Superstition

They say the Mahabharata is not read at homes since it leads to discord… I think it is true. I am reading “Jaya” by Devdutt Pattanaik and it is as fascinating as ever. Most fascinating is ofcourse the status of women in the vedic times and how far as a society we have regressed. Ofcourse … Read more

Bibi Jagir Kaur

A mother is revered and one can’t imagine a mother harming her child – boy or girl. Today’s next headline challenged this age old belief. Bibi Jagir Kaur got acquitted of the murder charge but was indicted in the forced abortion case…. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bibi-Jagir-Kaur-acquitted-of-murder-charge/articleshow/12468907.cms A mother forcing her daughter to abort a child because she didn’t … Read more

Disappointed ?

If there is one person in the world that isn’t disappointed with something or someone, he or she would be a God on earth !! I started to think of it because Krishnan refused yet again to allow us to get a puppy, someone chose not to reply to a bbm message, another did not … Read more

The insignificance of age

Today’s “Brunch” carried Seema Goswami’s article about how a friend of hers was upset on being called “aunty” by 20 year old girls. I find this obsession with remaining young forever crazy !!! Also this obsession with turning 40 and the 40’s today are the 30’s of yesterday type proclamations. I have never understood why … Read more

Illusions and A Million miles

I am currently reading “A million miles in a thousand years” by Donald Miller. While reading it, I finished re-reading an all time favourite “Illusions” by Richard Bach. Krishnan’s first gift to me were three books – and “Illusions” was one of them. The similarities between these two books is amazing… Both talk of how … Read more

Speed in India

Just finished watching Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock starrer “Speed” for probably the tenth time. I just love the movie. Infact Krishnan and I watched it first in Chennai and watched it a second time within 24 hours with Amma and Appa !! This is the movie that built up my fascination with the US … Read more

Jamling Norgay

This year so far has been about celebrities and I met a true blue achiever yesterday. Tenzing Norgay’s son Jamling came and spoke at the Nasscom GIC conclave. I met him just before the session started and what amazing humility !! I have always wondered what it means to have a famous father and that … Read more

A woman’s liberation…

In Mahabharata, Gandhari ties a piece of cloth over her eyes, going blind voluntarily because her husband Dhritarashtra was blind. Great ! She is much revered and the Gods gift her with special powers since she did this. The question though is, what if she had been blind ? Would Dhritarashtra have tied a cloth … Read more