . The same monotonous job and its targets  , the pressure of finishing off all the home/family tasks makes us feel like a machine , a non living thing . A high-tech machine  is able to perform many complex tasks but it can’t feel anything , it can’t smile or laugh . It can neither cry nor be happy . That’s what we have become – a machine . Don’t you remember how we define a machine ? A mac...

The process of shifting to a new address involves lot many plannings , packing-unpacking , some complications or even some of the stuff getting damaged on the go. Yes friends , I am planning to shift my blog to a new address . Well I am blogging for the last 2.5 years and many times the name of my blog has puzzled me . It has made me think many times why did I actually name it so -Alubhujia.com . When I asked my friends or fellow bloggers some of them said that it’s a catchy name which appears good to hear while some other said that the name appears funny . It kept going fine for 2 years but for the last few months , the name of my blog has been pinching me hard and I just wish to change it . Although I know there would be many complexities involved -shifting all data , may be losing some too , losing my SEO scores ,or many other things . What if loose my data ? What if I am not able to take a proper backup ? What if new domain doesn’t go well ? What if my followers are not ...