“Do not weep”

Now it happened, the day after, that He went into a city called Nain; and many of His disciples went with Him, and a large crowd.  And when He came near the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was being carried out, the only son of his mother; and she was a widow. And a large…

Harsha Bhogle on Sachin.

Harsha Bhogle used to be one of my favorite cricket commentators. As a teen I used to like his sense of humor. Later on when I was doing my masters in business admin at Bangalore, I found out that he was an IIM grad. All the more reasons to listen to his commentary. 😀 As…

Summer is my favorite!!!

Winter is almost gone. And the season of Spring is at its dawn. As we were driving to a friends place, I saw the trees and the tiny green leaves that were beginning to show up. I was gazing at the beauty of creation. The four seasons: fall, winter, spring and summer. Summer is my…

FIRST place?

Hostel days were a lot of fun. I made good friends there, and I cherish my hostel memories and love to recollect them whenever time permits. One such friend I made was Zenobia. Zen is one crazy gal, I tell you!!! She is oodles of fun, a non-stop yapper, a Pentecostal by faith, and she…

Geetha Arthi (1983-2009)

First of all, Wish you all a very Happy valentine’s day!!! This is a happy event for many of us. But for some women that might not be the case.  This post is dedicated to my friend Geetha Arthi who committed suicide on account of dowry torture, a couple of years ago. Today, she is…

Prayer Power

One of the reasons why I feel lazy to spend long times in prayer is, sub-consciously there is a question which I have sort of believed. The question is “How does it matter?” Many a times when I think I ought to pray for my city, my generation, the next generation or my country, this…

The Nursery tears

Being an Indian, you are used to so much of noise everywhere: at home, on the road, shopping complexes, doctor’s office, railway station, campuses….. pretty much every place is bustling with activity and accompanied by a crazy amount of noise. US stands in sharp contrast to a country like India. At home the only sound…