I love stories. My love for stories and reading is the one things I have wanted to pass on to my daughter for sure. So, from a very young age, I have been telling her stories. We have a simple enough routine of stories before bed time. Most days, I either read a story to […]
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When I began blogging back in 2004, it was simply a new platform of expression. It became a community of people who wrote well and formed a mutual admiration society. Over the last 11 years, blogging has evolved into a full fledged profession. Plenty of people I know are blogging full time and making good
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Plot of A Dance with the Corporate Ton A Dance with the Corporate Ton: Reflections of a Worker Ant is an autobiographical account of author Lata Subramanian’s professional life. It starts with a brief glimpse of her childhood and then quickly transitions to her humble beginning in the service industry. The book is about her unconventional
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In most Indian households, men doing housework is odd, more so when the man in question is your elderly father in law! I am one of the blessed few who gets tremendous support in chores from my FIL. When I was invited to do the Laundry Goes Odd Even challenge, he readily agreed. For our challenge, we used
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I am a complete water baby. The only form of physical exercise I really enjoy is swimming and a vacation for me means being near water. Anything else is well… travel. And believe me when I say, there is loads of difference between travelling and vacationing! For starters, a vacation means most things are taken
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KidZania is a role play based indoor activity centre for kids. It allows children to participate in various activities and experience being an artist, a pilot, a dentist, a fireman or even a dabbawala! The Mumbai centre was running a promo on Mother’s Day. As a special treat to the mommies, they were allowing the
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That I am a foodie is no secret really. I love food and I love to try new cuisines and dishes. My preferences though generally veer toward savoury dishes. I enjoy desserts in a limited quantity, in small doses and spread across time. For me, a buffet with a great salad spread is better than
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Well this blog post title was quite a mouthful! Wasn’t it? When the event was action packed like this… it deserves a title like that!! I learnt about this event via JAMM’s. You guys must have read about JAMM’s social initiatives like i-light and Step Up. It is an award winning group that promotes connecting
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Indian Chaat – is there a better example of Sweet and Spicy in the culinary world? As an ardent fan of chaat, I would say no.. absolutely not! The beauty of chaat is that there are so many variations of it, different forms, incorporating regional flavours and yet, the essence of it remains the same.
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Movie buffs would know the scene in Kabhi Khushie Kabhi Gham where Hrithik tells his dad he wants to do his MBA in London because it is a family tradition. While the dad looks on proudly in celluloid, I could not help wonder how often the situation gets reversed in real life. Imagine a stern
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