As I write this, I realise that I haven't had a holiday or travelled in years. Or perhaps, I have had an extended one lasting well over a decade at my parents' place in Goa, for no particular reason. Well, August is the time for holidays and many around the world will be spending this… Continue reading Writings on The Wall #11: Summer Holidays
The conversation these days is all about restarting the economy. Whether in India, or elsewhere in the world everyone is preoccupied with ways of getting the economy restarted. And one word that invariably comes up in such discussions is "engine" as in engines of growth. How did the word engine come to mean something that… Continue reading Owl About Words: Wit or Wily?
Hello, readers! In addition to my blog post of today on brandthink and imagination, I have a new video to share with you all. With so much happening around us from the raging Covid-19 pandemic to the economic crises and rising tensions between the world's superpowers, we are inundated with information and news round the… Continue reading Ripples of Reflection
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Many months ago, I spied a copy of Rudyard Kipling’s autobiography at my parents’ flat in Goa and I was puzzled because I couldn’t imagine my father ever buying a copy of Kipling’s book, unless forced to! It turns out that it belonged to my grandfather, another avid reader. I decided I must read it… Continue reading Something of Kipling, Sans the Colonialist
As cities reopen around the world, many seem to be locking down almost as soon as they reopened. Thanks to local governments not imposing stricter regulations, and others where people have a devil-may-care attitude. Here are my thoughts on why we should care, as sensible and responsible citizens. Why we need to relearn the rules… Continue reading Writings on the Wall #10: Civic Sense
As we deal with the rising number of Covid cases in India and across the world, let us spare a thought for all those down with the infection, and families of millions of others who have succumbed to it. In fact, let us also think about all those who might have lost their jobs and… Continue reading Owl About Words: Finding Poetry in Loss
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As the world comes to terms with the Covid-19 pandemic, other demons are also rearing their ugly heads. Racial and religious divides that are polarising countries even more, if that were possible. Right now, the US is in the grip of racial tensions sparked off by yet another killing of an unarmed Black man by… Continue reading Writings on the Wall #9: Equality
As we slowly return to what used to be our normal life - not so long ago, remember? - with masks, hand sanitiser, et al, intact, we probably know at the back of our minds that the world of social distancing is here to stay. We take gingerly steps towards the new Covid-imposed world, but… Continue reading Owl About Words: In These Cautious Times
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