I had the know it all syndrome

I always got into arguments that had absolutely no purpose. An argument, simply for the sake of arguing. Picking sides in a battle because I had to be right. Stubborn to step back and too determined to prove to myself and everyone around me that I was right. ‘Unwilling to humble myself.’ Everyone has his […]

5 things I learnt doing Zip Line

It’s an experience to try and the trill your experience can never be described in words. How similar is it to our daily life and what we can learn from this enthralling experience. 1. It’s faster than you expect: While on the wire, even before you realise you are on the other side. Believe it […]

Little bit of everything!

– What am I good at? – Quite a few things, actually. – What I am best at?– Well, nothing in particular. The above two questions would bother me quite so often – especially when I see all these beautifully talented people around me. And anytime I would ponder over these two questions, I would get […]

How 5 days of limited internet access made me find myself.

This summer vacation I was in an offgrid hilly area of Munnar in Kerala. Where internet and phone network was not always available.. First I was restless without it and then after sometime it became depressing… I was so used to the constant messages and notifications, that it felt very abnormal not to get all […]

You are a LION and you are meant to ROAR!

You are not born for the ordinary. You are born to go beyond. Beyond boundaries, beyond your own restrictions, beyond your own comfort. You are meant to break the shackles of your fear.You are meant to be great. Coz you can. At times you may feel you are nothing, that you can do nothing, I […]

DO NOT MESS IT UP LIKE THEY DID WITH US.

Etymologically, the word school is derived from a Greek word ‘skholē’ meaning ‘leisure’.Leisure?? School??They don’t seem to align now, do they? When I woke up this morning I didn’t set out to come up with this write up, but as I started working on a school report – I couldn’t help but find it sarcastically […]

Sometimes ideas won’t come to you, you have to go to them….

(Photo by NeONBrand) Many times we wait for an inspiration to strike us- to write, learn an instrument or do whatever you deep down always wanted to do. Sometimes it is the action which comes before inspiration.. You just have to stick with that musical instrument or sit with those blank pages and start writing… […]

From Mom’s Nose Pin to Brother’s Gym: How at the age of 9 I realised that gender is fluid, Aishwarya

“Rahul, Raj, Govindda, Ajay…..” the audience blabbers as they were asked to guess the host of OBR (One Billion Rising is a global movement, founded by Eve Ensler, to end rape and sexual violence against women (onebillionrising.org) “It is Aishwarya”, says the host finally. “My name is Aishwarya and I was born a girl.” I am a […]

Inspirational journey of Daniel Syiem

Fashion Designing is something which I was always very passionate about since I was a boy. It’s funny looking back at my school days and finding scribbles and sketches of designs on my notebooks, whereas you’d find sketches of buildings and skylines on my brother’s, who is now an architect. Goes to show that even […]

Mic Check! with Alfie

A warm Hello to all Masters of Ceremony and Anchors, present and future. Here are a few thoughts based on 20 years of experience in this field. 1. WHAT ~ WHEN ~ WHERE ~ WHY : Try and find comprehensive answers to these questions vis-à-vis your event, or people might soon start asking HOW did […]

Your Unique Journey with Gideon Nielsen, Denmark.

Paul: If today, I tell you to pack your bags and go for holidays, where will you go and why? Gideon: That is always a hard question, there are many places I would like to visit, but I guess it will all depend upon what kind of a holiday or trip would be needed the most, […]

He wanted to see the world from top, so he climbed Everest !!!

I have known Gary for over 4 years, to me he comes across as friendly and down to earth person. Gary Jarman Lamare is from Shilliong, Meghalaya. The feeling of exploration and adventure has made him climb some of the highest mountain peaks in the world, some of them being Kangchenjunga, Annapurna Massif, Cho Oyu […]

Hope is a good thing- Diyatom Deb shares his life journey.

Listening to music started very early in my life. I think the song ‘Papa Kehte hain’ started it all for me when I was may be 6-7 years old. A few years later my mother got me into Indian Classical music. I did that for a couple of years but eventually studies took over […]

If you love eating, you got to read this post!

We love eating all kinds of food, we order a plate of rice or any type of delicacy and we enjoy it. With modern development, food items are even delivered to our houses. Many times we forget there are people working behind the scene to bring this food to our table. I am talking about […]

Thousands of unique jewellery pieces on Indian footpath.

These silent artists are the very people who make India truly Incredible.

The Adventurists Rickshaw Run – making a difference

There are still people who care for the Earth. There are still those who want to come forward and spread awareness in the society about protecting the ‘Mother Earth’. I met these fine young men (picture below) who were French by origin, who had named themselves as The FrenchChips were riding an auto rickshaw from Kerala, […]