As is evident from my header image, am extremely vain, critical, self centred and image obsessed. Also a devoted mother and wife and daughter. My five year old is the love of my life, and my husband has sadly been relegated to second place since his arrival. Live in Mumbai. Live to eat and shop and read. Once upon a time I had a career as a journalist. Now I am a kept woman.
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Thirtysixandcounting by Kiran Manral is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India License.
CSAAM APril 2011
Violence Against Women Awareness Month Oct 2011
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Found ur blog thru MM’s.. U look incredible for 36!
Tell your husband to stop biting his nails…
Hey Kiran ..Have known you always ..will discover the other side of you here:)
I started blogging two months ago. Reached here through….I think, ‘Three Drinks Ahead’. I have only read ‘Weekend at the mall,of course.’ yet. Lovely blog, adding it to the list of blogs I read…my blogroll.
Am honoured and flattered. Thanks for dropping by.
hi kiran,
this is gopi and i went thru your personal blog which is nice to read along. it will be nice if you visit my site http://bookfundas.com which is a blog that provides free ebook download links, dedicated for all students and youth belongs to engineering, medical, IIT aspirants, Novel lovers and many more… and hope you will also like my website. if so, then kindly add my site link also in your blog thereby helping the students to find the ebooks totally free for their education . I will be thankful to you…
Regards,
Gopi
Ha ha ha ha ha i love the last line. you sure are a witty person
Hi..
I like your wit and thoughts! Nice Blog!!
That is you in the header..i’ll takee it at 36
very interesting….u have d words…and expression….no one can keep u…i mean hold u….well..i have a publication on apparel/fashion( B2B)..from bombay…y dont u contribute on freelance basis…thou still being kept at home..hehehheh
cheers!
SANJAY CHAWLA
i am in love.
with you.
sounds creepy?
please not let it.
i mean, i love your attitude, writing, and not to mention, the picture too. you’re the only person besides me who has their own picture in the header but i went even more steps further … u’ll hve to come look. :p
Hello Kiran,
I liked your blog very much. You write very well. I am giving you a tip. I have created a new website (http://www.freeinindia.com) for free things in India. The site contains genuine things that are free in India. It may be anything like- Free accommodation, Photo Prints, SMS, DVD rental etc (I do not put any adult material).
Please have a look. I hope you will find it interesting enough to mention on your site.
thanks,
FreeinIndia
Hahha …
Intro speaks for you (last line oops) …like to see more from this one time journalist.
-Karthi
I don’t know where I found your blog. All I came here to say was you are not looking like 36 AT ALL!
You honestly look like that you would be somewhere between 23-26.
This is the oldest and the best picture I have of my self. So dont go by it. I was probably that old when it was clicked.
Hi there,
I amd 30 and still counting!! well, i liked your blog, that’s why i wanted to leave a comment. Interestingly, i arrived at your blog trying to see how to wear a saree!! And then i read several posts in one go. good work, all the best for new posts!
charlotte
You are funny.. cool blog!
Kanan: Thankee
K!!!! It’s me!! Hello, hello! Just hang on a minute, will ya, while I drag over a stool to stand on and announce that all the stuff about being overweight and wrinkly is unadulterated bunkum. Bah! There. I’m done now.
Oh no, my secret is out. ;p
hi,
can i have ur email id for a story that I am doing on the cosmetic industry. Has been following your blog regularly so thought maybe you could give me some quotes on shopping during the gloom period. Please write back on my email id.
Hi,
I have been living abroad since high school days and am in Bombay for a holiday with hubby. Well this was my first holi in ages and though it was fun overall – i guess i am still to recover from the amount and EXTENT of groping i underwent yest…And all this happens as a given – i saw other ladies being groped too…its a given…I was dressed normally in tights and loose top( guess it shud have been tight)…but the extent to which i was groped (i had hands under my top) was shocking….
Is this a norm??? you mentioned it in your blog which i came across while surfing…..thot i wud write to u….have u had similar experiences too????
Well, not anymore. It is not a given anymore. At least the housing complex we live in, the men do not play Holi with women other than those from their immediate family.
You know what I wonder about? Is segregation of sexes the ONLY solution??? Why can’t women expect the men NOT to grope even if they ARE playing Holi with them? Why don’t they speak up? I know it is easier said than done, but if these are men from (so called) respectable families, speaking up in PUBLIC right when they act like this should shame them into stopping. No?
You know what I wonder about? Is why give men opportunity to grope you. Steer clear and play holi with the women folk. Dont expect to present a drenched body to a random man and not expect him to run his hand over it. Men will be men. Respectability is a veneer.
Hey,
I came across your blog on Labnol’s India Blogs list. We are trying to build an Indian community (http://YoSamosa.com) that is vocal around a range of topics. We strongly believe that the future of publishing is crowdsourced where content is published on a distributed network of blogs.
For now the community is exclusive and by invite only. I’m sending out the third set of invites to bloggers who might want to utilize this platform for promoting their posts. As the community grows it could expose your blog to a large user base interested in your writings.
Follow this link: http://www.yosamosa.com/?xgi=b5UNX4L
Cheers
BN
PS: Become active on the discussion forums to get visibility. People will start adding your RSS to their pages.
hi,
hope u r doing great….the way u write makes it a nice reading…kudos..
tc
Ajit
Thanks Ajit.
Hi,
Found ur blog in a daily….could’nt agree more with Rashmi. At 36 u look very appealing. Kudos. Hope ur blog’ll b nice reading.
anindo, thats an old picture. The years have not been kind…..thanks for dropping by.
Hey Kiran,
Hope your brat’s better now.
For some reason I can’t access the karmic kids blog here at work. and cannot find your email address.
Hugs & Healthy vibes to the little brat.
x
Broom
Hey Broom, just saw this. He’s okay now, touchwood…thanks dear.
You should use categories and tags while blogging. That way it would have been easier browsing the blog!
I should? My blog is freeflowing and disorganised like I am.
your blog is an inspiration to me and my gang of old women cronies. Hooray to you and more power to you!
Thanks Ahalya….keep dropping by..
May God and the Son of God, Jesus Christ, have mercy on your Pagan soul.
L, STeve
And may the same god have mercy on you and give you a life.
Oh Jesus! Have mercy on your PAGAN soul? Really?
Randomly chanced upon ur blog… a good narrative style of writing… Good job
Keep it up
Hehe. You definitely don’t look 36. Must be your pagan nature:P Man, that guy must hate his life.What a dip.
Jesa: Thanks for stopping by…Yup, paganism is highly recommended for eternal youthfulness
Landed here with some blog-hopping and am I thrilled! It’s long since I ‘discovered’ some great writing. Will get back to tomorrow to read the archives
Thank you, keep coming back.
Excellent blog
Thank you…
a guy i know sent me the link to get here, he sure earned his points
Kiran,
Why don’t you try your hands on write a book about your experiences or anything similar?? Your writing is just too good…njoiied it
Just a suggestion, don’t mind.
A book? I dont think I have the depth to sustain through a book. Weekly columns are more my scene, if anyone is offering !
A few words of wisdom, a whisper can make or break a destiny.
True.
Hi Kiran,
My name is Bharath Reddy Punuru. I was looking at your website and wanted to find out if it would be possible to advertise with you. I would be willing to pay you a monthly fee just to have a link to my website in your blog roll. No need for a banner ad or anything just a link to my site in your blog roll. I don’t know if you are accepting advertisers but basically I would be happy to pay just for a link.
Please let me know if you have any questions as I assure you I am a serious and would very much like to do business with you.
Please Email me:
workforpeter@gmail.com
Thank you very much,
Bharath, flattered and honoured, but no thank you. I havent monetised any of my blogs.
Bharath Reddy Punuru
Hi KM,
Hopped over from MM… the pic and then the header caught my attention
…and then I read your writing.. so will be coming back. Blogrolling you now
Hi Kiran,
Used to read your blog, blogrolling now. Reached here blog-hopping and now I am sort of addicted. Keep writing. A book maybe. Someday.
Keep reading and keep commenting. Yup, I am writing a book. Two actually. Simultaneously. And hope and pray that someone finds them good enough to publish.
what fun this blog is…such a good place for a laugh.
love your sense of humour and writing. i hope to keep coming back
Thank you Thank you. Please keep coming back…
Kiran, I thoroughly enjoyed reading your posts..will be back to read the rest!..All the best on your books..would love to know the genre!
Nothing like the blogs is all I’m saying.
Hi there:
Though I do not know how I stumbled onto your blog, I liked you prose and the poise that comes along with it. So today being mother’s day, Happy Mother’s Day! Cheers!
Thirty-six? Liar. I hate you already.
Why are you a kept woman? Isn’t it a choice you made? Was the job market bad that forced you out of paid work force or motherhood and seeing your son grow up was more tempting. I am bit confused.
Please don’t be a kept woman…
Peace,
Desi Girl
Err, why is everyone taking this so seriously? Am I not allowed to crack jokes on myself?
Dear Kiran,
That was an amazing blog that i have come across in recent times and love your style of writing. Please keep on writing more.By the way what are the subjects of the books which you are writing? Cheers and be happy.
Hi Kiran
Just hopped on your blog by chance from twitter, post your ‘searching for women entrepreneurs’ tweet. Liked your blog; will try to follow it. Not sure you know about this, but today there exists a term ‘mommy blogger’ and i think you perfectly fall under this category. You should give this link a read. I think you might like it. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/15/business/media/15adco.html?_r=1
Rgds
Karan
Perfect blogs..chanced upon your blogs thro twiter…Deliciousely witty and invigorating…can’t find perfect adective to describe them…keep up the good job..I scribble sometimes and so does my daughter who’s only 13.They are at http://rajeshthakkar.blogspot.com/.Yours blogs are too good to say the least.Keep up the good work.
Perfect blogs..chanced upon your blogs thro twiter…Deliciousely witty and invigorating…can’t find perfect adective to describe them…keep up the good job..I scribble sometimes and so does my daughter who’s only 13.They are at http://rajeshthakkar.blogspot.com/ Yours blogs are too good to say the least.Keep up the good work.
hi..nice blog…
Hey!
I just wanted to say that I love your blog and you make twitter a better place!
Take Care!
too good looking for a 40 year old!!!! interesting personality!
Nice work Ma’am. Splendidly done. A total package of inpiration for amateurs like me. Will learn a lot from you. Will be eager to be a part of Help India too Ma’am. See my work on http://trueshadowmj.blogspot.com. -MJ
Damn! Another blog I’m gonna have to read from start to finish.
Enjoyed the scribble on your tour to Inorbit with the love of your life ‘your five year old’. Following you on Twitter. Hope we meet someday… as I am also a part of the journo groups and clubs in Pune, although I am a green horn. Wish to get more involved now.
hi kiran,
this is an exciting piece of work you have put on in here……free flowing, beautifully paced style…good work….i have to admit that i have become an addict to your articles….for once a journalist you haven’t lost your shine…hope you are gonna write a book soon…
Just reached here. Congratulations (to me)! Looks like I will have some good stuff to read. how do I subscribe to your post?
Being in the 40s I believe there is lot of hope for me too.
Hi! The Viewspaper, India’s largest youth’s paper is launching the world’s largest twee-a-thon. we’d be tweeting the hashtag #ifeelup in context to how we feel India is going up instead of down, despite all the conundrum and scams that fill our everyday lives.
if this interests you kindly get back to me on my mail and i shall forward you the details and about your position as a panelist.
regards
So update this page already. With that nice, new pic of yours from the Xaviers talk.
Sincerely,
Demanding Public
Demanding Public, I am emoshunally attached to this pretentiously posed pic.
Your blog is a scintillating experience and it at times gives boost to my writing habits and try to write few public important issues gulping us day in and day out. I already follow u @MaribMariya on twitter
Good to meet you here.
Hoping I am getting this to you first
http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/interview_blogger-kiran-manral-gets-chatty-about-the-reluctant-detective_1644926
Thank you so much!