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The Power of Just One Goal

I am glad I went back. I am having a lot of fun. The various topics under discussion really stir up the brain cells that have settled down lately to think only about work and home...More

Project Why needs help!

I ask you to donate Just One Rupee A Day to Project WHY. What is this?
It is an initiative of pWHY where they make it possible for even the poorest in India to contribute and make a difference. It is only Rs. 365 a year. Less than what you would spend on a decent dinner. Less than a movie for your family at that multiplex. Less than a pair of shoes!..More

Very Sound Rules

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Alkabai

I didn't pay much attention to her at the time, but now when I think about her, the mental picture that comes up in my mind is that of a beautiful, tall woman, impeccably dressed in a clean saree, neatly combed hair...More

Happy Birthday

It is amazing that I have met people matching my wavelength who call me Maasi (aunty), Didi (elder sister), friend and those that I myself call Didi and Uncle. And yet, I can totally "relate" to everyone...More

How Beautiful Is My Valley!

We went up to the mountains to get a closer look, but the snow had already started to melt. But it was still beeeeautiful!...More

Broken Bhindis!

I got curious as to what was taking him so long. He had been at it since before I got in the store, and had maybe 10 bhindis in his bag. waited for some time for him to get done, and when it looked like it was going to take some more time, I tried to squeeze in...More

A wife's rights!

The boy is not yet 2 years old, and he was married to a neighbor's dog! Weird indeed. But there was also something very ironic...More

Mirror Mirror on the Wall...

Who has the prettiest feet of all?
I do :)
A totally narcissist post. Please don't ask me what this is about...More

Need Help with the Borewell Project

My friend has come up with a plan for starting work on covering up these open pits. I have been roped in to write a brochure for her that she will use to contact people...More

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I got a speeding ticket a couple months ago.
I signed up for traffic school
There's an online option. Yayy! I don't have to spend 8 hours in a classroom!...More

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Public Awareness!
Its hard to stay mad..... at the absent minded man who makes you Wai Wai at 2.46 am, decorates it with two grapes...More

What does YOUR India look like?

I wonder why all the uproar? Because the movie won awards, and we are jealous? Because what it says is true and are ashamed that the truth is out there for everyone to see?

Raymond and Debra ... revisited yet again

As usual, there was an Indian on a table of maybe 10, giving investment advice to anyone who cared to listen. It made me wonder why do typical Indian men talk only about money and stocks?

What's on your desk?

Went back to work yesterday after 3 weeks! And felt good to be back there. I looked around at all the familiar things in there, and realized something.of the things in there are gifts from friends and family...

So thoughtful!!!

When I went into the kitchen to make my lunch, I was amazed!
He had set the pot, filled in the required amount of water (so that I don't have to go to the sink to get it!), broke the noodles into even pieces and set aside in a plate...

The key to a happy marriage

Once marriage happens, all that simply disappears. We are simply supposed to "know" that we are loved, there is no need to show it to the other person. So he asks his mom, how did her and dad stay together so happily for so long...

Me wanna talk talk and talk

But the most memorable ones are those in India...with my family rooted in front of the television, watching Doordarshan's New Year's Eve program...

'Tis the season to ... help!

Going with the Christmas spirit, and for a cause VERY close to my heart, I urge you to help the kids that call Project WHY their shelter,their playground, their home and hearth! What is project WHY you say?