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I had put this one on Facebook sometime back. I thought of sharing this with my blogger friends. 1. I love books mostly fiction. I am hooked onto Reader’s digest, Good Housekeeping, and of late Outlook. I enjoy newspapers especially editorials. It is important for me to be well-read.2. I…

The past few days, I have been reading “Stay Hungry Stay Foolish.” It is story of IIMA (The most premier MBA institute in India) graduates, who have chosen the difficult path of entrepreneurship as opposed to the path of cushy jobs which were available to them. It is a true…

There is something so wonderful about having brothers and sisters. I was lucky to have a younger brother and elder sister.  She was always this anchor, my brother and I, turned to in times of need. In school, she helped us fend off bullies. At home, she protected us from…

A country doing well definitely reflects upon the active role of its women. That India as an economy is doing well augurs well for its women. Professionally, we find so many more women in the workplaces leading good careers and generally in control of their lives.  Personally too, they are…

Siddharth has always been prone to allergic rhinitis. In simple terms, respiratory allergies, whose symptoms are sneezing bouts, swollen eyes, tears, blocked nose, and a general feeling of malaise. The symptoms aggravate during rainy season and winters. As a result of which, the poor guy really suffers from persistent sneezing…

Watching the India – Australia encounter last night in the Hockey World Cup, some things really struck me: Indians were way overpowered by the Aussie squad. The commentators were terribly mean and biased taking continuous digs at India. They made a ridiculous comment that India declared a national holiday after…

Holi — a festival of colors and a harbinger of spring in the Northern parts of India is a beautiful festival. Since we are in Karnataka, where the festival is not really celebrated, there is no holiday on Holi which is officially tomorrow. So, we decided to celebrate it today.…

This large tower on the Old Airport Road in Bangalore houses many offices and eateries. Apparently, there was a fire in the building yesterday which started in the basement and spread to the 2nd and 3rd floors. The thick smoke led to panic. With the heavy glass facade, the windows…

A couple of months back, I read this book “Curfewed Nights” by Basharat Peer. The title is inspired by the numerous nights spent indoors by Kashmiris since militancy began in the 1980’s. The book is very well written. It is actually the first book written by a Kashmiri Muslim which…

As I flip through the Sunday newspapers lazily, as I do every weekend, there seems to be nothing worthy of reading. All the pages are filled with either advertisements promoting a Valentine’s event or inane writeups about how to woo your Valentine, how to buy her the right gift? Really,…