The Panchatantra is such a huge treasure trove of information, not just for kids, but for adults as well. There are so many life lessons in it, all encapsulated in entertaining stories that make them more relatable, and digestible. It’s a shame that the Panchatantra is not part of formal education, and is relegated to …
A day well spent! Started with a his favorite breakfast, then bath, puja at home and a visit to the swanky new temple. He slept on the way back so had to continue his siesta at home while dad dearest went and fetched his cake. A quiet evening followed, with cake cutting, eating and liberal …
Two years back, on the 1st of February, my life changed forever. Yes, everyone said it would. They warned me. They said that I wouldn’t be able to go back to what I was. It was irreversible. There was one life before, and a completely different life after. In most cases, you would not even …
And so Laghupatakana said “Dear Hiranyaka… सतां साप्तपदं मैत्रम् इत्य् आहुर् विबुधा जनाः ।तस्मात् त्वं मित्रतां प्राप्तो वचनं मम तच् छृणु ॥ ४८ ॥ satāṃ sāptapadaṃ maitram ity āhur vibudhā janāḥ |tasmāt tvaṃ mitratāṃ prāpto vacanaṃ mama tac chṛṇu || 48 || The wise say that a friendship is developed even if one walks seven steps with …
Children’s birthdays – always a tough one. Rohāmrta turns two in a couple of days – and we are yet to figure out what to do on his special day. He is too young to know or demand any sort of thing – so from clothes to gifts to celebrations, we are on our own. …
Domains domains everywhere, and many a payment to make! I manage close to 20 domains of my own, and stuff is bound to happen. A couple of days back, my main site firewall refused to load and I spent close to an hour with tech support to get it done. Today, my personal site and …
It’s appraisal time! Sent a form to all our employees for their annual appraisal. We do stuff a bit differently, but this initial step is needed to help them reflect on their own performance (it is a self-appraisal form). We then sit together to discuss our perspectives and the way ahead. All in all, a …
Ah, the Indian Republic Day! The tribute at the Amar Jawan Jyoti, the parades, the tableaus, the march past…the show of strength… I remember when we were kids…switching on the television early morning, watching India at its finest, on Doordarshan (the only channel available). The commentary was a damper (very boring, and it hasn’t got …
If you have seen Kamal Hassan’s Vikram, you would have mostly been pleasantly surprised during the wedding sequence. Yes, You Tube Tatha was there! I had written about him and his grandsons a few months earlier (as below) and since then, I’ve noticed many new ones, some of them from as far-flung places as Azerbaijan …
One of my team members wants to write. Aha! She is interested in taking up content writing, and wanted to undertake a course. I suggested that she first practice to write, just write without any pre-determined topic or structure. It’s called free writing, in which one does not go back to correct anything that they …
