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 !
Over the last week or so, every private media channel has been shouting hoarse about the Padmavati controversy. For those who have missed out on all the fun, here’s a synopsis – the famed director Sanjay Leela Bhansali has made a movie called “Padmavati” based on Rani Padmini (aka Padmavati) and Alauddin Khilji. The entire … Read more
A few weeks back this atrocious, mind numbing video was posted by India Today. That they allowed it to be posted is in itself terrible and getting 630 likes on Twitter is seriously terrible. Wearing a sari to your office is one hell of an uphill climb This utterly stupid video shows a couple of … Read more
I have always been fascinated with the Jataka, Panchatantra and Hitopadesha tales as well as the Aesop’s fables. Blame Uncle Pai and his Amar Chitra Katha comics but those stories were a part of my growing up years and have influenced my thinking tremendously. I was remembering one of those stories today – it’s differently … Read more
On Friday last, 23 people were killed in a stampede in Mumbai. The stampede happened on the foot over bridge connecting the Parel and Elphinstone Road stations. The stampede apparently was triggered by rumours of the foot over bridge collapsing, and a short-circuit. This happened at a time when thousands of commuters were using the … Read more
Amma and I went out for our daily walk today thinking we would do just one round (1.6 kms) as my yoga teacher was expected at 6 am. Just as we were getting down in the elevator I got a message saying the yoga teacher was not coming today. So we decided to do our … Read more
Last week has been a week of elation for Indian women… First an unknown woman called Shayara Banu stood her ground against all social pressures and asked the Supreme Court for justice. The Supreme Court did do justice by giving the verdict against instant triple talaq. This was a victory for women in terms of … Read more
Lot of us lament about the fact that today’s employees are not productive from day one despite the fact that most of them being very well qualified, at least on paper. Am sure that we can recall several interviews and interactions wherein the candidates could not explain even basic concepts related to their subject of … 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
In Delhi when you visit the Red Fort, built by Shah Jahan in 1639, you find water channels surrounding the buildings. It seems perfumed water would flow in these channels so that the queens and the Emperor could enjoy the fragrance and cool breeze. With Aurangzeb coming to power, the Mughal dynasty’s decline started and … Read more
Krishnan and I spent five days in Indore during the last week of March. We were there to conduct a leadership intervention for senior executives of the Eicher Volvo JV there. While Krishnan has visited Indore several times as part of his stint with the USAID project, I have never been to Indore. This was … Read more