Ever wondered why you live your life in a certain way and not another? Why you follow certain traditions and beliefs?Why you have a specific attitude or mindset about everything from how to bring up children to what to serve for lunch on Sundays? To find out what shapes our beliefs, read on… Growing up, …
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When I worked at Ummeed Child Development Center, where we worked with children with disabilities and their families, all staff got together during one quarterly meeting to ideate on, design and develop a document called ‘Acts of Care’. These are simple things, the small acts of kindness, that make a difference to the lives of …
Resilience is a much-admired virtue. However, the acquiring of resilience requires that an individual go through a trying situation, difficult circumstances, in some cases, even tragedy, to “strengthen the muscles in our backbone”, as Sheryl Sandberg writes so eloquently in ‘Option B’. My moment of difficulty, my precursor to acquiring resilience, came 12 years ago. …
Last week I was in Banaras, the ancient holy city on the banks of the river Ganga. The city was shrouded in mist, creating an ethereal aura, which made me feel like I had stepped back in time. As the boat sliced through the placid water of the Ganga taking us to our hotel, the …
