It feels so wonderful, revisiting the old childhood memory. Today it was one of those days, that I thoroughly enjoyed, not because I have interesting things to do, but generally because, I am at my maternal home after a long years. Reliving the old memory, every fraction of second. In my childhood, I always celebrated chaitra Navratri at my maternal home, and after so long I am again at the same place, enjoying the auspicious ocassion. What known to be worshiping of Goddess Durga, I a m right there taking a blessing after few decades.

In many Indian communities, childlessness, especially for women, can carry significant social stigma and pressure, with fertility often seen as a woman's primary role. Childless couples often face significant social pressure and emotional distress due to deeply ingrained cultural norms that prioritize having children, leading to feelings of inadequacy, isolation, and marital strain. While the societal pressure to have children remains strong, particularly for women, there's a growing awareness of both infertility and the choice to be childfree, with increasing access to fertility treatments and a shift towards more open discussions about reproductive choices. Surrogacy making the life much easier for childless couple.

We have the ongoing Navratri festival In India. The 9 day festival marks the worshipping of goddess Durga. People keep fasting and follow certain rituals to please the goddesses. Navratri is celebrated twice a year, the first one happens during the month of March-April which is known as Chaitra Navratri and second one happens in the months of September-October which is known as Sharad Navratri. While many see it as a religious significance but if we look deeper the timing of these festival aligns with seasonal transitions, specifically the equinoxes and solstices, which mark the beginning of spring and autumn.

There are many reason that people may hate living in rural part. But at the same time there are reason that living in those backward part may prove to be a happy place. I have been enjoying a peaceful life in recent years living outside the city chaos. But as I temporary shifted to the city I found out the huge difference. The most importsnt being the cost of living. In hardly a matter of 100 km the cost of living is doubled than what I used to spend in my rural home.

Big dreams can provide a strong sense of purpose and drive, pushing us to overcome challenges and work towards something meaningful. Big dreams often require creative solutions and innovative thinking, leading to breakthroughs and advancements. There are people eho dream and work to achieve thrir goals. But at the same time there are people, who just keep dreaming without doing anything bring dream into reality.

There is upcoming marriage in my family. One of my neice is going to tie the knot in coming months. It will be on May, but still the preparation has begun all the way for a gala celebration. While her Mom and Dad gets emotional on the very thought of her daughter marriage, the girl is quite busy in choosing the bridal wear. Such cloth are available in the market at a high price which made me to wonder is it OK to buy such expensive cloth for few hours ?