"Connection is why we're here. We are hardwired to connect with others, it's what gives purpose and meaning to our lives, and without it there is suffering." Daring Greatly, Page...
"Beauty is only skin deep" they say – yeah sure, easier said, I would say. Is there anyone who actually does "look" beyond the external and see the person inside,...
I can remember with crisp clarity the details and muffled sounds of that hot night: shockingly loud crackers bursting, gleeful shrieks of the neighborhood kids, the scent of sweets and...
Recently, I made a trip to the shady, crowded and busy Sadar Bazar to buy stationery. As I waded through the streets with my friend who had never been to...
An ideal Indian woman! Who is she? She is tall, slim, with well-defined features and FAIR! I often wonder where we inherited such blatant ‘wanted: fair brides’ sort of racism....
It's just after dark at the Nehru Stadium, a few scattered rays of twilight still illuminate the sky to the east, but it's lost in the glory of the labyrinth twinkle...
The very thought of writing, particularly about raising kids, in the month when my parents are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary, brought back not only memories of my childhood,...
It's Monday and the beginning of a holiday week for many of us all over India. With some extra time on our hands (and kids at home!) we thought you'd might...
Being the daughter of an Army Officer I had the privilege of experiencing different places, cultures, food and people every two years. I remember being a very happy child who had...
This past weekend I helped out at a camp for early teens, and inevitably, observing them brought back memories of my own teenage years. The phase when who your friends were,...
