I never thought that my curiosity to gain a little extra knowledge in the field of Medical Science, in a dynamically evolving subject of Oncology would actually teach me lessons of life to such a great extent. In fact, this very benign desire of mind to learn something totally new in a matter of sixContinue reading “Battles of Survival”
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Rhythm of life
Some years back, on a weekend getaway, we had decided that for one day we would completely forget time. We would completely let go of our conditioning of the right time to do things and only surrender to the flow. The morning started as planned, we were in no hurry to get up and getContinue reading “Rhythm of life”
Melodies to Memories
Driving to work a few days back, I had my music on as usual. On that particular day, I was playing my streaming service and had selected a new playlist they had curated for me. Suddenly, one particular song started playing and I detected a smile spreading across my face. It was a song, dancingContinue reading “Melodies to Memories”
TRANQUILIZERS
After the bomb burst from school , its been 38 years or so and each one of us have been engrossed in pushing our wheel of life into a direction. As a result of which lot of things got precedence over the friends we left behind along with school. With the customary goals and aimsContinue reading “TRANQUILIZERS”
Bicycle Stories
It was a long cherished dream to revive my childhood passion of riding a bicycle and exploring around the town. I remember as a teen-ager, during my days in Meerut, I used to cycle almost 14 kilometres to school with friends and we used to enjoy the rides. I was a little apprehensive initially, wonderingContinue reading “Bicycle Stories”
So how are you keeping yourself sane?
If you’re someone like me who’s always busy with a hundred things going on and a full life humming with activity, then when everything comes to a standstill, it can be a huge shock to the system. I have always maintained that I have three pillars to my life and as long as the threeContinue reading “So how are you keeping yourself sane?”
Saying goodbye to a beautiful soul
As we go through the journey of life, we come across some individuals who make a lasting impression on us. Many times they unknowingly become our teachers as we pick up some traits or skills just by observing them. Julie baideu was an extremely vivacious personality. In my Dad’s words “she was very different fromContinue reading “Saying goodbye to a beautiful soul”
Crossroads – Finding Myself
I wonder sometimes whether I was made differently. As I touched upon my chronological age of fifty and beyond, I realised that I was flowing against the tide in my thought process. Was it something to do with my genetic make up or events in my childhood or was it the effects of the myriadsContinue reading “Crossroads – Finding Myself”
When life serves you lemons
Yesterday my young guest, Gayle, requested me to make her some kheer. So I started cooking the kheer, adding sugar, bay leaf and cardamom seeds to the milk. Unfortunately, the milk started curdling! That’s when I quickly changed tracks and decided to try and make some sandesh to use up the curdled milk. I hadContinue reading “When life serves you lemons”
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Magically Mental 