Today I have the pleasure of hosting C.Suresh of Life is Like This fame on my space. A self-professed bachelor who excels at self-deprecating humor, Suresh can make the most mundane of happenings seem fun and interesting. He is a versatile blogger who can pen sensitive stories, innovative contest posts and his trademark posts with … Read More →
Have you ever studied in an all-girls school or college? I did when I passed out of school and joined the prestigious Sophia’s College in Mumbai. Till then over multiple cities, I had always studied in co-ed schools. That was the only normal I knew. In a sense, I feel that a normalcy around male-female … Read More →
Recently there was a memo from Yahoo CEO that in no uncertain terms talked about the importance of physical presence in Yahoo offices. What it implied is that work-from-home option is off and move your sorry asses back to your desks. Apparently, physical presence is somehow correlated with efficiency at work. The premise is faulty … Read More →
Okay, when I started blogging, almost 5 years ago, I had no clue about layouts, themes, widgets, gadgets, sidebars, URLs and what have you. All I wanted to do was write. And, I chose blogger because I already had a gmail account :). It took me about 3 minutes to get started on a blog. … Read More →
Little G: “Dad, you are great!” Dad: “Wow! How come?’ (Feeling extremely elated) Little G: ” You can fix any problem.” (Read gadgets, plumbing, electrical problems, furniture) Dad beaming Mom: “You are right. He can! What about mom?” (with an expectant look) Little G: “You are great too!” (without batting an eyelid) Mom: “Why is … Read More →
Once upon a time, the phenomenon named Mark Z who paid more attention to doing things outside the classroom than inside them at an Ivy-League School came up with an idea called Facebook. The term social networking came later. Initially it was to connect people in his B-School. The phenomenon spread like wildfire and got … Read More →
I love writing about parenting and write from my experiences as a hands-on mom of two bratty boys. In this post, I share how difficult it is to plan the second child. Here is an excerpt from the post: Some people think that it is easier to have a second baby; after all you have … Read More →
Comforters pulled up to the faces or kicked away. Legs peeking out; arms strewn around sometimes on top of each other. And a calm on the faces. The best part of the day is when I go to wake up the kids. I always sit down a couple of minutes and watch them in their … Read More →
Today, I have Rickie Khosla over at my space. Our “Amrikan” desi whose ghosla is in Gurgaon currently; Rickie blogs at reekycoleslaw.com. I have been hooked on to his blog ever since I began reading it a few months back. Well, he has been blogging for less than a year :). And, the guy has … Read More →
Yesterday, I was watching Support My School campaign on NDTV. And more than the dance and drama, the talks and the celeb jigs (they are important too), it was the stories of children, teachers and schools that leap out. Oh yes, we are aware of how difficult things are in smaller towns and villages – … Read More →