The ICC has accepted the norms laid by the agency to check doping amongst sportspeople i.e. WADA. As we are aware, doping is a serious offense and sportspeople across all sports have to abide by the rules laid out to ensure that sports continue to be free of performance-enhancing drugs and the competition remains fair … Read More →
There has been a debate going on that certain reality shows ought to be censored / banned due to objectionable language or content. The matter was raised in the Parliament too. The show in contention was the Indian adaptation of the Moment of Truth. For those not familiar with the concept, a participant is asked … Read More →
Raksha Bandhan – the festival of celebration of a brother-sister ties is one of the most fun festivals I remember. When we were little kids, unlike in Bangalore we would get a holiday on rakhi. We were two sisters and a brother. It would be a festive atmosphere in the house with mummy making yummy … Read More →
Here are my pet peeves about people 1. Those who can’t remember what they have told you and keep repeating the same incident/ conversation over and over again. Some have a pet topic and every time one meets up, they talk about that one topic or one person all the time. 2. Those who are … Read More →
People are right when they talk about the terrible 2’s. I am hopeful that the terrible 2’s will not extend to terrible 3’s. He is a very loving child who doles out kisses and hugs very easily. He croons in a beautiful voice too and he is an angel when he sleeps :). But when … Read More →
I believe friendship is the cornerstone of all relationships in our life. Don’t we want to be best friends with our spouse, our parents and our kids? The dimensions of friendships change as we are growing up. When I was very young, I was painfully shy. Added to that the constant change of places and … Read More →
Live in lovers have an unhealthy marriage. I read this article and it set me thinking. In the Indian context, living in is not very common. A country which still has a large chunk of marriages by the “arranged” route, love marriages are still not very common. Live-ins must be the rarest and happen in … Read More →
Last weekend, I watched The Hangover. It had got some great reviews and I really look forward to watching comedies so I was very interested in checking this one out. The story is about a groom and his two friends and a quirky brother-in-law who decide to take off to Vegas for a bachelor’s party. … Read More →
Siddharth tells me that he is only my son. I ask him why so. He says because you have given birth to me. I tell him, no son; your father is equally responsible. He asks me how? I scratch my head and can think of no suitable answer without getting into a sticky situation for … Read More →
Just two weeks back, Siddharth was sick for almost a week with a terrible throat infection with fever etc. Today again, he complained of terrible headache with rising fever. I have been giving him paracetamol and pain killers but clearly it is not helping him much. He keeps falling sick with allergies and the poor … Read More →