Category: Happiness
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Short Story – ‘Tu meri beti nahi beta hai (you are not my daughter, but a son’)….
‘Tu meri beti nahi beta hai’ (You are not my daughter, rather you are my son), her father’s words resounded in Uttara’s ears. Living in a patriarchal society, Uttara had felt proud whenever Kishan and Radha used to say this to her, as if she had won a Nobel…
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Gender Bias In Family Roles & Unhealthy Parenting
The traditional bifurcation of roles went by gender that pigeon-holed the job of a mother to pre-dominantly be a home-maker while the fathers went out to fend for their families. While we know that today, most mothers are equal or greater financial partners, this post quarries those quarters of the…
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The Home Coming…(a fiction)
The flight was about to land and she found her mind embroiled in a volley of emotions, not one in particular that could be discerned…regrets for all the choices of the past mainly involving moving away from the homeland…elation of being able to touch base again…anticipations of meeting all the…
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Modern Day Confusions – Love vs Arranged (marriage)
After a string of failed affairs, Alia had begun to wonder if she should look at the option of going in for an arranged marriage. Until now, where she had strongly believed in self-selection, besides the credence that attraction and romance are extremely important factors without which a marriage would…
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Little memories…huge bliss
Post hectic work schedules and non-stop meetings, as I sit back in my cubicle, badly in need of a breather, my hands absent mindedly click away on the laptop, going about the familiar work flows, under the instructions of my brain. But hey!!! Where’s the mind? Well, It’s kind of…
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Cooking…a combination of the therapeutic + meditation + art
After an early start each day, by early evening, my energy to think and function is dwindled down and mind begins wandering around thoughts of things that I could do after reaching home. The office hours end at 5.00 pm and since the travel is far, I choose to leave…
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My First Day of Guilt!!!
After a year long work break, my first day in a new office, commenced today. Having joined as a Senior Finance Manager, my boss, a senior person and professional, seemed very happy to have me as a part of his core team since the idea that I would offload him,…
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Good Morning Dubai
A typical early morning december in Dubai… the streets filled with dense fog…nothing visible beyond a kilometer or maximum two…the city finds itself waking up to the chill and yet remains active…draped in an overcoat, as I walk on the foothpath, across the various signals while heading towards the metro…
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My Connection with the Almighty !!! (Part I)
Many a times I can strongly feel the presence of god around me….I know he’s just there…as ever…watching out…guiding…protecting… He looks on as I fail in some of the things that I attempted and miserably wished they succeeded but never did…WHAT IS HE DOING?, I have wondered agitatedly…only to eventually…
Affinity and Moods 