‘Let the child in you be alive’
17th Feb 2024 In every real man a child is hidden that wants to play,” says Friedrich Nietzsche. As we grow, we tend to pay too much attention to advice and etiquette and stop taking pleasure in the little things’ life has to offer. Childhood is lost in a maze of time management and goals […]
‘Enjoy every sandwich’
27th Jan 2024 When legendary musician Warren Zevon was dying of terminal Lung cancer at the age of 52, he appeared on David Letterman’s talk show and Letterman asked him, what he had learned about life. You know, what were Zevon’s parting words? Looking straight through the camera lens into every soul watching, he just […]
‘Happy Lohri’
13th Jan 2024 Lohri is all about Giving, sharing & Celebrations. It’s the festival of love, bonhomie, harvest & much more. As a young kid, I remember going from door to door along with a group of friends and asking for “Lohri” At that time, I did not know the reason why we were asking […]
‘Brrrr…It’s cold!’
7th Jan 2024 It is said that Winter is not a season but a celebration. Snuggled in my duvet, after another round of hot tea, I started thinking about the extreme cold wave we are currently enjoying & these thoughts came to my mind. “Whether the weather be fine, Whether the weather be not, Whether […]
‘Meaningful life’
3rd Dec, 2023 At some stage in our life, we all wonder about the meaning of our life. If you have ever had this thought, then take comfort that you are not alone. There is ample anecdotal evidence that people are looking for ways to live a more meaningful life. Living a meaningful life and […]
Diwali Festival – Day 2 – Naraka – Chaturdasi – (Day of Knowledge)
11th Nov, 2023 ‘The importance of knowing that you don’t know’ यदा किञ्चिज्ञोहं द्विप इव मदान्धः समभवम्। तदा सर्वज्ञोस्मित्यभवदवलिप्तं मम मनः।। यदा किञ्चित् किञ्चित् बुधजनशकाशादवगतम्। तदा मूर्खोस्मीति ज्वर इव मदो मे व्यपगतः।। “When I had limited knowledge, I used to think of myself like a frantic elephant and I used to think that I knew […]
‘The importance of knowing that you don’t know’
14th Oct, 2023 ‘यदा किञ्चिज्ञोहं द्विप इव मदान्धः समभवम्। तदा सर्वज्ञोस्मित्यभवदवलिप्तं मम मनः।। यदा किञ्चित् किञ्चित् बुधजनशकाशादवगतम्। तदा मूर्खोस्मीति ज्वर इव मदो मे व्यपगतः।।’ “When I had limited knowledge, I used to think of myself like a frantic elephant and I used to think that I knew everything & who knows more than me? But […]
‘Lollipop Moment’
8th Oct, 2023 I was introduced to this wonderful concept of a ‘Lollipop Moment’ by an amazing speaker at a conference I attended recently. A lollipop moment simply put is when you do or say something nice for someone even a stranger or when you acknowledge something nice done for you or said about you. […]
‘Take care of yourself’
7th Oct, 2023 Self-care is not synonymous with self-indulgence or being selfish. Self-care means taking care of yourself so that you can be healthy, you can be well, you can do your job, you can help and care for others, and you can do all the things you need to and want to accomplish in […]
‘Enjoy the Buffet’
1st Oct, 2023 I recently visited a restaurant with my family to enjoy a meal and to spend some quality time. One of our favourite eating places, we decided to partake the special Sunday Buffet spread. Our varied food preferences could only be satiated by the Buffet. After a while, guests at a nearby table […]