Happy 17th Birthday Rahi
And slowly you are getting out of your teens, becoming closer to an adult. What does that mean to you. What does that mean to your old man. I don’t even remember when I turned 17 or even 18. I remember when I turned 40 and when I turned 50. This last year was when I really started thinking about you growing up to being … Continue reading Happy 17th Birthday Rahi
Origin 2023 Movie – Film adaptation of the book Caste
Origin is in theaters, watched it on Friday. It is the film adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s magnificent book Caste-The origins of our discontent. If you have not read the book please do. Even if you are not a book person, don’t miss the movie. Reading the book I never thought of it coming out as a movie. And if someone had told me that time … Continue reading Origin 2023 Movie – Film adaptation of the book Caste
1/365 Post Truth
What will happen if I pen 365 poems..?Nothing will happenEven if I don’t write nothing will happenThen why not write….? After regularly writing for years I had stopped writing poems… But here is a new start… 1/365 – Post Truth A worried doubting mindwandering in a thick factual forestseeing data fallen on the groundall one needs to do ispick a few..look at all the tall … Continue reading 1/365 Post Truth
Gandhi Jayanthi and Change
I have read what many people have written about Gandhi. The Gandhi who went to South Africa was not the same Gandhi who came back to India. The Gandhi who embarked on any journey was not the same as the Gandhi who arrived at the end of the journey. Gandhi for me is change. He was a human being who continuously changed when he realized … Continue reading Gandhi Jayanthi and Change
Conversations on Career & Future
Our son Rahi is a junior and has started thinking about college. His interest is Theater and Animation and Story telling. I have started this conversation with him on his future prospects. Initially I had this reservation about Arts. Though I have my creative side I have always thought that it is a side hustle. I have no idea if I have what it takes … Continue reading Conversations on Career & Future
I don’t but they do
I don’t write life with a pen.I do it with a strangeness drippingfrom the eyes of people I know.Some call it tears. I don’t coverup love with blankets.I cover it with a smile tornfrom a past moment in time.Some call it Youth. I don’t feel the pain with my hands.I feel it with a fearI know I cannot live without.Some call it failure. I don’t … Continue reading I don’t but they do
What should I be retaining this Week
There is so much we consume and create in a week. I am not talk about food but Articles, Videos, Podcasts, Conversations and more. What do we retain? Or what is it that is worth retaining. What thoughts do they create in us? I have decided to share with you Every Sunday what I think I should retain and what thoughts that came in mind … Continue reading What should I be retaining this Week
Do you think that children should be rewarded for trying, not just succeeding?
Before we get to children, let us take a moment to find what is the difference between trying and succeeding. Here is my thought. Trying is a journey. It is not an end or destination. yes it ends when we quit or fail or succeed, until then it is a journey. Succeeding is a destination and end to what we have been trying. But it … Continue reading Do you think that children should be rewarded for trying, not just succeeding?
Apple’s Compatibility Demon & Creativity
So my son likes to animate and a few years back I had given him the IPAD I bought. That was a 3rd Generation IPAD Air. I bought it not because I had any specific need for it. But then once he showed interest in animation, I gave it to him and he has been putting it to great use. I had bought him a … Continue reading Apple’s Compatibility Demon & Creativity
Scaling Down to be Sustainable & Avoid burnout
I created my first Video and uploaded it on YouTube on July 1st 2016. It has been 7 years. Over the years I used that medium to express myself personally, professionally and socially. It has given me a seat in places I did not eveb think I would get a pass to enter. Content Creation has connected me with people I never knew and even … Continue reading Scaling Down to be Sustainable & Avoid burnout
Vinod Narayan 