What is it about festivals that makes us clean and do stuff around the house that we have been putting off forever? Is it just an Indian thing, I wonder? Spring in the West is certainly not just before Christmas, so spring-cleaning is not associated with the festival. In India,…
It doesn’t always go according to plan – thank God! I’ve learnt from recent experience that while it’s good to plan, sometimes we must be grateful when things turn out differently. I made a week-long trip (or so the plan was) to my parent’s place. I had scheduled everything I…
Life is a grind? It sure feels that way sometimes, doesn’t it? Have you ever got up in the morning, thought about the long haul ahead – looming deadlines, plenty of chores to do and tried your best to forget it all by going back to sleep? How you wish…