A Little Prayer

When I was writing the blog ‘what I’ve done’ my mind was so distressed, telling me something is coming….something really bad……for people reading this might think….what’s wrong with you! But I guess I have the sixth sense. Yes, I’m talking about Burma……yet another natural disaster……or you may call it the rage of ‘Kaliyug’. Telling us [...]


Quotes

“Sila (morality) means behaving well at all times, living according to ethical rules or precepts, restraint of the senses and passions, good manners, self-discipline, courtesy, consideration and politeness. Sila is also used as a general term for the daily practice of sustained awareness and mindful actions.” You must be wondering, doesn’t she have anything else to [...]


The Intangibles.

 A bunch of red roses, a box of chocolates from the Thorntons, a diamond studded pendant from the Goldsmiths, 21st century requisites to nourish the intangibles of life. Yes, I am talking about love, harmony and good health. As February 14th is not far away, I would want to mention some of my thoughts up [...]


Tagged- ‘Light a Life’.

 Dear iLand friends, I have been tagged by psaint who, one of my iLand friends, and here I am about to hand over the hefty task of spreading the good word - ‘Donate your eyes’. I tag Rajesh Vora, Mahen Misra, Moe M, VT, Febin Joy, Siddharth Arora and BK to spread the word from my end. [...]


White Gold.

I am upset by going through certain statistics as a result of globalisation and its impact upon developing countries. A designer brand would cost £5 in the country of manufacture and the selling price on UK high streets could come upto £50, which is obviously unacceptable. At least if it was a 50% share for the [...]


Presbyopia- can we help?

According to recent statistics around 1 billion people suffer from presbyopia (blurry vision) in the developing countries, a common ailment amongst people aged 45 and above. This makes them dependent on others to thread a needle, to read the newspaper, to fill up an application form at the local Social security office and the worst [...]


Why do this to me?

Hi dear Rediffiland friends, The news two days ago in ‘The Guardian’ has encouraged me to write this blog. The news headlines were as follows: ‘India’s secret shame’. I am terribly disturbed by going through the news and I hope this would bring some kind of awareness, if at all it reaches the people who [...]


Sincere gratitude….

hi all my dear friends,I extend my gratitude for the time you spend in actually going through my blogs and for leaving your valuable comments….I am a bit busy right now, but will come back with more of my thoughts…….your inspiration keeps me going……Thanks guys….Have fun and keep smiling.……nothing is too hard in this world…..just [...]