*spoiler alert! …And he’s back and how! I’m genuinely so so happy for Nivin Pauly because the actor has proved that time may have taken its toll, but it never touched the core of who he is. The actor is and has always been far more than what cinema was tapping into! Nivin Pauly was always a complete package, so it doesn’t come as a surprise that Sarvam Maya is a smashing success!  In my opinion he’s the only actor presently in Malayalam cinema who can make you fall in love, hold your breath,...

I used to have one of the broadest smiles ever.. Grinning all the way from one side to the other. I can hardly smile now. My previous stroke gifted me a left sided facial droop and this one gifted me a right one. And so I have become so conscious while smiling because it isn’t symmetrical anymore. As adults it’s really difficult to always have positive thoughts. Each of us in the family thinks differently. My husband is constantly worried when I might fall and he has to jump into action! So...

Few months ago, I visited the main center of Solace in Trissur. I have been long associated with Solace, attend the fundraisers organized by the Solace New England Chapter, in Massachusetts, but this is the first time I visited Solace and was absolutely humbled by the experience. I’ve heard many stories about mothers who sacrifice everything and struggle just to keep their families afloat, but nothing prepared me for the moment I sat across from a mother who quietly confessed that she had...