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Why don’t men ask for directions?
I love driving, I seriously do! I learned as soon as I could get a driver’s license and find the experience delightful. Being a woman, I discovered very early that no matter how well I drive, I shall still be eyed with suspicion by the males of my species who somehow feel that women make bad drivers. I don’t care about that but I do know one thing about the men behind wheels- they can’t ask for directions. I discovered this after my marriage when I realised that the reason we kept getting lost in every new city we went to, was not that my husband was lost in my…
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Indian soldier-the unsung hero!
image source Like a dream catcher that keeps the nightmares away while you peacefully dream He forgoes sleep, one too many nights. You swoon over and idolise the heroes on screen who pout and pose But seldom acknowledge the one who really fights. Amongst the cheers and din of festivals you celebrate with friends and family Is the silence of the loneliness he braves. The politicians stand up to criticize, to deliver false hopes, garner praise and argue endlessly While he takes no credit for lives he saves. When disaster looms its head or things go out of control, you summon him He happily obliges when duty calls. But the…
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How to turn good mornings into gold mornings
Every morning is the start of the rest of our lives. It is a time to thank God for yet another day and look ahead with a new hope. Morning makes your day. How you start the day determines how the rest of it shall go. A happy morning brings in a happy day and so, you must try to make the best of your mornings. Turn them from good to gold mornings: – Let go of the disappointment of yesterday. Think of what you can do today. -Think good thoughts and smile. Morning positivity lasts through the day. -Do not wake up and grab your cell phone to check…
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Sheroes Hangout-A thing of beauty!
Browsing for a unique calendar for 2015, I stumbled across one that truly was. It had me in awe, for the models depicted on it are beyond beautiful. These are the faces that glow not with conventional beauty, but with strength and resilience and the never-say-die attitude of a woman’s spirit. The calendar features women who survived horrendous acts of acid attack which left them disfigured and physically disabled but failed to break the indomitable will they possess. Bello is Spanish for beautiful and is the name of this calendar which is a part of Stop Acid Attacks campaign by Chhanv Foundation, a non-profit rehabilitation group that helps acid attack…
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Book review-The Bestseller She Wrote
Book title: The Bestseller She Wrote Author: Ravi Subramanian Genre: Romance No.of pages: 391 Price: Rs.295 Publisher: Westland Book blurb Paperback king Aditya Kapoor’s life is straight out of a modern man’s fantasy. His literary stardom is perfectly balanced by a loving wife and a spectacular career. With everything he touches turning to gold, Aditya is on a winning streak. Shreya Kaushik is a student with a heart full of ambition. Young, beautiful and reckless, Shreya speaks her mind and obsessively chases after what she wants. And what she wants is to be a bestselling author. What happens when their worlds collide? Is it possible to love two people at…
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2015-The year that was!
Today when the clock strikes 12 at night, the whole world shall welcome and view the advent of a new year-2016. Time is an amazing thing-it just goes on at the same pace. Nothing hastens, nothing hampers. The time we spent yesterday became a memory today, whether good or bad; the time of present is the life we are living at this moment; the time of future, tomorrow, with its hopes and wishes, keeps us going. The first and the last days of a year are magical. They make us reflect on the 365 days gone by while inspiring us for the coming ones. I am looking back today too,…
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Book review-When our worlds collide
Book title: When Our Worlds Collide Author: Aniesha Brahma Genre: Fiction Number of pages: 114 Format: Kindle Publisher: General Press Book blurb Akriti has led a pretty much sheltered life. Zayn has been shuttled from city to city when he was growing up. She is comfortable watching her life from the sidelines. He wants to feel rooted to a place he can call ‘home’. They meet each other quite by chance. And both seize the chance to be someone they both need in their lives: For Zayn, it is a ‘Partner-in-Crime’. For Akriti, someone who just knows how to be there for her… When their worlds collide, it’s not what…
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Star Wars in my home- Re-invented!
As I grew up watching and awing over Star Wars, I never knew I would be living them one day. Surprised? Well, don’t be. Having a child in the house is nothing less than Star Wars; you get the Jedi and Sith together, packaged in the form of an adorably cute little person and you constantly fight to eliminate the Sith and bask in the glory of the occasional moments when the Jedi takes over. Being a parent is apparently an intergalactic experience too! HP has always come up with innovative, out-of-the-box ideas but I am literally swept away by its Star Wars Special Edition notebook. It is like a…
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Dehradun- a city that feels like home!
Very few places welcome an outsider and make him so comfortable and at home that he never wants to leave. Dehradun is one such place. I came to the mesmerising city two years back with a lot of uncertainty about my future and many apprehensions about being in a new place. I am an army-wife so I must be used to it but then, I never was a conventional army wife. Misfit is the word for me, but I prefer to use ‘unconventional’. Being with my husband after three and a half years was reason enough to be happy but the city gave me many more. Three months back when…
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5 steps to responsible tourism
Travel creates memories..travel enriches the soul…travel refreshes the mind and body….well, the benefits of travel are endless. Fast paced stressful lives we lead nowadays are making us realise all the more how imperative it is to take some time out and enjoy with family and friends. source I totally agree. Do you? I have a friend who is an extremely busy neurosurgeon but literally steals time every couple of months to travel. I feel he suffers from wanderlust but he says that travel is his way of staying sane. Makes sense actually! I love travelling too and my husband and I are particularly fond of road-trips. Of all the wisdom…
