I was going through a few blogs that I had written way back in 2021, and chanced upon this one. Am happy that five years later, I still have the good fortune of loving what I do, and am still trying to build a team that loves what they do. That’s half a decade later …
2307 days. This is my writing streak – since 20th March 2020. What started as a COVID-byproduct has now become not just a habit, but a need. Everyday, after dinner, I come up to my study, open this browser, and type away. Usually from 8 pm to 8.30 pm, this ritual has me, in my …
What stories do you know? Do you know how your parents met? You may have heard a watered down version of it… But do you truly know that instant when they first saw each other? Is it possible for you to experience that first glance? What stories do you know? Do you know that day …
An endless stream of food, cuisines abound, Yet conversations are in small measure. The convenience of all day breakfasts and anytime meals, Yet a hunger that refuses to be satiated. No shortage of seats, no dearth of space, Yet families never felt smaller. A food court – the modern diner Abundance of dining, yet a …
“You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like cottage cheese, so you haven’t eaten it in years. This is your choice, of course but don’t kid yourself: it’s also the flinch. Your personality is not set in stone. You may think a morning coffee is the most …
Read these someplace: No one really makes it alone. Behind every success story is a whole village of unsung authors. The teacher who saw a spark in you. The friend who introduced you to someone who introduced you to your destiny. The stranger who said “yes” when they had no reason to. We love the …
I have run out of book space in my study – or as Keshav calls it – the bookshop. I also have run out of book space in the rest of the house – so well, time for some ingenious solutions:) To start, two things to do now – add more shelves in my room, …
One of the Shlokas that I want to teach Rohāmrta is the Deepa Jyothi shloka. I did try hard to search for its original source, but was unsuccessful. But sometimes origins do not matter. Here is a shloka that a child can recite in the evening, after lighting a Deepa. Not a candle, but a …
Guess who we met last Saturday? Why, it was good ol’ John Felton! I had met this gentleman around three years back, at Times Square mall where he had a stall where he sold books written by him. Had bought a couple of books from him then, and they turned out to be quite the …
This week someone asked me why a ‘Board of Directors’ was called thus. Turns out that I had written about it a couple of years back:) Here it is! Meetings, meetings, meetings. Some are very productive, others a total waste of time. Some serendipitous, some scheduled, others impromptu. Internal meetings, external meetings. Face to a …
