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Lessons from Tom Sawyer- How we’re all painting someone else’s fence

I remember reading a story about how Tom Sawyer painted a fence. He was a naughty and intelligent boy, created…

6 days ago

Lessons from Tom Sawyer- How we’re all painting someone else’s fence

I remember reading a story about how Tom Sawyer painted a fence. He was a naughty and intelligent boy, created…

6 days ago

Monsoon Diaries: Messy yet Romantic

It begins with thunder. Not the dramatic, movie kind with windblown hair and a candle fluttering in an old haveli.…

1 month ago

Of leftovers and love: My adventures in hosting

In my house, food isn’t just food. It’s the beating heart of the home, the crackling hearth that keeps relationships…

4 months ago

Blueprints of a breakdown: Coaching culture in crisis

All of us, at some glorious point in our very dramatic lives, have felt like we’ve reached the end of…

4 months ago

Aunties, Vampires, and the art of aging dis-gracefully

The other day, someone looked at me with a mix of surprise and concern and exclaimed, “You have aged over…

5 months ago

The tariffs of wrath

As I crawl (read: dramatically stagger) through the emotional rollercoaster that is my Ph.D., John Steinbeck has become less of…

5 months ago

The enduring tale of paper

Mrs Basu, the pseudo-environmentalist, had nails sharper than her arguments and a voice that could strip paint off walls. She…

6 months ago

Taste at your fingertips: A hands-on gastronome’s delight

Little Nina sat at the dining table, her tiny fingers sinking into the warm, fluffy rice, mixing it deftly with…

7 months ago

Inequality of income in India: A stark reality

Whilst we crib about the bleak cold winter of Delhi, sitting in our cosy, heated homes, under warm quilts, sipping…

8 months ago