Books

Jan 5, 20233 min read

The Bookmark Chronicles

For book lovers like me, who are too lazy to pressurize their brains in remembering the page number they were last reading and also hates...

Sep 9, 20224 min read

Here are the reasons why I find it difficult to get rid of books. What are yours?

Do you find your books to be clutter or love stacking them? I have never been much of a hoarder and periodically declutter by donating...

May 22, 20225 min read

The Dead and their Deeds; and some greener ways to go

I am often troubled whenever I see smoke as my mind shouts out 'air pollution' and 'global warming' - more so since the IPCC has issued...

May 2, 20223 min read

Hope within a hopeless camp: Understanding the genius inside Viktor E. Frankl's mind.

At the very outset, let me just say that this book is an asset and a treasure to cherish for life. The subject matter is not unique in...

Jan 10, 20222 min read

The less understood traits of the introverts

'You are an ANTI-SOCIAL', came the ultimate verdict from a friend cum senior colleague of mine when she sighed in utter exasperation...

Sep 6, 20215 min read

Ikigai in enjoying 'Tamago Sando' (The Japanese Egg Sandwich)

Recipe Below.. I have seen my mother waking up early every day and going about her household chores in about the same systematic manner...

Jul 31, 20213 min read

The Stories of the Forgotten and Ignored Women of Medicine that are an Inspiration

I just completed reading the book Lady Doctors-The Untold Stories of India's First Women in Medicine by Kavitha Rao and it made me think...

Jun 24, 20212 min read

The tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

I have a strange problem. If I go to the movie hall to watch an important movie (not casual movies, I mean) or I read a really profound...