Falling sick is not anyone’s favorite hobby, but when I fall sick, a silver lining is the time I get to watch movies. And watch I do. A movie marathon with an English alternative Western – Let Him Go, followed by Master (Tamil) and then Jai Bhim. The Tamil movies were a tad longer than …
I had written this in 2020, as part of the Sādhanā series, and I don’t think I thought it would be as relevant even today. But as I spoke to my team today, I realized that it still is. The average commute to ad fro from office is at least an hour, after you factor …
What costs US$ 168 to build? The human body, by some accounts. Actually, an episode in Nova, a science show on PBS, came up with this figure for the value of there fundamental components of the human body. Britain’s Royal Society of Chemistry, in 2013, performed a similar exercise and came up with a figure …
Eating frogs is tough. In case you are wondering if I changed to an alternate (and alarming) diet of croakers, especially after extolling the virtues of being vegetarian, the answer is no. Eat that Frog is the title of a book by Brian Tracy, where he speaks about how to start your day with your …
One of the perks (at least thinking of them this way makes it easier) of feeding toddlers is the playing of rhymes – makes it easier for the kid to eat and for the parent to feed. The downside is the obvious “tune-stuck-in-my-head” as collateral damage. And so one night, as I lay with Rohāmrta …
So yesterday was a good day – filled with fasting , celebration, food and finery. Sri Krishna took centerstage, both in our mandir at home and in our minds, for the full day. Today we can feel the after-effects – the jasmine has nearly withered, the sweets will soon be over, and the toddler is …
One phot.One word. Keshava. My Keshava:) Happy Shri Krishna Janmashtami!
Every year on this day, the post remains the same. As I mentioned yesterday, Sri Krishna Janmashtami is one day that I feel at peace. Actually I feel ecstatic, and at peace, and joyful, and content all at the same time. Somehow I think that it’s the closest that I’ve got to bliss, and the …
One of my favorite times of the year is a couple of days away. श्री कृष्ण जनमाष्टमी is on Friday. It’s a bit odd- I really don’t have any over-the-top celebration. Maybe it isn’t even as per vidhi. I just clean the temple thoroughly, decorate it with flowers and perform a simple Aarti, then eat …
Is there a God? Are there many Gods? Who writes our destinies? Are they even written? Or does life play out in it’s own way and then we die, never to be seen or heard of again? Do we come back? Even if we do, how would we know? These are some existential questions to …
