It is not hard to be kind…

“The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched-they must be felt with the heart. Ponder your thoughts about what according to you is the most beautiful thing. Draw a picture and write a few lines about it. The work is to be done on an A4 sheet.” This was theContinue reading “It is not hard to be kind…”

Ripple Effects of Mindfulness

It was last week that we went on a vacation to the Nilgiris. As things were getting back to normal, we had planned a vacation and traveled using public transport, unlike the short trips earlier in the safety of our car in between the waves of the pandemic. The kids had boarded a plane afterContinue reading “Ripple Effects of Mindfulness”

रिश्तों की पाठशाला

रिश्ते कैसे निभाए जाते हैं बन तो बड़ी आसानी से जाते हैंपर बन जाएं तो निभाए कैसे जाते हैं मिलना लिखा ही होगातभी तो मिल पाए हमरिश्ते की समापन तिथि कीभनक ही कहाँ थी हमें तब पर आगे क्यों नहीं चल पाए हम रिश्ते कैसे निभाए जाते हैं कुछ रिश्ते हमें मानो रास नहीं आएठीकContinue reading “रिश्तों की पाठशाला”

The Year That Was…

Life is not obliged to turn the way we plan, and this year has surely proved it. For almost everyone the way we have been living our lives has changed this year. While reflecting on the year gone by is what most people normally do during the last few days or last month of theContinue reading “The Year That Was…”

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…!!!”

Winds of Change…!!!

“Another world is not only possible, she’s on the way and, on a quiet day, if you listen very carefully you can hear her breathe.”                                                                                                 –Arundhati Roy “But why don’t you join the school?” Krishna asked the small girl. “Because I have to help my mother with the household work and graze theContinue reading “Winds of Change…!!!”

Trip to Nallamalai

We recently went to Nallamalai Jungle Camp during Sankranti holidays. It is 302 kms from Hyderabad and a good weekend getaway.  It a nearly six hours drive from Hyderabad (including halt). You can stop over at the Food Pyramid which is a good option and nearly halfway through the journey. If you start early fromContinue reading “Trip to Nallamalai”