2010-11-17 17:41
My physiotherapist and orthopaedist keep telling me to improve my posture by squaring my shoulders, sticking out my chest and holding my stomach tight. How can one wipe out years of conditio… Read More
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2010-10-29 12:07
He didn’t let anyone tell me about it when they visited me in hospital for he knew it would spoil the effect. It was waiting for me in the living room sofa as I entered my home after a… Read More
2010-10-18 12:42
“You may want to consider muted earthy shades for the wedding apparel to offset your daughter’s dusky complexion. Did you see Anoushka Shankar’s nuptial photographs? She lo… Read More
2010-10-15 09:06
The Commonwealth Games held at Delhi this year was very reflective of the way in which our government functions. Great Macroeconomic planning by erudite people educated in the best colleges… Read More
2010-09-25 06:44
Manmohan Singh hasn’t forgotten his skills as a Professor in Delhi School of Economics for his tongue lashing to the powers organizing CWG and the Chief Minister of Delhi has obviously… Read More
2010-09-24 06:25
Thousands of people picked up the morning paper in disbelief and I was one of those parents who incredulously thanked destiny. The Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium was supposed to host the first com… Read More
2010-09-21 06:51
My friend blames my Columbian dance instructor in the fitness DVD, Ma blames the hours hunched in front of the computer while I take turns in blaming my "naseeb" and MCD for the pain in my b… Read More
2010-09-06 11:15
As I was returning from a physiotherapy session yesterday morning in an endeavor to alleviate the effects of the roller coaster rides over the roads of Delhi on my back, I was greeted by two… Read More
2010-09-03 10:50
Despite living in a bungalow and having two gardeners who watered the plants in shifts, Baba pledged his Provident fund at the age of fifty to buy our first car in India. The old faithful wa… Read More
2010-08-21 16:34
We Dilli-wallahs are very confused nowadays. As the rains pour down on the streets causing puddles, streams, ponds, lakes and rivulets; we cringe in disbelief and shudder at the "keechad" in… Read More
2010-08-19 16:25
One of the critical skills needed for achievement is a need for perfectionism ingrained into one’s psyche in the subject of pursuit. While super achievers usually learn to channel thei… Read More
2010-07-29 10:41
Justice Aruna Suresh of the Delhi High court spoke the minds of thousands of parents in New Delhi when she ticked off the teachers of Delhi University for their prolonged agitation against t… Read More
2010-07-18 11:11
I dreaded the days when my daughter was young and wanted to be my stylist before I went to work. She would bring out the most binding outfits and the highest heels. No amount of convincing c… Read More
2010-07-17 18:30
Three different events this week indicate that our country is increasing efforts to protect the dignity and rights of our youth.On June 14th the spokesperson for the Ministry of Women and Ch… Read More
2010-07-07 07:10
Punit Malhotra should have listened to his mother and not swooped to this level. It is true that Shobhaa De started the whole episode by rubbishing his directorial debut film “I don&rs&hell…Read More
2010-07-01 17:47
It is strange when three women from the same family, spread over three generations, coincidentally happen to take up their first earning jobs in the same profession and at the same age. Call… Read More
2010-06-29 11:13
My bank has just sent me an analysis of my credit card spending habits. They have taken my expenses over a year, broken them into categories and provided me with an excel spreadsheet. My ba… Read More
2010-06-18 06:36
The metro will be operational in Gurgaon - the suburb of New Delhi where I reside, from Monday the twenty first of June. I have been anticipating this day with unabashed glee. I can see the… Read More
2010-06-15 10:22
My parents had an “inter-caste “marriage in 1959 which caused quite a furore. Rumour has it that my snobbish Brahmin grandparents refused to drink even the water served by Ma at… Read More
2010-06-05 07:31
She looked up from the form she was filling and asked me, “Ma, what is my mother tongue? I need to fill it in the college form.” I told her that since her mother was a Bengali, s… Read More
2010-05-25 08:46
We wondered if seeing one statue was worth an entire afternoon at Venice. We had been standing in a line to the Uffizi gallery since 8 am and it was lunch time. If we joined the line outside… Read More
2010-05-24 09:42
I first boarded a flight to Dubai in 1997 and have subsequently flown to the destination every year. My travel agent recommended we travel business class since the price differential was onl… Read More
2010-05-22 08:31
The tour guide gave us a big smile. He imagined we were two chiquititas from South America whose team was going to face his home team in South Africa. When he later heard we were Indian he l… Read More
2010-05-18 13:20
One had never seen such motley of well heeled people jostling and waiting in a line. You know, the kind that wears Prada and Dior, whizzes past into chauffeured cars leaving behind a whiff o… Read More
2010-04-24 16:52
At a time when most celebrities are letting us down with their shades of grey in the IPL debacle, the news of Lisa Ray’s battle with cancer and truly delightful reappearance into our l… Read More
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