By Piyushi Dhir
Part of the ‘Baby Diaries’ seriesWhile travel seems to have become routine for me, the thrill of seeing a new place has not worn off. In my third trip to India, instead of flying through Dubai, we took the Ethiopian Airlines through Addis Ababa. We did not step out into the city in our 4-hour […]
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Part of the ‘Baby Diaries’ seriesHey! Hey! Hey! So, I’m back and I’m excited! Mum kept me out of business for a few weeks there because she wanted to do this series on her travels to Sikkim in India. Somewhere, I too got busy with exploring the world. In fact, ever since I’ve got onto […]
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On the eve of my first birthday, while my parents contemplated a suitable gift for me, I suggested to them that they get me a good pair of shoes. You see, I started walking at the age of 11 months, and while I was perfectly happy walking bare feet within the house, I had started […]
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I’m turning one in a few days! In a mood of reflection and nostalgia, I’m sharing with you one photo from each month of my first year on this Earth. I hope you’ve seen my selection from the first six months of my life. In this post, you’ll see me grow from the age of […]
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From August 2016 to August 2017, I have now seen a whole year pass by on this Earth. It has been a year of innumerable achievements, exciting milestones and steady growth. To celebrate my upcoming birthday and capture this journey with pictures, I’ve selected one image from each month since my birth to share with […]
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While my Spanish, French and Mauritian friends are spared the barber’s sharp tools at a tender age, as an Indian baby, I had to undergo mundan during my recent visit to India. This ritual entails the tonsuring of one’s head and the gifting of the hair one brought from within the womb to the Gods. […]
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Last week I told you about how I ran into a great big Punjabi family back home in India. Now, if I’d stayed on in Delhi after my birth, these family members and everything around them would have been regular for me. But, as it happens, I left the country when I was a month […]
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Whenever you don’t hear from me, you can be sure I’m up to something new and exciting. Given my track record, it is highly probable that I’m travelling. After exploring Dubai and gallivanting in Paris, this time I traveled ‘back home’ to India. Everyone calls it home, but given that I’ve lived nine out of […]
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(Diary of an Eight Month Old- contd.)People go to Paris for love, romance, shopping, the Eiffel Tower and French cuisine. What do you expect an eight month old will do there? While my parents tried their best to enjoy Paris on their first post-baby vacation, I tried to make it a vacation they would not […]
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The travel bug has bit me again. This time, I’m travelling to Paris. Here’s the story of how this eight month old got his Schengen visa. Last year, when I was still blissfully floating around in Mum’s tummy, my parents decided to take me to Rome. Luckily, I didn’t need any visas then. I floated […]
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