My wife and I visited a popular book fair in South Mumbai. Like the circus, we look forward to the book sale whenever it comes to town....

Are you happy? What makes you happy? What does happiness mean to you?   These are questions that we, including this Blog , frequently ask...

Monks and sages have been saying it for ages – mindfulness has a remarkable ability to boost our mental and physical well-being, and...

Howard Wolowitz (Simon Helberg): Give me a compliment. Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons): Fine. You have very tiny hands. Howard Wolowitz: No....

Generally speaking, you know when people have a common cold, a limp or a skin rash because it's noticeable. But you might seldom identify...

“Tomorrow is the first blank page of a 365-page book. Write a good one,” said Brad Paisley, American country music singer and songwriter,...

Think before you speak. Or as the late US radio host Bernard C. Meltzer is believed to have said: “Before you speak ask yourself if what...

There is an interesting phrase that goes "A pizza is made round, packed into a square box and eaten as a triangle". The pizza model can...

We have heard of laughter clubs where people get together to hold laughter sessions. It is supposed to have many benefits, namely...

It’s a fairly universal consensus that recent events like the pandemic, global conflicts, and social and economic upheavels have left us...

Someone once said to me, “We save money for a better future, for ourselves and our loved ones. But we invest for long-term security, so...

Why am I not getting enough likes, comments and followers on Instagram? Did I walk a thousand steps today? How many calories did I burn?...

Of all the expressions in the dictionary, there are two that probably evoke very powerful and positive emotions — one is “Thank you” to...

There is a popular Zen story that is both revealing and inspiring for its clarity of thought and deeper meaning. One morning, two monks,...

Clichéd as this might sound, the pandemic taught us many lessons, the foremost of which was to stop living on autopilot and act with...

Lonavala, a hill station near Mumbai in western India, is ideal for a weekend getaway with little or no preparation. It’s the kind of...

Reading books is one of life’s great diversions. It provides entertainment and food for thought in good times and a catharsis of sorts in...

Planning something for the future, be it a trip, a voyage or even a simple dinner date after a week or more, is something I have never...

We once asked a friend of ours “Are you happy?” Instead of answering, he countered it with his own question “Why, aren’t you?” That gave...

As a trainer of Communication Skills, I begin my sessions by discussing the importance of how we greet someone. An anecdote, narrated by...