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While the world is consumed by the Covid pandemic, while our country is curious about Sushant's suicide,  demolition of Kangana's office and allegations against Uddhav Thackaray,  I am constantly disturbed by one observation that no one seems to have noticed.  There are lot of conspiracy theories against China regarding the origin of Corona virus, rumours still questioning the existence of the evident virus,  researches to identify the magic drug to kill the virus and vaccine trials to prevent the disease and uplift the spirits of the corona phobic individuals. One aspect that seems to be missing from all the social media is the effect of corona on the quality of the fabric that we wear.   I am not referring to the new clothes that we buy online as part of online shopping spree.  I have made a hideous observation that the clothes that we have been wearing since few years and those which have been decorating our wardrobes, seem to be shrinking with the ...

Have you ever felt helpless,  miserable,  devastated, lost?  Is there any one particular task that makes you experience all the synonyms of 'frustration' all at once?   I don't know about you, but,  for me,  it is 'washing clothes'. I hate it.  The damsel Ganga of Mahabharata had agreed to marry Shantanu on the condition that he must never ask the reason behind even the weirdest of her actions. On the same lines,  I put forth two rules to my husband to marry me which I guess he forgot the next moment. One,  he has to let me support my parents as they don't have sons. Whether he remembers that stipulation or not,  he has followed this at his own accord and I am extremely pleased with his commitment. The second one was- I need a washing machine or any alternative for washing clothes. I can't wash clothes. He has absolutely no memory of such a truce.  Right after our wedding,  we have always hired maids who would wash our clo...