'Give Me A Hand.' What does that statement mean to you? Usually, it would mean helping somebody get up, right? Now, what if a robot heard this statement - What would the robot make of it? It would be the literal meaning of unscrewing the hand and giving it to the requestor.
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So, I am back home in India - in body, soul and spirit, I am complete. There is no other way to describe it - I am not a foreigner in India. Nothing is 'foreign' to me - I am not trying to figure out if this is the right dress, weather or food; I just am.
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I watched a video at work discussing the top five trends in 2030. And one of the sections in that video was titled - 'Follow The Babies'. It talked about how the world population has changed and continues to change. A few decades ago, it was necessary to have multiple children as...
We had one of our regular town hall meetings at work. And our wellness consultant mentioned a session on Sober-Curious. My mind tucked that word away for more research - Lo and Behold next day, an article on Sober Curious shows up on bbc.com. The best definition of Sober curious ...
This year one of my cousins got married back home in India. He opted for arranged marriage which means horoscopes had to be checked etc. etc. When the marriage date was finally confirmed, it created a buzz in cousin's WhatsApp chat as we are all spread worldwide. We were so busy ...
I am re-reading Dune books by Frank Herbert. They are a must for any fantasy fan worth her salt. Like a true work of art - every time you read them, you see a different angle. In the book, there is a group of people called Fremen who thrive in the desert. They have stillsuits tha...
My ancestral home is a tiny village in the south of India, Sevvur. Unless you are from there or know somebody from the village, there is no way you would have heard about it. It is a sleepy 2.5 street village with a population of less than 1000, and at a given time, there may be ...
My parents and I were reminiscing on the old days. We had just moved to Delhi when I was about four years old. And none of us except my dad knew the language Hindi. And my mom mentioned that she had done a correspondence course to learn Hindi. I expressed my shock that I had no i...
Eckhart Tolle tells the story of his dad, who in his older years remarked that the quality of mirrors has deteriorated since his younger days. I am sure most of us have looked at the mirror and wondered what happened? Or, go for reunions and somebody remarks on how young we were?...
Imagine an intricate tapestry made of a rich fabric of vibrant colours. It is so huge that it covers the entire wall. You have never seen the wall behind the Tapestry. For you, the wall does not exist. You spend all your time admiring the Tapestry - so beautiful, so breathtaking....
A young woman lost touch with her dad as a child when her parents divorced. As she grows up, she desires to meet him - she finds out that he is dead. She wishes she had made an effort to reach out to him sooner.
A woman's in-laws shun her because she could not produce a male hei...
I recently watched the movie - 'The White Tiger' on Netflix. It is one of those movies which has more than just a basic storyline. It depicts India, and it's culture - things that probably most Indians don't even think about anymore. But it goes a lot deeper than that. I have not...
I had a dream that I was in a marketing office with my friend. My friend was having issues with her peer, and we were walking down the corridor to the boss's office. All of a sudden fire alarm start - annoying kind, Kiiiiii-Kiiiii Kiiiii. We look at each other and assume it is so...
I love solitude, the difference between being lonely and alone. Nature and a crowded city both let me be - which is why I find them both very soothing to my soul. I enjoy watching movies alone, eating by myself, going to cafes on my own. Best of all, I like to travel alone becaus...
Yesterday I stumbled upon some old hard drives from my London days and beyond. I ended up watching videos of events/moments/experiences that had a meant a lot to me at some point - and now are only memories.
My friend's hen night, Mine and Adam's dance performances, Dance partie...
I just finished a week of an exciting event called - Give Back Hack. It is an event where strangers come together and form teams around something they are passionate about - and then turn it into a working idea by the end of the weekend. And due to COVID this year it was a week-l...
I am participating in a hackathon this week - called Give Back Hack(https://givebackhack.com/). In essence, it's about a group of strangers coming together to launch a business by the end of it. The caveat is that the company has to have a social impact.
I chose to work with ...
Meditation, Spiritual, Journey, Self, Isha, Tolle, Yoga, Consciousness, Presence - these have become buzzwords today. Almost everybody I know is aware of these things even if they are not actively practising. There is an aura or mystery around the whole spiritual journey which fe...
Have you ever wondered why the CEO gets the corner office on the topmost floor? Have you ever wondered why everybody has to rise when Judge enters the room?
There is a distinct hierarchy everywhere - in hospitals, airports even in Restaurants: head chef and a sous chef, Pilot an...
Adam and I were walking with Aki - our fabulous Shiba Inu pup one day. It was a hot summer day, and Aki was dragging his feet. We ran into another couple with their Shiba Inu pup. We exchanged notes, and they continued walking with their white Shiba Inu pup leading the way, happi...
'Stay hungry, Stay foolish' is a quote from Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford in the year 2005.
As per Quora, it means that one should never be content with what is, nor consider oneself an expert. There is always more to do/gain ("stay hungry" for knowledge) and m...
There is a lot of news about the suicide of the Bollywood Actor - Sushant Singh Rajput. It has raised questions on the powerful few who own most of the industry - which movies make it, who is the hero etc. Soon after that, there was another post from a singer stating that it is t...
Before 2020 I was living my regular routine - going to work, getting things done and accomplishing the goals I had set for myself. I also spent a considerable amount of time with Wild Tiger Tees. Wild Tiger Tees is a social enterprise which Adam, I and three of our friends formed...
A few days ago, NASA launched astronauts to the space station. And a few days ago George Floyd was killed as a result of police brutality or racial injustice as some of us would say it.
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Somebody in your team made a m...
Coronavirus seems to have crept on us from something that was happening elsewhere to becoming a global pandemic. When it first started, I never anticipated the impact it will have on the entire world. Even after we discover a vaccine, I suspect life as we knew it might not return...
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function - a quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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It is hard to see both sides of a situation - understand the tru...
I am currently in the seventh week of lockdown. Who would have thought? I had just published my book - 'You Can Do It' when all this was beginning. And I had sent out emails to the few folks I know to do my marketing.
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If something is unfair and nobody is aware that it is unfair - is it still unfair?
I am writing this blog right after watching the Bollywood movie - 'Thappad' which translates into - 'Slap'. And I am writing this caught up in an emotion which can only be described as 'Outraged h...
My dad has been talking about this guy called Sri M for a couple of years. Sri M has written a few books, and my dad has read them all. The topic of Sri M came up again recently, and I decided to give his books a try. I share my dad's kindle - clicked on the book and voila downlo...
We are living in interesting times - something that is making history right now even as I write this blog.
India is in a 21-day lockdown, and some of the temples shut down a bit earlier. My parents told me that within a few days of the lockdown, wild animals started roaming in ...
I landed in India after twenty-three hours of flight time. I enjoy long flights however gruelling it may seem - there seems to be something about being suspended in the air - which is very freeing. And I look forward to landing and coming out of the aeroplane. Not only my mind bu...
This blog is a little bit different from my other blogs in the sense that it is a collection of various bits of information about Japan that I find fascinating. For a while, I have been fascinated by Japan. Not only because our Shiba-Inu pup is from Japan but because of the demog...
I recently watched an amazon prime series, 'Made in Heaven.' It is about a couple of wedding planners whose clients are the elite of elitist in Delhi, India. The show was ok overall, one-time watch. But, there was a thread in that show that got me worked up a bit - and not a lot ...
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I remember somebody telling me about their best friend who has known them since childhood. Most people will probably say, 'Awwww, that's so nice.' Not you, you are thinking - 'That is so scary, why would I want that?'
You have lived in a place for f...
Last Saturday our two year old pup - Aki decided he wanted to experience freedom. He wiggled free from his collar and went for an hour jaunt around the neighborhood. My husband, Adam trudged behind, coaxing Aki to come back. Aki is a shiba inu and they are known for their stubbor...