What if you were a leaf on that road? Distant from your tree and no longer connected to your roots. It would have been hard to keep up with the pace of the wind. Fragile lives we all lead. We want to stay away yet stay connected. Most of us cannot manage the many Whatsapp … More What if you were a leaf..
Amy was the perfect candidate. She reached the venue on time for her interview with a few copies of her updated resume. After having researched well about this new company and the interview panel, she was prepared and ready for her next career move. She greeted the panel and her firm handshake reflected her confidence. … More Interview, biases and a wrong hire
You know what’s stranger than fiction? Life’s stories. Those that we encounter in our lives. The unscripted ones. How we meet some people and they become our best friends or how we can never relate to some. How strangers become close and some friends become strangers. I love seeing such stories come to life. Be it a … More Life’s little stories
Hangover. Of rains and the weather in Bangalore. The water tables are rising and maybe some good people and organizations are harvesting the rain water. To add to it, the fury of the Sun from this year’s summer is long gone. That washed look on the roads and the greenery all around makes my heart … More Gratitude List – July 2016
We wanted something simple. Something that defines us, lets us keep our identity as two different individuals yet brings us together under one roof. We wanted a simple nameplate for our rented apartment. No last names, no fancy house quotations but just us. To call a house a home, you don’t need to have all the things set … More Our nameplate #CBF16
It was a long hectic day. I reached home and plugged in the laptop. I had been working non-stop since the morning. At home as well, the story was no different. There were unread emails, project updates and a lot of pending follow-up notes from the meetings I attended during the day, that needed my … More A hectic day and my kitchen window
You and I have left behind a lot of things as we moved ahead in life. It is the natural order and while I do not regret the small changes in my life, I see the many memories made and feelings and patterns emerging out of the days gone by. The ones that do not … More Things I have left behind..
Curious minds ask the most questions. Do you think that’s true? Maybe yes. Maybe not. Did you know asking questions can solve problems? Have you heard about the 5 whys approach? I recently attended a session and our well-read trainer shared this story about how asking why 5 times (you could understand the problem and find a … More Do you ask questions?
Why, women in science? How many women do you know who are Scientists? Can you name ten women scientists who are Indian? I can’t. Let me tell you more: A week ago, I got to know that a Wikipedia edit-a-thon was being organized on July 16 and participants were invited to create and edit articles on Indian women in … More Indian women in Science
Look up and see beyond the obvious. See the Sun and those rays and not the clouds. You needn’t be Sania Mirza or Jennifer Aniston to agree to that. Why should any woman feel complete only after marriage or motherhood? Why is a man called successful and a woman asked about settling down? To get married … More Look up and see beyond
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