So, another year gone and a new one is here. New hope, new beginnings, new resolutions but what about the things we started last year but have not completed or have left undone for want of time, energy, or enough effort since it seemed overwhelming?We start the new year overzealously and promise to turn a…
The Good Indian Thali
Today is Christmas, and I relate it to fun, food and family. My happiest memories of Christmas are the carol singing in school, the delectable Christmas cake sent by our neighbours and the Santa story though we were not given to writing any letters or hanging any stockings. So, he never gifted me anything and…
Catchoo’s here to catch up with you!
Many posts have filled this space after the post on Sheroo and people have been asking me about Catchoo, the cute kitten who touched our lives. Guess it’s high time that I post about him.Starting with the name, isn’t Catchoo an unusual name for a kitten? Indeed it is and here’s how he came into…
Criticism
The topic of this week’s post is something we usually look up to with much reservation. One usually feels that to be criticized means facing disapproval on the basis of perceived faults or mistakes. And it is mistaken for nagging. Some try to avoid it as they feel that it takes away the peace. Criticism…
Why Do We Need An Education?
Why do we need an education? This is one question that has been asked to me by many students. In return I ask them why they are in school? The usual answer is to study, to learn, to meet friends, to play games, but very reluctantly almost all of them agree that they are in…
A Festive Flashback
Hi! A Very Happy Diwali to you! May this Diwali bring you all the good cheer associated with this festival and may your path be lit up by the Divine light and show the right way.Yes, the festival ended yesterday but its fever carries on till all the sweets and savouries are not finished and…
The Man on the Stage
“Teachers to assemble in the MPH for a workshop on Cyber Safety.” This is one issue which I strongly feel about. Of course Abhay had been instrumental in pointing my mind in this direction because he always believed that we could not keep technology away and the best step forward was to embrace it and…
A Page From My Diary, 1985.
5th December 1985 Dear Diary, You won’t believe what happened in school today. I made a total fool of myself and was the laughing stock for the day. But I don’t mind, I learnt two things today. Let me tell you what happened. Sarah Ma’am had come to class to teach us the ‘Kannitverstan’ story…
A ‘Pawful’ Companion
“There are animals and then there are pets. It is the bond that you share with your animal that makes it your pet. If the bond is built, it is all yours otherwise it’s just another animal. Money can buy you a fine dog my friend, but only love can make him wag his tail.”…
Soans Rezones 