How did you feel what you saw the merciless rhapsody of the orange flame and black smoke against the pale-looking skies of Paris? My eyes were transfixed in terror to the news live feed where I watched the gore of the gothic structure unfold, shattering and shredding the Notre Dame de Paris – Our Lady […]
“In order to succeed, we must first believe we can” – Nikos Kazantzakis. I remember the first time I told my best friend I wanted to quit my well paying job and become a full-time writer. It was over a call from my apartment terrace in the evening while I was walking with a notepad […]
To be a woman in the millennium is not a cake walk. The march toward empowerment is strong as ever. The mighty winds of feminism, equal pay and sexual freedom are billowing against established norms. Governments and historically followed ideologies and practices are questioned, frowned upon, even vehemently dissented. We are living in dangerous times. […]
I wanted to talk to you about “believing” today. I hadn’t quite understood what it meant – ‘Be yourself, Believe in yourself’ wrote my school friend on my slam book in the last year of school. That is my first remembrance of the word “believe” in reference to living. Also that friend lives in the […]
I remember my first interview in 2009 at Bangalore . It was an internship that paid and it was a big deal back then. We went in a group as scheduled by our placement officer. It was for a HR role. I was studying MBA Marketing. Its an indian thing. Don’t ask. Read on. I […]
“Your blog is the human side of your business.” ~ seen on my LinkedIn feed in the comment sections on a sunny afternoon. Your blog is a representation of what you’re made of, and it should be multifaceted. Do you wear a three-piece suit and jump into shark infested waters because you want to be […]
I am not one to disclose client details to outsiders but with doing what I do and seeing how much I see brands screw up – especially start-ups, freelancers and SME’s that carry on without paying attention to the most obvious flaws, pinches me. And it hurts. Really, hurts. This is me spilling the beans […]
All answers to every fear, doubt, insecurity and grief is already in the depth of your heart. How you swim to the deep end of conviction and knowledge and ladle hope, comfort, joy and peace is in your ability and determination to power through life’s odds. Here are my pick me up pointers. Feel free […]
I had just gotten comfortable, finding a pillar to rest my aching back, sitting snugly opposite to the pastor presiding. It was an evening prayer, believers were beginning to arrive – I was early. Pastor received a phone call, it was very unusual of him to answer calls during prayers. 10 mins later, he had […]
At the risk of sounding holier than thou, am going to say it nonetheless. Sickness is good. Sickness is sanctifying. Sickness to me is like a speed breaker. By the grace of God, I do not have a life-threatening condition and I am not trying to belittle the pain and suffering of those who may […]
