Woman At Work

Hadnt realised how much I’d built into the online identity. How Google and Facebook and Smartphones had become as essential as air, food and water.  I never used them much. Only bare minimum. Then I found out my phone and accounts were being monitored. And it felt violated.   Filed under: Uncategori

A weekend getaway. To Panchgani. During the Dushera holidays :) And it’s taken me all this while to get down to posting about it. I want to capture the memories. Before they get buried deep along with all the other travels. Highlights: Flowers everywhere! Clumps of tall (really really tall) yellow f

This spin on  Dag Hammarskjold’s quote sums up well my plan for 2012: Be Quieter, Simpler, Warmer & Firmer. Smile more. Fret less. Share. Play. Read. Travel. Dance. Write.   Filed under: Musings Tagged: 2012, simplicity

A strange emptiness hits me every festival season. Growing up, I hated rituals. And I made it a habit to rebel against every tradition.Though we didnt have too many. Being a “Jain”, there were no poojas done at home for any festivals. The rituals, if they can be so called, involved going to the temp

Reading “Committed“.  Quite an analysis of the history and evolution of marriage :) Wondering – are my/our/this generation’s expectations from love and marriage way too high? Over the last few decades, we’re moving to a mode/culture, where the individuals choose their spouse. And increasingly we wan

There’s something about airports that I love. I get a rush when I’m at the airport. I like sitting there, watching people. A slice of life. A slice of their life. When all else stops. When you’re forced to almost doing nothing. Out of your daily routine. In a limbo of sorts. Time stops in [...]

.. the world is so different. Been heading out by 6am each day the last week, er ahem, to gym. As I drive out, the entire world is asleep. It’s silent. It’s the only time I drive with the windows down. Feeling the cold air. It’s pitch dark. With just a few street lights on. [...]

Got into a debate of sorts about ‘women in the workforce’ and ‘financial independence’. Here’s my 2 cents on it. I’ve come to believe women MUST work outside the home – at a paying job. Because having a steady income is the most empowering tool for a woman. It entitles her to a voice of [...]

While we’re talking of numbers here… let’s talk about weight. Why is everyone so obsessed with it ? And who are you to decide my “ideal” weight or to say I’m overweight. Especially if I’m fit and not flabby. Triggered by my trip to a professional gym. After 4 years. I signed up – for [...]