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July 11, 2026
These past two weeks, between wedding preparations, I got something rare. Extended, unhurried time with both my sons. Naturally, a couple of conversations wandered to work and career. And like a typical all-knowing parent, I made sure to tell them 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 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 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…
June 27, 2026
I watch people make the same mistake all the time. Junior and senior alike. They walk into a conversation trying to persuade someone, armed with logic. Here is why I am right. Here is what you should do. Here is Read more…
June 26, 2026
We judge our choices by how they turn out. If it worked, we call it a good decision. If it did not, we beat ourselves up for getting it wrong. But that is the wrong way to keep score. Just Read more…
