My Heart Story: Surgery to Recovery – Part II – The questions you were afraid to ask your doctor. What is a heart pillow? The heart pillow was gifted by the hospital to be used after heart surgery. Unfortunately, the nurses there didn’t know its usefulness. They thought it was a goodie, a return gift. […]

Marriages are made in heaven Mehta Jai Singh was married in 1944. The bride was found by placing an advertisement in the matrimonial columns of a leading newspaper, a rare thing to have happened in those days. Today we are celebrating 100th birth anniversary of Jai Singh Mehta. He was born to Nawal Singh and […]

In this information age, we have an overflow of knowledge. Do we pause and check the quality of the information we are consuming? Does it matter or can we listen, read and watch everything that is fed to us? How do I learn to discern, what information is to be fed to my mind? How […]

जन्मदिन की शुभकामनाएं…! समझ नहीं पड़ता कहाँ से शुरू करू… “मैं अध्यन कक्ष में, आप विश्राम गृह में ! हालाँकि ये दूरी बीस गज की हे, लेकिन पत्र लिखने की नौबत आगई हे..?” तो लो … पड़ो और गले उतारने की कोशिश करो…, “कोशिश करने वालों की हार नहीं होती..” (किसने लिखा था?) मेरी अपनी, […]

Dear Kamal Bhansali, Vicky Kunal Bhansali and Vidhi Bhansali Nayak,   Shail and I were saddened to hear of Vijai Bhansali / Suresh passing away in the wee hours on 20th February 2020. Please know that our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this difficult time. I imagine your grief must […]

Values change with time; principles are timeless  SC in favour of women in Army Thank you Aishwarya Bhati, my little princess, for spearheading this historic case. A welcome judgment by Supreme Court. The headlines by The Hindu, ‘…blow to mindset…’ seems inappropriate and disrespect to men and women. All of us, includes both male and […]

How good is your communication about money? अपनी पहुँच बिहारी के करतब कीजे दौर। तेते पाँव पसारिये जेती लांबी सौर॥ Dear Pracchi (Kachu) and Amrish, Today is your 15th wedding anniversary. Dear Kachu, on many nights when I tucked you in bed at night, I would picture your wedding day and beyond. Now you are […]

Dear Friends and Family – world-wide, I hope the new year has begun well for all of us. In India with the new year comes the festival of Makar Sankranti. Makar Sankranti like other festivals also has its own historical and religious significance in India. It is dedicated to Surya Devata (Sun God). It also […]

What’s your take? Read and share your views. After turning the pages of twenty books in 2019, I’ve decided to list five titles that had the most impact. My idea of an impactful book is one which transfers fear into prudence, pain into information, mistakes into initiation and desire into undertaking. To be clear, most […]