Hello Readers! I am Dipika Pathak. An engineer by education, a writer at heart and exploring more. I write as I experience the society, places and nature.
Years ago, “something borrowed” was a phrase I first noticed while watching Friends. I later understood that those two words referred to a tradition followed somewhere in the world, and I was curious to know more. I observed it, processed it, and left it there. Now, almost 20 years later, I can finally put words … More Worn with Love ❤
It has been 4 years since we chose to live within the quiet bubble of his absence, finding comfort in whatever it still gives us. Some days are easier, others are harder—but perhaps that is what happens when your solar system loses its sun, and all that remains is the pull of each other’s gravity. … More for Baba.. always..
It was an ecstatic feeling to see five flower buds ready to bloom any time soon after you have taken dedicated care and nurtured the plant for more than a year. I have heard that this plant blooms in the season between June-August. But it is one thing to believe and hope, and another to … More Blooming Joy
It’s raining so heavily here, that it is deafening. The visibility is tending to zero and the view of the greens is seized by the puffy clouds that are waiting to off load the weight they have carried for kilometers together. I came to the terrace that is beautifully located at the strategic location to … More Unplugging from the Whirlpool
Recently, when I visited Tadoba, I had a heated argument with one of my fellow travelers who is also an avid reader, about overall management and maintenance of the forest(s). It’s often debated that for a country to progress, the party in power should always have an equally capable opposition. After my conversation with him, … More Who is to blame ?
Here I am giving justice to a couple of rough months and a few years of ugly writer’s block so I would like to call it. Honestly, I miss writing. I have been trying over and again to put words on paper, but boredom hits me and then I just give up that thread. Topics … More The Calm after The Storm
It was so good to see the kids meet-up, after the pandemic. This was our first event post-Covid, and I am purposefully ignoring the omicron, hoping it wouldn’t surge and all the kids are once again free to do what most interests them! So…about last night! We rolled with laughter and glee along with the kids yesterday along with few … More The Christmas Eve
20 hours, 9 dogs, acres of highly nature friendly camp and me. One hell of a weekend in years together. I really do not wish to tweak even a second out of those 20 hours. If you can’t own and love a dog of your own, love and own others dogs! I remember years back, … More A Dog Therapy
Looking at my 1.6-year-old nephew, I have been learning this characteristic of human beings more often and efficiently. The more my niece tries to hug him, farther he runs. More you ask him to come close, he will go to someone else he has never gone towards, but wouldn’t come closer to you. And of … More Stunted Growth
