Generosity
Generosity is the currency of relationships You become generous when you realize that the purpose of another’s existence is not to fulfill your mental image of them or your ideal …
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Anne Frank House, Amsterdam
We walked from the train station to find Anne Frank House. As the GPS showed us getting closer and closer to it, I began to imagine Nazi boots thumping those …
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Amsterdam Tulip Tales: 30 years and counting..
I was nervous. ..unlike the laid back traveler I usually am, who’s happy to go with the flow, to stroll into lanes and bylanes as feet may fancy.. the kind …
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Me See me Please, see me Please, me Please me Isn’t it? A lot of showing Not enough looking A lot of wanting Not enough seeking
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Gempen, Switzerland
It’s my favourite place.. the place that gets me completely. Expanses of green, open in all directions…
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Spring Blossoms…
Let me capture and keep you somewhere Your stay on that branch is so brief Yet the etching on the mind so strong.. in anticipation, in delight, in recollection
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TV viewing for the thin-skinned
I am thin-skinned. Not that I cry at the drop of a hat, but more that it’s difficult for me to ignore an undercurrent in a conversation, or even a …
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In a recent conversation with a friend, the word ‘successful’ came up. Now, it is a rather overused word in professional contexts. It reminds me of a suited executive who …
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Eat Pray Love…Write
I usually steer clear of anything that comes with a ‘bestseller’ tag. The reason I picked up ‘Eat Pray Love’ was this TED talk by its author Elizabeth Gilbert. (http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius) …
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Vogue ‘My choice’: A brand of ‘feminism’ we don’t need
India needs a feminist movement of a grand scale- one that is inclusive of all genders, socio-economic strata and sub-cultures. It requires a whole lot of sensitivity, engagement with mind-sets, …
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The Kite Runner… That lingering feeling
If you’ve ever felt an unbearable longing for a time gone by, or carry a mellow nostalgia in your heart like a beloved’s picture tucked away in your wallet, you’ll relate …
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We are a greeting-card loving family, sending and receiving them on birthdays, anniversaries, promotions, you name it. The word ‘send’ doesn’t do justice to the process, that starts with visiting …
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Springing up
I find myself abruptly stopping in my tracks these days, while rushing to work, or running to a meeting- as the eye catches a new bud that has just flowered.
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Meeting Malaga
You know how it is to meet/ date someone absolutely stunning and obviously attractive- there is a sense of euphoria, you’re wide-eyed with wonder and your senses are slightly overwhelmed. …
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I did not want to write about the documentary ‘India’s daughter’. I could see the merits of most arguments from various camps, and I had not much to add. Yes, …
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It is holi- I am at office, discussing restructuring, performance improvement plans, promotions etc. and the in-between breaks keep pulling me to FB/ Whatsapp world where the colours are flowing …
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Different Shades of Yellow
It’s almost spring. Actually it’s almost the promise of spring. I am wearing my yellow pullover and getting my cup of afternoon tea at the coffee area, when I meet …
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