Amidst Lockdown Apr-20

Back-to-back meetings, intermittent technical issues, and a crazy pile-up of deliverables kept me working until late and got me obviously frustrated and exhausted. Gosh, what a day?! The only highlight was the incredibly enjoyable and engaging 90 minutes spent on a writing course with beautiful, …

Life Without My Coping Mechanism

Imagine what happens when you are stripped of the only significant coping mechanism in life?! It initially makes you a bit restless, then gets you anxious and eventually drives you insane. For a physically active person that cannot indulge in cardio, it then definitely turns …

A bite of hostel life: Indian YMCA, London

For several years I’ve heard so much about hostel life – some bragging about the fun episodes while others emphasising on the nightmarish ones! Fun or nightmare I think depends to a large extent on the people contributing to your experience. I’ve lived in London …

Lonliness to Solitude

 I’ve always been surrounded by people, rather I’ve needed people around me; this has been the case since time immemorial. I had separate groups for different interests of mine and I loved things that way – a group of friends to suit my different moods …

Letter to a Mentor

“You are such a glorious bundle of positive energy that negativity I’m sure is petrified of approaching you. Someday I wish to succeed in my attempts to possess such unabashed positive attitude that makes the whole cosmos work in my favour.I was amazed to notice …

Bear-Hug Cravings!

There used to be a phase in my life when I was inseparable from a Teddy bear that my mom got me from London (1989) and a Racoon that my mom got me from Singapore (1992).People at home used to generally be on the lookout …

‘Specimen’ Series #1

  The free-spirited and carefree,  yet incredibly talented kid walks in. A ‘namuna’ (specimen equivalent in Hindi) that plonks itself at the entrance of the office asks her ‘why didn’t you come last two days?’ In all honesty,  she says she was down with fever. …

Do women help each other?

I don’t claim to be an expert while making such observations as the ones expressed in this article. My views stem from a combination of instinct and experience, though they may differ from that of the readers.The last couple of years during ‘networking events’, I’ve …

Doggies & Me – An Eternal Bond!

If anything has the ability to light up my eyes, that would be doggies!!! I’m particularly fond of huge, fat ones full of fur. I do love dogs in general but I’m partial to the ones blessed with good looks.London roads and parks are so …

The most ridiculous career advice ever

I’ve been patient for the last several years but have run out of steam just now,  desperate to communicate my emotions on the ‘why’? !Taking a break for further studies when my career was going great guns wasn’t by any means an easy decision;  moreover, …