I have been purchasing these since the time I knew what they were. For my mom, my sister, my wife and my daughter. Looking back I guess somewhere when I was young I might have also felt odd talking about it…. or holding it…. I don’t know. But I say that because I too grew up in a society where it was something women hid … Continue reading It’s Padman and not Padma(vat)
I know it is more than a month since we have hit 2018. But I think we still have enough time to talk of reading and learning. Last year I did a 50 Book Challenge on Goodreads and closed 2017 with around 54 Books. But this year I decided not to do a challenge. There are two reasons. The challenge at times takes the upper … Continue reading What is your Reading List for 2018?
When I was starting my career someone told me that I have a problem with ‘NO’. He said I was one of those people who will say ‘Yes’ to everything. He said ‘NO’ is such a powerful word that only people with real purpose can say it. I laughed him off. But the words kept lingering in me. Over time I started looking at how … Continue reading Say ‘NO’ when you have to; And do it with Confidence
A subtle change in all you do….. a small start from any point… look back….. know yourself… always move forward…. slow down frequently…. spend time thinking…. get good sleep….. spend at least 3 lazy hours, every week read…… read more…. watch movies…. enjoy music…. smile…. write your thoughts hug a stranger….. take a long walk….. daily… eat fruits…. sing even if you can’t dance, dance … Continue reading It does not matter
I am loyal to my fault but I don’t pull people into my river; even if they know how to swim. the last thing you want is for someone to drown in your river… I mean you cannot even save them.. It’s your river. And I am loyal to my fault. I can see the suffering of another man, like seeing an incandescent lamp burn … Continue reading I am loyal to my fault
I am returning from Kerala today (1/16/2018), I have been swimming in nostalgia for the past two weeks but before I go I want to share the main news in the paper today…. some thoughts that tore through my nostalgia and flung me into the present reality….. The news in the Malayalam newspaper is that ‘69% malayali housewives support domestic violence’ the report is from … Continue reading Kerala Thoughts beyond my Nostalgia
The finale was almost half the event…. Last few days found us traveling and meeting more friends and family and attending the marriage of my cousin….. for me it’s been the four F words Family, Friends, Fun and Food followed by one more ‘F’ word ‘Farewell’ time to say bye….. For people like me who have left their homes they are bound to face this farewell in … Continue reading Finale to Farewell
When I tell people I am in Kerala I am often reminded of the greatness and beauty of the houseboats and the experience of it…. but though I am a keralite I have not gone on a houseboat… this might have many reasons, May be I find it exorbitantly expensive or may be I don’t belong to that part of Kerala where the houseboats are … Continue reading My Malabar – Traveling through my Home Town
Yes you read the title correct; Padmavat(i) is an ugly, repulsive & distasteful anti-Invasion narrative that leaves you appalled & insulted as a Human being. The movie starts with a lot of disclaimers including that used specifically when you use names of people living or dead and want to have your own narrative using them or when you specifically think idiots might start crying and … Continue reading Padmavat(i) is an ugly, repulsive and distasteful anti-Invasion narrative that leaves you Appalled and insulted as a Human being
Wordsworth’s poem used the proverb ‘The child is the father of the man’. For many it denotes the unchanged man, about habits of childhood shaping the adult. For me it always reminds me of the little circles of life we complete before we get to a full circle… When I first wore my dad’s shoe and it perfectly fit me, it was one circle; when … Continue reading Circles of Life – Visiting my Home Town
Vinod Narayan 