There are good days as a parent, and there are not so good days. Today was a not so good day, but not in a way that you may think. It’s ironical that we spend a good part of a child’s formative years trying to make them independent – to stand on their feet, to …
मां निषाद प्रतिष्ठां- त्वमगमः शाश्वतीः समाः।यत्क्रौंचम- िथुनादेकम्- अवधीः काममोहितम् || “mā niṣāda pratiṣṭhāṁ tvamagamaḥ śāśvatīḥ samāḥ yat krauñcamithunādekam avadhīḥ kāmamohitam” “You will find no rest for the long years of Eternity For you killed an unsuspecting bird in love” It is said that all Sanskrit literature originated in its form as sahitya from the time of Sage Valmiki himself. …
The team lunch at Barbecue Nation was a delight. And no, it wasn’t because of the food (which was nice, but not wow) – it was because of the small conversations that we had. And a generous sprinkling of laughter to top it up. Sample weird pronunciations – the pieces of bread that one dips …
Fall down seven and get up eight, that my friend, is the way to be. For life throws more than just a punch or two and maybe one more than you can dodge, It may hit you square in the jaw, and before you know it, you are floored. Lying there, rubbing your chin, head …
Some of you came back to me after yesterday’s blog. How do we know if a name is authentic? And anyways, why so much fuss over a name? A kid will eventually get used to it, they said. True. So does a kid named Tom, Dick or Harry. I guess it boils down to culture. In …
A rose by any other name may NOT smell as sweet… Read More »
ॐ दिवं च रोह पृथिवीं च रोह राष्ट्रं च रोह द्रविणं च रोह।प्रजां च रोहामृतं च रोह रोहितेन तन्वं सं स्पृशस्व ॥ dívaṃ ca róha pr̥tʰivī́ṃ ca roha rāṣṭráṃ ca róha dráviṇaṃ ca roha /prajā́ṃ ca róhāmŕ̥taṃ ca roha róhitena tanvà1ṃ sáṃ spr̥śasva // Raise the standards of all the aspects of your life, raise the …
A small business is anything but small. What it lacks in size, it makes up in impact. If you think of it, prior to the Industrial Revolution, a majority of the businesses, if not all, were small businesses. Traders, livestock, armorers, home smiths, potters…that sort of thing. Guilds were the next stage of evolution, where …
Today was the weekly book-run day, where Keshav and me visit a second hand book store to browse, choose and purchase a truckload of books. We usually oscillate between the House of Prose at Times Square and Book Hero at Oasis Mall (around 3 minutes from the former). It was Book Hero’s chance today so …
Those who know me well, also know that I usually begin my Sundays at Hariprasad. Here is what I wrote way back in 2023 – glad to see that the tradition has continued well into 2026! As I began my day today at Hariprasad, my favorite neighborhood (nearly) Kannadiga food joint here, I wondered about …
It’s a while since I wrote about taking a staycation, and err…haven’t yet got down to it! It’s surprising sometimes, how time passes you by, as you keep making plans and do little to action them. And from the past few days, I’ve realized that it has become essential to re-look at my strategy for …
