I know I talk about this often but the question stays. What do I write? Personal stories are too much information. Travel stories seem like a dream from the past. For facts, Google is the boss. I don’t cook so I don’t have recipes to share. This is not a fashion blog and I am … More What do I write?
A microblog today to give you some food for thought. What is your take? … More Equity Vs. Equality
“In God we trust; all others bring data.” ― W. Edwards Deming My ex-boss used to cite this quote a lot. It is true how important data is to make decisions. Such decisions are objective and based on an understanding. Data tells a story and more often than not, we want to know that story. Whether … More When data becomes scary
When the time comes, All dreams fall flat. The hospital messes up. The family thinks nothing is wrong. You think nothing will happen to you. Advice of colleagues makes no difference. Those who can help are unaware of the situation. Those who don’t know you come forward to help. You are not around to see … More When the time comes
It is not always that I watch a video I want to write about. This one by Mahindra is special. A few of you think times have changed but let me tell you, you are not 100% right. We are privileged to have supportive parents and society but there are also many Indian girls who … More Mahindra does it right #socialmessage
This weekend we watched Eye in the Sky, a 2015 British thriller that shares the dilemma of what’s right and what’s not in a war. What this movie beautifully brought out is the Trolley problem. For those, who haven’t heard of the trolley problem, consider the below situation. There is a trolley running down a track. On … More The trolley problem : Eye in the Sky
Research suggests that most Asians are not very open to sharing their emotions and feelings. If you read the research papers, you will see that a lot is dependent on how culture defines people across continents. For people in the east of the world, appreciation is for others. With close family members, it becomes more … More Of love and sharing the feelings
I have a good news to share. I am going to US next month for work. Alone? What about him? How will he manage home? Last summer when I broke the news of my work travel to families on both sides, I had not expected the reaction. They were excited for me after being worried that … More Of breaking the norms and stereotypes
Hey! How are you? What’s up? How is it going? Hi there! How are you doing? Every time I got into an Uber, the cabby would ask me that question. Pleasantries like they say. I would smile, share that I am visiting from India and that it was my first time in Minneapolis. They would … More How are you?
There are people who we know from others. They are not friends but friends of friends. Though we do not get a chance to connect with these people, we feel we know them. Someone I ‘knew’ recently left our world for his last travel. He was my age. Young, if I may say so. He … More Life, death and in between
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