When I was in school there was this fad of having pen friends. With no emails and fixed line phones being the latest technology in those days, hand written letters used be the medium of communication between people who wanted to stay in touch. We would receive letters and we would send letters – to … More A Pen Pal
This Friday my Mum had a cataract removal surgery in the left eye and it kind of worried me. I thought of her Blood Pressure, her tendency to panic and what not. So much so that I could not even write a post on #myfirstexpert, a prompt where most of my blogging buddies wrote such lovely tributes … More How Hard Moms Work!
Garbage Bin is India’s most popular comic strip and I am a big fan. No not the one who share posts or comments regularly but the one who never misses catching up and always smiles at the gag and thinks – “How creative and thoughtful these folks are!” Not just that, sometimes at work we … More A Garbage Bin Fan Speaks
This post is a little wordy Wordless Wednesday post but I am sure you will be happy once you are done reading. The power of social media is immense and when organizations make use of it to give back to communities it always makes my heart smile. TOMS is a California based retailer and they recently started … More The awesome TOMS #withoutshoes campaign
Today during lunch the cafe TV was airing a piece of news which spoke of Shikha Joshi, a model to who allegedly committed suicide (investigation is on and post mortem reports are awaited) in her own apartment and her friend found her first inside the bathroom with a slashed neck. The friend chose to make a video … More Don’t just walk away..
I started practicing Yin Yoga on Saturdays and this form of Yoga requires the practitioner to stay longer in a pose and experience the stillness while maintaining a slow pace.Understanding the benefits of Yin Yoga and drawing analogy from there, today I want to focus on the “Yin” of life. Our daily chores, the grind of a work day … More #MicroblogMondays – Yin of Life
A book that is a collection of stories. Stories that are personal and are real life experiences. Experiences that were gathered over a period of 35 years of work life as a bank employee. This was the span during which the author moved from Guwahati to Macchiwara as part of his job. This itself sounds a piece of … More Journey from Guwahati to Machhiwara – A Book Review
Sometimes to please and sometimes to hide, Sometimes for pride and sometimes to abide.. People shy away from truth and that’s not right. Cos truth always triumphs.. This Sunday reflect..
When setting up a house, other than the necessary electrical appliances, furniture is always on top of the list. Be it a shoe rack or a TV stand, a wardrobe that helps de-clutter or a bed that serves as storage, quality furniture is a must and of course a hard nut to crack. When we … More Now Furniture is #JustAClickAway
Dear Minister, Congratulations on completing one year at this Ministry! You have a tough and important task at hand. You look after various labor laws and among many other things, you ensure that fair wages are paid to those who are employed by public or private companies. Be it provident fund, gratuity or prosecuting people … More An Open Letter to Dear Minister
happiness and food 