Jet lag and home-sickness are an inevitable part of the return journey from India. Even if one has spent several years in the US, nobody ever gets over their home-sickness. Although I have lived in San Francisco for six years,...
Photo by: Tadeau-Jnr The public transport system obviously reveals a lot about the city. Los...
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Everyone’s been talking about the 75-year study conducted by Harvard on happiness. Its results say...
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Let me begin by saying I do not have deep respect for women. I have...
According to the Happy Planet Index, Costa Rica is the happiest place on Earth. A...
Sundar Viswanathan, born in a South Indian family, is an accomplished Saxophone player, who explores...
During my last visit to India, I studied yoga in Chennai for more than 2...
Unlearning is more important than learning. This reminds me of a famous quote by the...
It is quite cliched, but very true that when you move away from your homeland,...
“Neeta would be home only late at night”, her sister said. It was still 6...
What is it about the natural landscape of our earth that opens us up, grounds...
Going through TIME magazine’s list of ‘100 most influential people in the world’ is one...
Pic Courtesy: Kalamkari artists featured in exoticindia.com Lately, I have been reflecting a great deal...
It was one of those sweltering afternoons in Bangalore and I was at my wits...
My first encounter with vipassana was in 2004, when my friend said she lost 4...
In the Nineties when I was growing up, my father always said, “You need influence”...
The reason I am writing this post is because I feel I must write it...
I grew up on a farm in a place called Talegaon, a village in its...
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Coming from India where street dogs usually chase you; it is not uncommon to be...
Here are NINE compelling reasons for learning Indian classical dance immediately: 1. You wish you...
I have not always known that I was the silent type. When I was growing...
Recently I read a blog here about South Asian men having a problem in calling...
I have been thinking about this specific topic I am writing about for a few...
As someone who feels more at home in Hyderabad than anywhere else in the world,...
I am writing this based on a recent incident that happened to me. An old...
It’s our ritual to meet up once a month over a drink-cum-discussion kind of scenario....
The exploration started with an innocent question (…really?). Is there any equivalent word for prostitute...
A click bait title for this post could have been “20 minutes that can bring...
The other day I heard that there was something called “Rage Yoga” up and coming...
I recently read a brilliant article on Buzzfeed, which talks about 24 signs why dating isn’t...
Several years ago I gradually started to pay attention; pay attention to the sounds and...
With #BlackLivesMatter gaining such momentum, I find it a good time to reflect on the privileges...
My daughter was two month old when I returned to India after delivery in Japan,...
I am a die-hard fan of Amitabh Bacchan. And I grew up in a family...
Pic courtesy: Amazon.com Early spring, I bought new ear muffs. It was a difficult find,...
Dear free spirited, independent, self-made, free thinking, open-minded women of the marriage market, Your list...
Pic Courtesy: skymetweather.com Raindrops keep falling on my head… “Raindrops keep falling on my head...
Pic Courtesy: Imgur.com Sometimes I catch a virus called First World Problems or FWP for...
Pic courtesy: Pinterest.com I decided to move back to India in 2014 after five long...
The world was hazy when I landed in Toronto. It was my first flight out...
I was around 26, when I went to pursue my Masters in Computer Science. It is...
Wellness isn’t something that happens on its own. Wellness is something that takes practice. It...
Pic courtesy: Pinterest.com Before, I get into the details on my parents – in- laws’...
There is a lot said about marriage, all over and most single people “want” to...
Image courtesy: nickandzuzu.com The first taste of USA can be quite daunting for any desi...
In 2006, my husband and I had decided not to move to the US. We...
Making friends was never really seen as a problem, in fact it never crossed my...
Bengaluru Nagarathnamma. Pic Courtesy: The Hindu It was when I was watching an American...
Familiarity and fear while being an example of alliteration are often antithetical in real life....
When you are away from India, of course you miss the food and people, so...
This is one notion pleasantly came to life, after I started living out of India....
I have realized that self-worth is an important trait to have right from childhood. It...
I am an Indian girl, who is still single at the ripe old age of...
A woman! There are now several studies and articles about how women in various service...
It took me really long to relate to Hollywood films, especially coming from the South...
Being a Malayalee has its own advantages; we are blessed with long names. It starts...
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There is a lot of information going around related to grand-kids. A couple of years...
Arranged marriages and South Asian culture are quite synonymous with each other. Here a couple...
Image Courtesy: Triv.Rao Wikimedia The smell just hypnotizes me as I walk on the streets...
Recently I read a not-so-positive article about dating a brown girl in a white country...
Image courtesy: World Bank I have come across several South Asians while traveling and also...
Recently, I joined an online dating website and it has been a very interesting experience....
The first time I ever took a flight was when I left India to come...
“Being a man” is quite a universal notion that emphasizes on certain ‘masculine’ traits. Here...
Something about geography influences the nature of friendships and one always tends to compare with...
Having grown up in the age and environment of the ‘Amerikan Dream’, I always aspired...
The voices of my son’s friends running around in the compound, calling out my name...
Saying goodbye is always unpleasant. The mind and body entangle themselves in an incredulous manner....
Every little girl who grew up watching Bollywood movies almost expects that one day, when...
We moved to US when my older one was three. I had some schooling experience...
As I stare out of the balcony on a snowy, wet morning in Toronto and...
And the day has finally arrived. The one where I pen down and share how...
It has been two years since I moved to San Jose, the place I had...
My french course in Paris consisted of a group of foreigners from different parts of...
As promised, this week I give you the second and as of now, final installation...
I have struggled with who I am, for as long as I have known. In...
“Oh, you have a “maid” and a driver? What a luxurious life you have! What...
Day 1: Skyped with Grand Kids 1 & 2. The brats are growing up real...
“What are you two going to do there? Neither of you smoke nor drink, let...
Family – we are born into it. It gives us a sense of belonging and...
