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I have always been terrified of Public Speaking. Being an introvert, going up on the stage and keeping the audience engaged is something tha...

My Mother-in-law studied Kannada Medium, and hence not very well-versed in the English language. Her first granddaughter, that is my daughte...

Tontu turned Thirteen today! Its amazing how a child grows up, in fact, sometimes almost magical. It is even more amazing to watch this phen...

April 3rd: School Books distribution and Sadhguru Darshan at Sadhguru Sannidhi, Chikkaballapura April 8th: PTM and Trichur Brothers Carnat...

My daughter's friend's younger sister, about 5-6 years old, who stays close to us just returned back from Australia. She had been th...

Jan 26th : Naming ceremony @ Seethapathi Agrahara Mutt Jan 28th : Purandara Dasara Aradhane @ Konankunte Mutt Jan 30th : Madhwa Navami @ Kon...

Off late I have become conscious of the water that I am drinking, thanks to many videos ( experiment ) and articles ( Isha , Neerukku Nandri...

It was more than a decade ago, sometime in late 2011. The place was Fidelity office in Boston. I was attending a talk by a distinguished Exe...

Jan 2nd: Fast - Vaikunta Ekadasi. Absolute fasting - nothing eaten and bare minimum water intake. Jan 3rd: Feast - 'Breaking of the fa...

I came out of the restroom one day in office, and just when I was exiting, I washed my lips, or rather I made them wet. For a moment, I stop...

  The first house that you own will always remain special....

 

"Ekadasi", in my childhood meant, not eating the usual day-to-day meals comprising of Anna (rice) and Rasam or Sambar. It meant a ...

Saturday : Set Masala Dosa, Rava Idli, Idli Vada Sunday : Sev Puri, Jain Bhel Puri, Plain Dosa Monday : Home-made Maggi Noodles Tuesday : Go...

Those of you who thought The Princess Story ended, well, you were wrong! This, lo and behold, is Part 2! The grit and determination of the ...

Usually, after 11 pm at our home, we do not venture into the living room or any other part of the house. We are on the bed, reading book or ...

Mr. Sun, Mr. Golden Sun..! Please Shine Down on Me..!  One day morning, some time in late 2016, when I was still in the Bay Area in USA, I r...

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So this happened on Dec 26th, 2018 in Bodh Gaya at about 2 pm. But this blog post has no significance to the day, place or time actually exc...

 My daughter's friend (aged 6) and my daughter (aged 9) were scribbling all over the newspaper today and going gaga about it. They were ...