Author: Saurabh

Sapna Koshy was at her wit’s end: her mother-in-law was about to be seventy in just a few days and she had absolutely no clue what to gift her on her birthday. Since the six …

“Desserts make memories sweeter and last longer,” – a statement that often resonates on the ears of Vaishali Maniar- woman entrepreneur and the founder ‘crumbs!’ – a home bakery. As she adds- “whether it is …

Boundless Freedom is a boon all desire, Every living soul aspire, But only the strongest achieve it, As the weaker can never reach it…. Society imposes lots of regulation, Adding to an individual’s frustration, But …

“Give others only if you have enough for yourselves.” I have been hearing those words of wisdom since I could make sense of things around. That appeared quite ‘logical’ to me – can we be …

A recent report in print media actually baffled me and had sent me into a thought-spin. The headline read something like this- “China is considering passing law which forces youngsters to look after elderly parents …

My thoughts in solitude often take me to the times when I was with my Dad during his last days, undergoing treatment for advanced stage cancer, in a private hospital. Dad was in the hospital …

Like most of us, I did not like visiting hospitals as the sight of people in pain disturbed me. But ironically, I became a regular visitor to a particular hospital after my Dad was diagnosed …

Satish was one of my closest friends during my school days. We used to go to school together and often played together as we stayed nearby. He was cheerful and full of life, like most …

Reitesh worked with me in an IT firm. We often gathered for our usual, mostly droning, discussion and he would often vent out his frustration at being underpaid and would sight instances of other organizations …

My office is almost twenty kilometers from my residence. I take two connecting buses while travelling from home to office and the same while returning home. On my way back home, I stop a while …

Nachiket was never the run of the mill guy- he always had a larger perspective of life. Earning a hefty salary and then settling down was never his priority. So almost predictably, after completing his …

I have a photograph of my dad which I made sure could never escape my notice: I had set it as a laptop and desktop background and also on my mobile handset screen. I clicked …