Is your child good enough for you?Is your parenting undermining your child’s confidence?May 17, 20241May 17, 20241
Don’t be that kind of parent.The 10th ICSE board results were declared two days ago. All these years I have never declared my children’s academic performance on social…May 13, 2024May 13, 2024
Animal the film is a such a mindless bore!Forget the toxic masculinity, misogyny, sexism, and all the gore…Jan 30, 2024Jan 30, 2024
What can we learn from the pranpratisthan puja at AyodhyaFew lessons all practising Hindus can learn from the pranpratisthan ritual happening at the Ram Mandir in AyodhyaJan 22, 2024Jan 22, 2024
Why do women need any menstrual leave?Our own Minister for Women and Child Development Smt Smriti Irani thinks it is not required. Menstruation is not a handicap, she says.Dec 15, 20231Dec 15, 20231
What kind of village culture is it to pour cow dung over a woman?Do we really need these misogynistic shows on Marathi television? Do we really need to respect a culture that demeans its women this way…Dec 7, 2023Dec 7, 2023
It is okay to be a quitter!What is there to be ashamed of except decades of conditioning and self-dialogue on never ever giving up?Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 2023
Who told you to help other? Can’For those who have hit my inbox since yesterday with various comments on my post yesterday. Answering a central query many seem to have…Oct 12, 20231Oct 12, 20231
Is it too difficult to show some courtesy when you ask a friend for a favour?What is it with people these days? Where are they getting their appalling phone manners? I don’t usually rant but I am on the bad side of…Oct 11, 2023Oct 11, 2023
What Sudha Murthy’s views on veg and non-veg says about casteism in IndiaSudha Murthy, Indian author and wife of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy and the mother-in-law of the UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, is in…Jul 26, 2023Jul 26, 2023
Kiddie Birthday ReflectionsWhen you share a birthday with your grumpy 10 YO daughter….Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023
The last of the Mughals in Indian school history textbooks?This whole debate over wiping out Mughal history from our school textbooks reminds me of an incident and what history means to me.Apr 5, 20231Apr 5, 20231
Life lessons about friendshipIt’s a bit of a life lesson. Friend is as friend does. I have many friends and a very active social life. I also like to genuinely meet…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
What a murder tells us abA man recently was arrested for killing his girlfriend, cutting her into small pieces, freezing her body and then disposing it off piece…Nov 18, 2022Nov 18, 2022
Do Indians even understand consent?You see so many of them objecting to rapes, molestation and sexual harassment. But truly speaking, our country has no understanding of…Sep 30, 2022Sep 30, 2022
Gaane anjaane at the galli GaneshotsavWho took the festivity out of our festivals? Why can’t they play our favourite songs on the loudspeakers?Sep 2, 20221Sep 2, 20221
If you want to give, give gracefully!I live across a dharamshala (guesthouse for ailing patients and families when they take treatment outside their home towns) with lot of…Apr 25, 2022Apr 25, 2022
Why I liked seeing Will Smith land that punch on Chris RockThe one thing that the Chris Rock- Will Smith episode brings into focus is this. Some men have the terrible habit of loudly commenting on…Mar 28, 2022Mar 28, 2022
The Modern Myth of the Best Friend Forever….I am always amazed at women claiming they are best friends with their spouses or boyfriends. Sometimes some parents proudly claim to be…Oct 20, 2021Oct 20, 2021
Why do we feel so bad about divorce…Divorce is good news. It is marriage that is bad news.Jul 5, 2021Jul 5, 2021
