VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM !

What principles define how you live? In Life, we play many roles like that of father, husband, son, friend, etc. Similarly, there are many fields where we exist daily like as a neighbor, as a citizen in society and country, as a professional in work where some people report to you and to some you … Read more

memories over food

Decades ago when there no electronic distractions, life revolved around food. For us as children, all occassions like birthdays or festivals or weekends or holidays meant special food and everything was cooked at home. Hours before the food time, aroma would waft out from kitchen and spread in the whole house and we would start … Read more

Stop focussing Instead pay attention

We hear and read a lot that focus is required to succeed in life. Is it really focus we are talking about or attention? There is a small difference between focus and attention. Focus is about one spot. Attention can be widespread. What actually is happening is, people are not attentive and are trying to … Read more

What’s next ?

Things happen unplanned. Things may go wrong inspite of best planning. Decades ago , in such situations it used to be fretting, fuming, getting angry, getting abusive with words. Things happened as they had to. Anger also subsided but relationships with people around got strained. Years passed, some maturity came, some wisdom was added due … Read more

varanasi Diaries- Celebration of life and death

Life begins from a source and ends at the same source. Again it begins from the same source and ends at the same source. Like this cycle of life and death goes on till salvation is achieved. This is our ancient mythology. For centuries it was believed that people who die at Varanasi ( or … Read more