Life

Dear Dad, #MondayMusings

Dear Dad, The guilt of surviving parent is always paramount. It is almost akin to blasphemy for someone to even mention that one may or has turned out to be the better parent in the equation. So no matter how much you do or not do, you are discounted. You are less...

To be or To be YOU #MondayMusings

The term stereotype derives from the Greek words στερεός (stereos), "firm, solid" and τύπος (typos), "impression". It comes from the printing trade to describe a printing plate that duplicated any typography. Outside of printing, the first reference to "stereotype"...

Ten things I learned reading @guykawasaki #MondayMusings

The book 'The Art of Social Media' has been written by Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick. The book's voice though (whenever in first person) is that of Guy Kawasaki's. You can refer to hyperlinks of both authors to check their bios and credentials. And why their...

I Blog away my Suicidal Tendencies #MondayMusings

Often our problems look bigger inside our heads than they really are. For example, speaking things out suddenly makes you realise how unworthy they are of your attention. Blogging is to writing, what speaking is to that unspoken inner voice. To most of my friends,...

Wedding loans are bad debts to society #MondayMusings

When our house help's third daughter was getting married my father asked me to give him five thousand rupees off my salary. I had just about started earning and it was one of those early life lessons that my father decided to offer me as a way ahead into money and...