Finding strength in one's own nature.
'You should fight back. Don't take any bullshit.' I've often been told this in my early school years. The world of kids can be ruthless. Kids gang up, kids speak their mind, kids make fun, and...
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I am a platform
When I think of the word ‘platform’, the image of a railway station comes to my mind. As a child I remember going to pick up incoming relatives from the Pune station. You had to buy Re.1 platform...
Eyes that see “age no bar”!
It was summer holidays after 10th. I was 17 and awkward like hell! My body felt like the ugliest thing on this planet. I hated the high pitch sound of my voice. I could never get the wave of my...
Let me make my mistakes!
This was a regular grouse I had with my father. As any father would, he wanted the best for me. Whenever he could see that I am about to make a mistake, he would jump in and want to help me. Young...
I like staring at my own creation!
Dhyann is obsessed with Lego. He just completed a set of 2200 pieces gifted to him by my mother. He is just six, but the age recommendation on the box was age 16+. He was nervous. He told me...
Please listen to my dreams!
One day, a young boy had a dream. He was sailing across the galaxy in a magical ship. It was a large boat with big sails that resembled the wings of an eagle. He sailed past planets of darkness...
I need to be understood.
I asked my young friend, what do today’s youth need. After a few blinks, she replied, “I guess we need to be strong. We are too weak. If we take one something, and have a few failures, we just...
When love destroys.
Our son Dhyann is 5 and he gets homework on Fridays. It was a Monday morning. Dhyann was doing his homework and eating breakfast. We were helping him where he got stuck. That's when it struck me....
An E.P.I.C. way to appreciate!
If I were a super-hero, the super power I would want is to be able to make people believe in themselves! I’d just waive my magic wand, zip-zap-zoom, and your self-belief touches the sky! Then, its...
The greatest gift I can give my child.
Kids love chocolate. And so does my 4yr old son, Dhyann. Today I attempted a micro-recreation of a famous experiment that was first carried out at Stanford in 1970 by psychologist Walter Mischel....
Thank you for noticing, Papa!
Today for the first time in 38 years, my father wrote me a personal email. It was a one line mail that started with the words “Compliments, Congratulations and Kudos…". As I read the words that...