Today is International Women’s Day and I believe my male readers and fellow bloggers won’t be upset if I sound a bit biased but see for yourself some stats on who writes better – males or females? These results are an outcome of a poll but I would also love to know what … More Who Writes Better: Men or Women?
When I was growing up, I was not very fond of Holi, the festival of colors. I found it too messy and being the one who would always stand still and let others apply color, I used to think what the point is? The colors, the chemicals, the enormous efforts involved in scrubbing the body … More Holi Hai!!
There is no one story that could shine all life long. Stories that bring on optimism and hope are many and you could trust me on that! These stories are all around us. People in our lives, people around us or people away from us, every one has a story of optimism that is worth paying … More All for hope and optimism
A lot of people fear public speaking. What adds to the fear is speaking in front of the people you don’t even know. Today, this lady was singing melodiously when there were many folks chatting, involved in meetings, having tea, exploring Green Haat and having a good time. Would you be able to give your best … More Wordless Wednesday #12
As a teenager I used to be the one who always dropped things – the jars, the stuff out of the refrigerator or a vessel of full of milk and my mother kept asking me to stay away else the cleaning up took more time than the help I could have been. Over years, I moved … More #MicroblogMondays – The Goof-Up
When you want to share a smile and gift someone out of an occasion, try an honest compliment and it always warms the heart and brings a smile to the one who received and the one who shared. When I got to know that today is World Compliment Day, I forgot that this is my … More On World Compliment Day..
The other day when I was listening to “Mann ki Baat” on radio while on the way to work, the only thought that struck me was that it’s spring and it’s that time of the year again. My parents are teachers and I come from a household when spring brings in hard work, hope, anxiety … More And here comes Spring!
When I was growing up, I was very fond of this quote I had found in my Papa’s collection…It means a lot to me cos at some point in time, I was always ready to use this whereever possible. Today, I know how true it is.. First day of March is here and it’s … More Sunday Punch #16
The book begins with a note “For the magical land that is Shimla” and true to this, the book is unique in the sense that it takes you on a virtual trip to the scenic hills of Shimla. The walks, the weather, the winding roads and the picturization created was so beautiful that at many points my … More When She Smiled – A Book Review
Today’s hot topic had to be this statement by a senior BJP leader who very thoughtfully said, “If yoga comes into the life of common people, it will help in bringing down incidents of rape in the country”. This statement brought back the memories of many other such great remarks by learned Indian men like “Eating chowmein … More #MicroblogMondays – Yoga will bring down rapes
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