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 !
He was a child prodigy, she was an accomplished musician, but their life was out of tune … Their differences led them to a divorce and the bitter divorce to an early grave for him. Am talking of Mandolin U Srinivas, the genius who was just 46 when he died. The newspapers said that he … Read more
The second longest beach in the world, is in Chennai. The Marina beach is a walker’s paradise. Many many people come there regularly to walk, run and cycle early in the morning. We have been going there every couple of days for long walks and we have seen several business honchos and well known people … Read more
Dearest Mami, You never rested more than necessary in all your 80+ years and even as you travel to your eternal abode and become a twinkling star, I doubt if you will rest more than necessary. My first phone conversation with you was from Manipal Hospital in Bangalore … When Appa was there as a … Read more
Happy Diwali everyone .. and may the lights you lit on Diwali night continue to light up your year ahead. Did you buy new clothes ? Eat lots of sweets and burst many crackers? Maybe a few less “Lakshmi bombs” but more of the sparklers and rockets that shower sparkles of different colors. Did South … Read more
I have tried to write everyday of this week starting Monday regarding the devil called stress and how we can be rid of it. Hopefully with these five blogs You got Stress ? :):), Passion, Purpose or what you are good at?, http://48 hour days and 4 day weekends, Living upto expectations… and this one, you can try and have … Read more
What do you see in the picture below – A bowl of fresh peas ? Well, this is dried yellow peas that have been coloured green :(. This is something eaten nearly everyday in Andhra, Telegana and TamilNadu as part of regular dishes. I bought these thinking I will use them to make pulao … Read more
Today morning Arun and I had a healthy discussion on facebook about GM food, pesticides, lifespans etc. Yes Monsanto too. Monsanto for years has been at the receiving end of a lot of flak and I tried searching for articles that were balanced. Found this one Food – is Monsanto the answer or the problem. … Read more
In Aug 2013, we went to Hampi along with Manish and Swati. Once there, we climbed the 600 steps to go and see Hanuman’s birthplace … How could we miss it, with Hanuman being Mom’s favorite God :). Climbing up was fine, but my knees gave way while climbing down. There was swelling around my … Read more
Everyone seems to have taken the advert for the liquor brand Seagrams Royal Stag seriously – “It’s your life, make it large”. Everything has gotten larger, portion sizes, plate sizes, shirt sizes, dress sizes and consequently the number of lifestyle diseases ! During my weight-loss program at the Sivananda yoga centre in Gurgaon, Arun, the … Read more
There is a saying in almost every culture that says “you can wake up the one who is sleeping, but never the one who is pretending to be asleep”… I find several examples of this in the corporate world and it’s actually a demotivating and disengaging behaviour. An example of how this behaviour is displayed … Read more