Travel has a magical soothing effect on us, doesn’t it? Exploring a new place allows us to step out of our comfort zones and live new adventures. It’s a humbling learning experience that makes us more world-wise than the best classroom lessons. Whether it is travelling within or outside India, new languages and dialects, customs,… Read More Family trip or Guilt trip?
Disclaimer: This is a personal experience. Any resemblance to any harrowed mother or shrugging father wary of parent-teacher meetings anywhere is purely coincidental, and understandable. You have my empathy. Mumbai was enveloped by angry grey clouds ready to lash and drown everything they towered upon that day. The pleasant feel-good drizzling of the day before… Read More Parent-Teacher Meeting and Me
“If we planted a tree every time we shed a tear, the earth would be green instead of blue.” ~ Yours truly. This line might sound ambitious for an amateur gardener like me but the emotion behind it is genuine. Gardening is a science that helps us create art with a good measure of hard… Read More Your guide to Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya
August is a month of celebrations in my home. At least a couple of weeks belong to the holy Shravan month in the Marwari calendar, both I and A Jr have our birthdays and, although not every time, Raksha Bandhan falls in the same month too. Often, we spread out our grand plans to include… Read More Raksha Bandhan Special: Weekend Lonavala Trip
It is said that grief doesn’t shrink over time, we grow around it. We may try everything we possibly can to escape the loneliness that comes with losing a loved one. However, the void remains. Life keeps us on our toes, momentarily distracts us, but there are days and occasions that jolt us back to… Read More A Letter for Mom’s Birthday
Travel means different things to different people. Some see it as a window to explore a whole new world, some consider it a learning experience while some treat it as an escape from mundane life. It makes us humble enough to realise that the universe is too vast to discover within a lifetime. Luckily, been… Read More My Picture-Perfect Moment: Sunrise with Dad
“He, who considers his success belongs only to him, stands alone” is a strong belief my parents instilled in us as kids. Being humble and acknowledging the part others play in our life is the least form of appreciation one can express. Just like the lead actor in a movie would merely be an insufferable… Read More Teamwork begins at home #MyFriendAlexa