I have started reading “The God Delusion” by Richard Dawkins. I was already familiar with him, having read his “The Magic of Reality” and watched a science documentary starring him and another scientist, whose name I unfortunately can’t recall. I…
Paving the way
I enjoy reading Sameera Khan’s insightful articles in the Hindu. However, her last published on 14 Nov ’17 left me feeling so unsatisfied that I’m compelled to air my counter point. Her article was about hawkers rights on pavements. Which…
Not a cup of woe
I discovered about menstrual cups in the newspapers and was intrigued. I read up some more and became aware of the problems with sanitary napkins and how menstrual cups can help resolve them to a great extent. This is the…
Angry Parents
Like most mothers, I like to think that I am a loving mom who dotes on her child. I see to his well being and safety at all times. I ensure that he is well fed, well clothed, well educated,…
Chronicles of a mom whose child is learning to swim
Summer of three.nine When Tej was over three years last summer, I decided it was a good time for him to start learning to swim. I would have liked to have him start earlier, but I didn’t know of any…
Unschoolers
I read an article in the Indian Express about a small band of courageous parents who not just not send their kids to school, they don’t school them at all! I read it with great interest. I knew of course…
Can kids enjoy healthy foods? | Children & Nutrition
My 4 year old son, Tej’s food has been something I have put a lot of thought into over the years. Considering getting kids to eat healthy food is something that’s top priority for any mom, thought of noting down…
Barfi Review
I’m actually writing a review for a movie that has released very recently. Wonders will never cease! Right, so Barfi is a sweet tale of people with disabilities finding friendship and comfort. It’s not sickly sweet. It’s nice. The narrative…
Fashion Disaster – Film Review
It’s quite late in the day to talk about “Fashion” (Hmm… I seem to be saying that about all the movies I watch!.. Well.. with a toddler in tow, it’s good that I get to watch anything at all!).. but…
Autobiographies
I have thumbed through some autobiographies over the years and have always come away feeling touched, inspired, enriched. What always amazes me is how contrasting our perceptions of celebrities, leaders, luminaries can be to what they actually might be.
HoneyMoon Travels Pvt Ltd – Movie Review
Watched HoneyMoon Travels Pvt Ltd when it released .. it’s quite late in the day to talk about it but this was lying in my unpublished list of posts gathering dust and thought I might as well get it out.
The Music Room
The Music Room by Namita Devidayal is a beautiful book. The book unveils the journey of a girl (Namita) living in Mumbai and studying in an English school and discovering, accepting and loving a parallel world of classical music. The author unfolds the story…
San Francisco Diary
San Francisco is a pretty coastal city. I and my husband Harshad went there late 2007 to attend the Oracle OpenWorld conference which is held at Moscone Center every year. San Francisco is a west coast city in the US…
Conference on Java Technology,2007
I am pleased to inform you about the IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology 2007 that will be held on 26th and 27th October 2007 at Pune, India. The conference is an independent event with indepth vendor-neutral technical sessions about Web…
Brightlands Resort, Matheran – Nothing Bright about them!!
This article is about a disastrous trip to Brightlands, Matheran. I share my experiences with you with the hope to save trusting souls who book a package at Brightlands. I and my husband Ankush were very excited about this trip. We…
Taj Exotica, Benaulim Beach,Goa
I have just come back from a holiday in South Goa. As the title tells you, we stayed at one of the (there are three, btw) Taj resorts in Goa, the Taj Exotica. Needless to say, when you are in…
Presenting on GWT and Dojo @ Jax 07
The JAX 07 conference to be held at B’glore,India is where I will head to this summer. It’s spread over four days and has some hot and interesting topics on its menu. You can check out all the details here.…
Gavkos
My blogs are turning out to be travelogues not by prior design but by accident. This one too is about a place called Gavkos that I recently visited. Gavkos is a lovely privately owned farm-land and farm-house which has been…
Part II – In Dive Aghar
DiveAghar is a lovely sea side village. It’s populace amounts to about 5000 people. Its Quaint!! Thats what I like about it. Very quaint houses and lanes and everything the way you would like in a small non commercial quaint…
Part I – Enroute to Dive Aghar
I recently went on a over night trip to Dive Aghar. It is a wonderful place that is not documented about enough!! In fact my internet search on Dive Aghar was quite useless. I’m trying to pen my experience in…