Adventure Sports

When you are away for the weekend at a resort in the middle of nowhere, actually in an oasis of greenery, a strangeness begins to stir in the air. You find a warm honey like feeling creeping into your heart and a hopefulness alien to city dwellers and workaholics startles you. And you… Yes,  You,…

How to Vanquish a Cynic

What is the best way to destroy a cynic? No. Not the passing cynic the. I mean the hardcore “Oh, no! Two women love me. They’re both gorgeous and sexy. My wallet’s too small for my fifties, and my diamond shoes are too tight!” cynic? You make them look at a child in the eye….

Self-Defense Tactics for Kids

The age of innocence is lost. Each generation thinks it left with them. People want altruistic and loving kids around who tilt their heads and smile showing all their teeth. The unfortunate side-effect of this is that such a peace-loving child drifts towards non-violence. But That’s a good thing you say. Is it? Really? Definitely. It is…

The Lil Flea At Jio Garden

Just photos, for now, witty comments and epic take on a fabulous event soon to follow. Yes, people, everyone has internet problems in India.

Sheikh Zayed Mosque @ Abu Dhabi

When you are listing reasons why you are glad of your sense of sight be sure to include in it the Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi. You have to be covered head to toe to enter this mosque, so make sure your sleeves reach your wrists and the edge of your pants touch your ankles. There…

How to Scandalise Your Parents

Typically when you’re a girl living in India and turning twenty-something your parents develop an additional superpower. Their retina is so energised that they are now able to scan any boy within a hundred mile as a potential husband. As traumatic as that sounds it is infinitely better than the endless battle, almost as eternal…

Lost & Found

Ever wanted something so badly that you felt that you would die if you didn’t get it? What if the earth stopped spinning for a moment, Claire Underwood let go of ambition, and your wish came true? Imagine if you loved it, treasured it, cherished it and then one day it disappeared. After you’ve bawled…

Seek And You Shall Find

But if they had learned anything together, it was that wisdom comes to us when it can no longer do any good. – Love in the Time of Cholera The same, I suppose, is true of lost stuff. Remember that old garnet ring you cried five days because you couldn’t find? It was in your brother’s…

On Top of the World

Yes, I do mean the exhilaration you feel when your heart’s true desire transforms from imagination to reality but I’m also being literal. The tallest building in the world, beautifully designed, with a fountain show starting sharp at six at the base, is one of the must-visit destinations in Dubai. While you wait in the queue,…

Morning Meditations

There is something magical about waking up in golden yellow light that is hypnotic. The sleep you’ve woken up from seems much longer than the eight hours since you crashed on your bed last night. Suddenly, you don’t want to kill your boss, your maid, or your parents. Your lips have turned upwards in an…

One Day & Three Angels

My day was spent with three angels, The Angel of Travel, Angel of Laughter, and Angel of Photography. To paint a picture, imagine a warm, golden yellow sunset, a flock of chirping birds, and a little boy with an impish grin selling Bhel Puri on a must visit Bombay location called Marine Drive. I sat…

Communication Across Generations

When you are young and impressionable you aren’t just aware of the fleeting fashion trends but they also make an impression on you. And you must have it! You must have it NOW! Even if you have to sell a kidney, only you are too young for the formal hospitals and don’t know how to…