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 …
There are artists, and then there are artists. For today’s generation, it is hard, almost impossible, to imagine a world without the internet – without the screens that surround us, without the constant stream of information that begs for a scrolling. Why them, even for someone like me, who grew up in the 80s and …
Here is something to try in the morning. The first thing in the morning, after you wake up. Think of three things that you want accomplished during the day. Not just think, but visualise yourself completing these three tasks – and the reward that possibly follows. For example, lets say that the three tasks that …
Time and tide wait for no man. I can understand time, but why does tide appear in this phrase? Any ideas? Say say? Ok for those who don’t know it, tide WAS time back in the day (14th century) when this phrase was first coined by Chaucer. “Will see you at low tide” was probably …
I remember a gentleman I met a few years back. He had two lines of qualification-related acronyms written next to his name on his business card. Not two, but two lines of them. How important is it to have your qualifications mentioned in your business card? If you are meeting someone for the first time, …
Why did Raju make the omelette? To feed others apparently. And from the looks of it, he did a great job. And that’s why we trudged down to Raju Omlet – the only thing bad there is the spelling (American Omelet, British Omelette). Otherwise, it’s an egg connoisseur’s delight – a variety of eggs and …
Stress is not inborn nor is it inherited it does not even exist in nature except in your own mind… Yes that same monkey mind as they say that conjures up dreams and situations constructing an imaginary future that exists only in your mind… We get stressed about what may happen we stay stressed because …
A few comments on my post from yesterday – a budding poet, they say! Far from it, I just write and I’ve written many many verses back in the day, all but lost in the freshness of youth. The ‘freshness’ bit denotes lack of experience really. In hindsight, I could have saved them and possibly …
As he crawls slowly towards you, and then faster, Don’t you crawl towards him too? As he tries to stand, fumbles and reaches out to you to stop from falling… Don’t you reach out to him too? As he takes his first steps, and stumbles a little, Don’t you stumble a bit too? And as …
Just one topic in Dubai today – will we have an extension of online schooling, or will the kids be able to go back to schools from Monday? Many a parent is praying fervently for a positive outcome – please please please send the kids back to schools! Others are refreshing their screens every minute …
