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 !
The first thing I connected with him was a yellow plastic band that people wore as a bracelet…. And the words Livestrong written on them. I didn’t know they were for cancer support, I didn’t know he was a hero and what Tour de France meant. Then in 2009 I fell in love with mountain … Read more
A couple of months back the nation was outraged that a young woman was raped and stabbed in a condo complex in Mumbai and she actually managed to drag herself and knock on her neighbours doors, but no one came out to help her. We read that in disbelief and tut tutted saying “this generation … Read more
Krishnan woke up in the middle of the night almost, at 3 am today with severe pain in his heel. He almost felt giddy as he tried to use the bathroom. I woke up as well to get him a pain killer. I was scared … Krishnan’s threshold for pain is so high that I … Read more
A couple of days back, I was returning from work and in a short stretch there were no lights and a police car was the only other car and that too without headlamps…. I was absolutely clear that I will not stop even if these were really policemen ! The other day, my cycling friends … Read more
It is a strange feeling to wake up to the news of a friend battling cancer…. A week back a friend on Facebook had posted the following message and asked his friends to re-post. I read it and chose to be in the 97% that didnt repost saying I won’t have any of my friends … Read more
Little Mahi died because people older and smarter than her left a large hole uncovered !! Mahi’s story has been repeated several times in the past and will be repeated several times in the future. We will rationalise it by saying, her past karma was such, she should have been more careful, parents should have … Read more
Last Sunday, Satyamev Jayate brought up the issue of domestic violence. It is another well hidden truth across the world, not just in India. In India it takes on religious connotations and our film world has added to it – your husband is your God, whether he beats you up or berates you or sleeps … Read more
She brought a new life to earth and left ten minutes after.. Massive heart attack at 31. The little baby girl will now grow up without a mom and hope the world doesn’t lay the blame on her. Strange are the ways of life and death. This happened earlier in the day today and when … Read more
It was the marriage of his youngest daughter and he wept in a corner as the “son-in-law” banged the silver pot to test the purity of the silver… little did he know that this man would not just bang the inanimate silver pot but nearly kill his daughter 🙁 I said then – “break off … Read more
I have never gone back to this one orphanage .. its run by Mother Teresa’s sister team in gurgaon and houses some 30 little girls and boys. I have visited them a couple of times with some of my friends from work. The last time I visited was during Christmas and we had taken a … Read more