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The real India
“India lives in its villages”. Every now and then I get an opportunity to experience this first-hand and I couldn’t agree more - the real India definitely lives in its villages ( Read more... ) -
Noni and I
So another one bites the dust… Another one walks down the aisle… Another one enters wedlock.. So after walking down his 30 years all alone, my dear friend Anyonya (fondly called as Noni )is ready to take his first few steps of holy matrimony and walk hand-in-hand with his soul mate - Divya ( Read more... ) -
Who's not different?
Autism.. Dylexia..Down’s syndrome. For ages parents have been battling conditions such as these with their children. I say only parents and not the children because these children don’t probably consider themselves as a “special” child. It is the parents and the people around them that find them different ( Read more... ) -
David's Minaret
What’s the world without some good competition, and more importantly a fierce competitor? We all know what happened when Google decided to take on Microsoft and eventually managed to beat them at their own game. Near to home, we all know what happened when a middle-class simpleton called Narayana Murthy decided to challenge the legendary Tatas and ( Read more... ) -
10K
Every year it takes one November Sunday dawn for thousands of Hyderabadis to come together for a social cause. The 10K run that is organized every year literally brings thousands of men and women of all sorts, shapes and sizes on to the road for a day-breaking jog. I have been going myself for the past couple of years and I’m just amazed to see the ( Read more... ) -
The Great Divide
There’s an old saying that you should never argue with a fool. First they will bring you down to their level and then win over you by virtue of experience. I was at the centre stage of a similar situation and when it all ended I felt so stupid for landing myself in such a situation. But after spending sleepless nights mulling over it and thinking ( Read more... ) -
A trip down memory lane..err..Nagarjuna Sagar
I recently took a trip down to Nagarjuna Sagar but in more ways than one it was a trip down memory lane to me. As a child and as we were growing up, that was the only place near Hyderabad that served as a good getaway point if you wanted to be out of the city for a long drive or a one-day picnic. It had just about enough to spend about 5-6 hrs ( Read more... ) -
Protecting an individual’s individuality
Often we hear motherhood statements like “We should respect one’s individuality” or “Every person has particular tastes, mannerisms, likes and dislikes and we should accept and respect them for that”. The strange thing is if we were asked in a public forum if we agree, then I’m sure 9 out of 10 would say a “Yes”, but do we actually? Especially if ( Read more... ) -
Where were you?
Many a times there are certain incidents that occur around us that create history. Incidents that touch a billion hearts and make them swell with pride. Such incidents not only get engraved in the minds of everyone but also manage to get into the annals of statisticians, historians, and the education system ( Read more... ) -
Chotu..Ek plate Haleem laana..
And so the season that most haleem lovers await with bated breath is back. Though the month long period of Ramzan is a time of religious observance for Muslims for most others it is a time to relish the delicacies like haleem, biryani, sevaiyya, and host of other eateries that somehow surface only during the Ramzan season ( Read more... )