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Category Archives: Emotional
On tackling life when it’s a tightrope walk
I have not blogged as often as I would like to lately and it certainly is not for lack of things I want to express! The truth is that I have been feeling overwhelmed lately. It’s that point that I … Continue reading
More images of Dad, while I am at it…
While I am still in reminiscing mode, I thought I would add some more nuggets to sort of complete that storyline. There are, of course, many more images and incidents galore that I can dig out of memory, but these … Continue reading
Shit happens, but life must go on: A photo journey of nostalgia for Dad
I was charged by my paternal uncle with the seemingly simple task of creating a power point that described the highlights of my father’s life to be shown to schoolchildren in Goa, who would be participating in an inter-school elocution … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional
Tagged childhood, Dad, death, emotional nostalgia, Goa, manage, memories, photos
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Smile, for you can light the world!
I could post a zillion pics of my kids for this week’s Word A Week Photo Challenge on the A Word in your Ear blog, seeing as the world this week is Smile. But I refrain from being the over … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional
Tagged A Word A Week Photo Challenge, celebrations, festivals, India, kids, love, people, Smile
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Beyond protests, what’s next? Snippets from the media that cleared my mind
It’s been hard to lead a normal life amid the shrill noise of protest and violence in India-out on the streets as well as in the confusing, noisy world of news and media, life’s been tough. Especially for those of … Continue reading
Posted in cities, Democracy, Emotional, Youth
Tagged collaboration, Delhi, Delhi gang rape, editorial, givernment, image, India, leadership, media, patriarchy, protests, safety, women, young men
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The future is in safe hands: Inspired by the bonding, empathy between students from two ends of the world
When mHS took on the task of hosting a workshop in the slums of Delhi for a class of American students from the ACARA program at the University of Minnesota, we spent a lot of time worrying about how to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Emotional, Urban poverty, Youth
Tagged communication, Facebook, idealism, Katha, problems, school, slums, social networking, students, young people, youth
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Watching my kids grow: Astonished, amused, proud!
Watching my children grow and hearing the absolutely astonishing things they say and do, I often try and remember what I was like when I was a child. Of course, I cannot. We only know partly what we were and … Continue reading
Rewarded for trust: How my child surprised me and made me proud
Children are so incredibly resilient and we adults, parents included, underestimate them all the time. My kids never cease to surprise me. Last night, Aadyaa started complaining of earache. Now that is bad news indeed, for it is an ailment … Continue reading
Life of Pi: The beauty of nature, 3D technology and Suraj Sharma!
Yann Martel’s ‘Life of Pi’ is an incredible story. Fantastical and a commentary on life, the meaning of existence, etc etc. Ingredients for a runaway hit. Ang Lee’s film does it tremendous justice, but in a very different way from … Continue reading
Posted in Emotional, film review
Tagged 3D, Life of Pi, Movie, nature, Richard Parker, sea, Suraj Sharma, Yann Martel. Ang Lee
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