April 10, 2025
Many feel uncomfortable with the idea of solitude. But, it is fundamental to any creative problem solving.
September 11, 2024
Our daily interactions are a key indicator of future success—improving the quality of these connections drives better outcomes.
May 20, 2024
Once upon a time, a priest on a walking tour in pre-revolutionary Russia was confronted by a soldier as he entered the town. The soldier pointed his bayonet at the priest and called out, The priest was unfazed. Instead of Read more…
May 26, 2021
In 1990, Elizabeth Newton, a Ph.D. candidate at Stanford University, did a study to check how confident people were about communicating some message to someone and how successful they were in getting the message across to the recipient. In the Read more…
July 9, 2026
For almost six months, the wedding occupied a large part of our lives. Between my wife and me, there was always something to discuss, decide, buy, confirm, or worry about. Then came the ceremonies. The house filled up. Family and Read more…
July 8, 2026
The wedding is done. The guests have gone home. Tomorrow I fly my parents back to Bangalore and return to a quiet house. And I am exhausted. Deeply, completely exhausted. My instinct, like always, is to get back into routine. Read more…
July 7, 2026
Today was the last of the wedding ceremonies. In our tradition, the celebrations do not end with the wedding day. They close a few days later with a small prayer ceremony performed by the newly married couple, seeking blessings for Read more…
July 6, 2026
At a wedding, a young man asked his grandfather, who had been married for sixty years, for the secret. The grandfather thought for a long time and said, “On our wedding day, my wife told me she had made a Read more…
July 5, 2026
For six months, we had been preparing for this day. And today, it passed in a blur. My son got married in an elaborate Vedic ceremony, surrounded by family, extended family, and some of our closest friends. As parents of Read more…
July 3, 2026
Today was Day 2 of the ceremonies before my son’s wedding. The day of Haldi and Mangala Snanam. In a Vedic wedding, this is one of the rituals that prepares the groom for marriage. Turmeric is ground and applied by Read more…
July 2, 2026
Today was the first day of our five-day wedding celebrations. The house was full. The rituals had begun, and all my close family members were there. The day started early and moved with the usual mix of joy, movement, noise, Read more…
July 1, 2026
It’s the week leading up to my son’s wedding, and I am on a work break, fully engrossed in the preparations. My daily reflections are naturally leaning towards what I am noticing around me. In a wedding house, some of Read more…
June 30, 2026
I am in Hyderabad. My son’s wedding is days away, and the house is full. Lists everywhere. Rooms, food, transport, rituals, clothes, gifts, timings, elders. Every day something gets added. Every hour something shifts. We brought my parents from Bangalore; Read more…
June 29, 2026
A man was rowing across a river before sunrise. The water was quiet enough that every dip of the oar sounded larger than it was. Halfway across, through the thin morning mist, he saw another boat drifting towards him. At Read more…
