Finished reading Thousand splendid suns. The story spans roughly over 3 decades. It’s story of hope, humanity, compassion, empathy and spirit of humans. The 2 main characters are Mariam and Laila. 2 women, generations apart, whose life cross as they become wives of same man under different circumstances but not happily in either case. Yet its a story of how…
An amaranthine city leaving its mark amatively. City of dreams now may sound old, yet it’s a city that never sleeps. I like to call “Bombay” more than “Mumbai. The charm of South Bombay is mesmerizing. You may love the new developments in Mumbai, yet, there’s love for old buildings in South Bombay. Malls are overrated, it still can’t beat…
Movies and Cricket are most common form of entertainment in India. Why not learn something from there? I saw movie Gulaab Gang this Sunday(first time), though i missed initial 45 mins of the movie. Movie had very interesting lessons from the management perspective: 1. “NO” is not no but “Next Option”: When Madhuri and Juhi meet first time, madhuri handovers…
I just finished reading Percy Jackson & Heroes of Olympus series and it still not out of my head. Rick Rordian is an absolute genius to have imagined and penned this entire series. And the idea of having Greek & Roman mythologies seems quite challenging at first thought, but bang on kudos to the author…
We all know that British were the rulers of India for close to 200 years. During this period India was the brightest jewel in the British Empire. At the end of the First World War, with the defeat of Germany, the British power was at its apex. No thoughts of granting independence to India existed in the British mind. But, when Hitler…
I read somewhere. Its easy to make friends. It needs a bit of “MEHNAT” to maintain that friendship. I read somewhere, you may have or may not have friends in life…. but “ZINDAGI MEIN JAAN PHOOKHTI HAI DOSTI”. I heard somewhere, “Har ek friend kamina hota hai” but “Har ek friend zaroori hota hai”. I saw in dil chahta hai…
You must be wondering about this article title. No matter what you are doing, which part of the world you are, if you are an Indian, ek cutting chai surely brings a broad smile on your face, water in your mouth, some freshness in taste and rejuvenated mind. A sip of adrak-wali or masala chai brings a contentment that’s unbeatable.…
If you are someone who enjoy listening to music during rains, you will enjoy these familiar songs that many of us always remember!! 1. Dil yeh bechain ve – Taal Hearing this song loud makes your foot dance automatically! Brilliant composition by A.R. Rahman 2. Ab ke Saawan aise barse – Shubha Mudgal Album – ab…
Mumbai rains bring the same images in flash…. every year.. yet its a scene that grabs worlds attention. Sky looks beautiful when it rains, cool breeze adds as a tinge of kesar in india sweets and blows your mind. Brings a sense of unreasonable happiness, a sweet smile. While it Brings its lifeline (trains) to halt, it also mesmerizes…
