This blog is our space to write about our thoughts, views and notes about our travels. Osho owned 90 Rolls Royces while being a Sanyasi …. The so-felt contradiction is very fascinating and hence the name !
Every time Krishnan and I see Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, parents of Aarushi, on TV or in a newspaper, we become very emotional. We don’t know them. We didn’t know Aarushi. We certainly don’t know if they are guilty or not guilty of murdering their only child on May 16th, 2008. I guess we become … Read more
At first the news said 2 people dead in the Las Vegas shooting…. till I saw the news just now. 50+ people died without any reason, just because no politician wants to bring gun control. I am far away in India, but the news has made me really sad. What will the loved ones of … Read more
The first thing I want to say is I am a huge admirer of HUL. It’s not a CEO factory for nothing. It’s people practices are far superior to many global HR organisations. We Indians have grown up using HLL products and call it by any name, HLL or HUL, it’s a great organisation. And … Read more
This is the only book that has made me cry within the first five pages. “I remembered our kitchen garden back home in Srinagar, and all the tomatoes I had wasted, plucking them before they could ripen and hitting them for sixes with my willow bat. And now in my hands somebody had thrust half … Read more
Anitha committed suicide on September 1 and all hell broke loose in TamilNadu…. its extremely sad to see a young girl committing suicide because she did not get admission into a medical college. Its sad for several reasons – why was she under so much pressure to join a medical degree program? Why could she … Read more
First a prayer for Gauri Lankesh – may her soul find its way home and may her last journey be peaceful. If her belief system does not include a soul, then may she rest in peace. I did not know anything about Gauri Lankesh till I saw the news item this morning about her murder … Read more
On June 28th Mom, Dhanush, Krishnan and I boarded the train at Hyderabad to come to Delhi. Since we were four people I thought that we will get a full cubicle in the AC 2 tier coach. We did get all the seats in one cubicle but with two berths on the side, just one … Read more
Dear Stacy, I completed reading your book a week back… and I had several emotions running through my heart. The first one was of an overwhelming desire to give you a tight hug and say “you are so beautiful”. We have a saying in my mother tongue Tamil that “The beauty of your heart will … Read more
A school friend of mine recounted a conversation that she was privy to between a niece of hers and her friend about the kind of person her niece wanted to marry. The conversation apparently went something like this “he should have a four bedroom house in his name, an Audi or a Merc, his parents … Read more
No, its not the potholes or the unruly drivers or people not following traffic rules or underage drivers speeding or young people performing stunts in thick traffic …… the biggest nightmare on the Indian roads today are drivers with cellphones stuck to their ears. See this lady in the picture below – this is so … Read more