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Thank You, Dr. Bharat Inder Singh
The first time we met you was in 2010 when Krishnan had his disc rupture and Rajesh told us about you. We walked into your consultation room and you listened to Krishnan and asked him to take off his shirt …. asked me to check his spinal chord to see if I see a slight … Read more
So, How Fat Can I Be ??
Early in the morning today, one of my dearest friends sent me a short video where Ms. Smriti Irani recounted the story of a three day old baby girl who was left in the cold to die but survived and her mother got her courage from that baby girl’s resilience to fight the society and … Read more
Nun … the less
She had found her purpose in life and was happily pursuing it till the fateful night of May 15, 2014. Someone violated her in the most heinous manner, someone raped her. This someone was not unknown to her. He was there to attend a function the next day organised by her. He was a powerful … Read more
Another young life …. gone
On April 26th, just a couple of hours before the news came, her sister Vidya and I were chatting about the new house that she has bought and the fact that I won’t be able to join for the “grihapravesham” that was to happen today. Then Pavithra called to say Vaidegi’s husband had passed away … Read more
Hypocrisy and Outrage – strange bedfellows
In the last few weeks outrage has naturally occurred, embellished for an encore and many times manufactured. I am talking of the brutal rapes that have been reported, some immediately and some after several months. Anyone who hears about a child getting raped, is naturally outraged. Its the vilest cruellest thing that any human being … Read more
There you go …. Here you are !
The flames would have consumed your mortal body by now … that amazing smile, the animated face, the lively eyes and that golden heart will be missed forever. Dear Raji, I miss you already and I cannot imagine how Mani must be feeling. I have both your numbers stored as “Raji Mani” and “Mani Raji” … Read more
Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita 14 – Repetition
Chapter 2 Verses 24-28 अच्छेद्योऽयमदाह्योऽयमक्लेद्योऽशोष्य एव च | नित्य: सर्वगत: स्थाणुरचलोऽयं सनातन: || 24|| achchhedyo ’yam adāhyo ’yam akledyo ’śhoṣhya eva cha nityaḥ sarva-gataḥ sthāṇur achalo ’yaṁ sanātanaḥ The soul is unbreakable and incombustible; it can neither be dampened nor dried. It is everlasting, in all places, unalterable, immutable, and primordial. अव्यक्तोऽयमचिन्त्योऽयमविकार्योऽयमुच्यते | तस्मादेवं विदित्वैनं … Read more
A journey left midway …
Today morning KTV was showing the movie “Johnny”. Its a Tamil movie made in 1980 starring Rajinikanth in a double act and Sridevi, as the actress. The storyline is interesting and simple – Sridevi is a popular singer, and Johnny (Rajinikanth) is her ardent fan. Rajinikanth as Johnny is a small time thief and is crazy about … Read more
Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita 10 – Fear
Through the Bhagavad Gita, I feel Lord Krishna tries to remove the two biggest fears that human beings have – the fear of death and the fear of the unknown. In several verses, he keeps re-inforcing the message of the soul being immortal and just the body dying. This is verse 20 of Chapter 2 … Read more