Author Archives: Gunjan Kapoor

Preparing kids for a digital world

Technology has changed every aspect of our life and become an integral part of it. If you see the current pandemic environment, technology has helped all of us connect with each other and conduct our business remotely. The digital wave is here to stay, and a basic understanding of software and coding is the needContinue reading “Preparing kids for a digital world”

Different yet beautiful Diwali…

एक दिवाली  ऐसी  भी चलो  इस  बार  मनाएं भीड़  से  दूर  पर  खुद  के  पास होने  का  अनुभव  कर  पाएं एक दिवाली  ऐसी  भी चलो  इस  बार  मनाएं अपने लिए बस थोड़ा सा कम किसी ज़रूरतमंद के लिए थोड़ा सा कुछ खरीद पाएं एक दिवाली  ऐसी  भी चलो  इस  बार  मनाएं बाहर  की सफाई के Continue reading “Different yet beautiful Diwali…”

Book Review: “Raising Kids with Hope and Wonder in Times of a Pandemic and Climate Change”

I chose to read this book because of the importance it lays on raising resilient kids, especially in the extraordinary times we all are in. The book is written by famous author and columnist Ms. Kiran Manral and starts with a rather angsty conversation between her and sixteen-year-old son. “Are we all going to die?”Continue reading “Book Review: “Raising Kids with Hope and Wonder in Times of a Pandemic and Climate Change””

My Kids first brush with baldness…!!!

They say it takes a village to raise a child and I say, maybe we require two for his first Mundan ceremony. More so when it is for two kids together. It is an important ritual in India and the ceremony is performed during the first or third year of a child’s life (mostly oddContinue reading “My Kids first brush with baldness…!!!”

Thank you for always being there…!!!

You are my favorite place to go When my mind searches for peaceOr maybe thinks of some mischief When I want to shout or screamOr maybe celebrate a small win When I want to shed some tearsOr maybe introspect for internal repair We may not talk for days at endBut pick up right where weContinue reading “Thank you for always being there…!!!”

Our First Stage Anxiety…!!!

Ganesh Utsav has always been celebrated in our Community with great fervour and enthusiasm. During the days of Ganpati various competitions are organised for the kids. One such event was Shloka recitation. My elder son was three-and-a-half-year-old that time and I had enrolled him for the same. I spent a week making him prepare forContinue reading “Our First Stage Anxiety…!!!”

My Son’s First International Trip without Passport…!!!

It was in the year 2008, I had conceived for the first time and was happy to see the two solid lines on the pregnancy test done at home. The happiness and excitement that me and my husband felt was beyond words. We had been planning a trip to Paris and I was keen toContinue reading “My Son’s First International Trip without Passport…!!!”