If you have children at home who like to tinker on things, whose questions don’t cease, who love exploring, who are endearing and compassionate, then you are most likely constantly looking for platforms where they can express themselves. One of my favourite stories is that of Arav Hak who raised over 9 lakh rupees to […]
Bad habits are little comfort zones that we create to help us cope with a difficulty. We accidentally stumble upon a cozy patch which we then become afraid to let go. So if it really is comforting why is it bad? Didn’t you hear what I just said?” Afraid to let go?” Bad habits are […]
It had been a ‘zappy time’, when a twenty odd year old man, a cycle-rickshaw puller, became ‘friend’, to a nine year old girl. His age buffered him from poverty and had not started weighing him down. He had a job, which gave him independence and he was happy in a way that only […]
I keep reading about children who have made a difference. They are those who have become social influencers. Children have the ability to influence and affect change because they dream, and they dream with nothing to hold them back. When they feel for something, they feel for it deeply. What makes Jack Andraka, Ann Makosinski, […]
There is the age when you read out to your children and then there is one when they ‘read’ because their peers do. When you read it out, you pick the right books for your children and when they grow up their choices become an extension of their personalities. What about the time in between […]
The book cover looks like a photograph Mia would take. Little Fires Everywhere is Celeste Ng’s second novel. Shaker Heights, Ohio is where she ( the writer’s name is pronounced ‘ing’) was brought up to be an adult and it is here that she has set her story. It is a privileged community where the […]
Loyalty is a very special word in the corporate world. There are tons of research being done to understand relationships between customer and company, employee and employer. It’s quite interesting but let me not go there now. What I am more interested in, is you, my young friend and how loyalties play in your life. […]
