Making our way back home
vc_media_grid grid_id=”vc_gid:1597383565188-f7649cd7-e9f9-9″ include=”5283,5284,5285″In late January, when schools here in Hong Kong closed due to the COVID threat, I decided to book a flight to India with my two kids. Given they were getting bored stuck in our apartment here, the thought of meeting family back in Punjab and the promise of the beautiful weather there were reasons enough to excite …
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Coronavirus – Useful Hints & Tips from a Hong Kong Mum
Coronavirus seems to have smothered our lives over the past few weeks. Whether you are browsing the internet, stepping out to buy groceries or having a random conversation with a friend, this all-pervading virus threatens to show its ugly face in every waking minute of our lives! I mean isn’t it enough that it’s causing all this damage to our …
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Going Grey!
There are so many ways in which I could start talking about this topic. I could talk about beauty, experience, age, emotions, life or colour. Talking about the color grey, I often wonder is it even a colour or merely a shade? Does it represent uncertainty or indifference, boredom or modesty or age and maturity? Not a favourite colour for …
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Why my kids don’t read Enid Blyton
If you are anything like me and loved reading books as a child, your favorite author would surely have been Enid Blyton. With a mind-boggling range from Mr. Meddle to Noddy, the Magic Faraway Tree series to the Famous Five, Enid Blyton captivated our minds and filled our bookshelves. Growing up in a world where cell phones and the internet …
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The Sad Demise of Santa Claus
Happy Holidays!! Statutory warning: The following reading material is not suitable for children under ten years of age. Or adults who still steadfastly believe that life is nothing without a little magic. Recently adding to the list of bizarre rumors routinely doing the rounds on the Internet was the news of the sad demise of Santa Claus. That Twitter trend, …
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Tips for staying motivated when life gets TOUGH
Life is not always going to be a bed of roses. There will be constant challenges and moments to test you. Your dream job will not be handed to you on a silver platter. These are just some of the realities of life. However, this does not mean you are stuck in a bush of thorns, or suffering, and permanently …
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Meet the Beauty with Brains
vc_rowvc_column/vc_column/vc_rowvc_rowvc_columnvc_column_text Born and brought up in Hyderabad, in a traditional Maharastrian Brahmin family, I had done my school and college from Vivek Vardhini Girls School & College. Further to that I pursued Bachelor of Law (5years) from Mahatma Gandhi Law College. After acquiring the registration as certified lawyer at Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh, I did my law practice for …
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Jewelry and Feminism
The two “F” words, Fashion and Feminism have often gone hand in hand. Both are strongly associated with women, and both have positive and negative connotations. Both have influenced each other, and both are constantly challenged even in today’s day and age. The jewelry industry is an integral part of the fashion world, and has its own place in history, …
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ADDICTED INNOCENCE
vc_rowvc_columnvc_column_textIt was during my travels, when I was first exposed to the darker side of India. I met children from the country’s poorer regions, and I was appalled to see children as young as seven already addicted to drugs. For many, they had run away from home to be able to be drug abused. As a mother to two young …
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DESI DAAL VIDESI TADKA
INSIGHTS INTO AN NRI’S LIFE Hundreds or may be thousands of Indians every year move abroad for better lives. Be it in the quest to find better jobs, education, supporting their spouse, and other endless reasons. Leaving your country and settling down abroad always sounds very flashy to the people who are left behind in their own country. The comforts …
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