Chandrika R Krishnan Guest Blogger As I was taking a workshop titled ‘Time to Land your Helicopter: Understanding Adolescence without Hovering; I remember a mother sharing that her child orders food and bag without as much as “if you please.” She only hears of the purchases when the things are delivered at the doorstep. She wanted…
Soumya Bharti Guest Blogger Understanding the core strengths of a woman Let us do a small perception test. Think of a woman who is beautiful, feminine, kind and graceful… Now think of a woman who is strong, powerful, assertive and confident. What are the chances that you thought of the same woman in both the …
Chandrika R Krishnan Guest Blogger There were two brothers in a small village in the Eastern Cape. The twin brothers grew up knowing nothing else but poverty. Their father was an alcoholic and their mother a domestic worker. They grew up with very little. On their way home one day, their parents were involved in a…
“The capacity to learn is a gift; the ability to learn is a skill; the willingness to learn is a choice.”–Brain Herbert At 87, my grandfather is blessed with all the above and also an insatiable appetite for learning. The pandemic might have slowed everyone down but not him, as he juggles between his various…
Snehashree Guest blogger On the same trip, my next stop was Leh. I had to stay a week, visit my grandmother and then move upwards to meet my grandfather in the monastery. My grandmother broke her hip, and Mackeri took care of her in exchange for a few bucks. When I went to my grandmother’s…
Snehashree Guest blogger The real trouble comes when attempting to make the right statements. Very few people can speak their minds, but then some really do know how to. But for making the right statements, one would need to think right. Appropriate thinking is considered to come normally to all. But, this part of the…
Every breath. Every word. Every step turns you into
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