What is the family house concept that was prevalent in India? When people in my home state Kerala ask me where I am from, I reply that I am from a small town near Mavelikkara, called Kollakadavou and near that from a small ‘muri’ Kadaikadu. Why do I say that? It’s because my family home…
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Communication..how it has changed, yet it is the same.
In the beginning.. Today, I get a lot of flak from my family and people I know, for being on my phone for too long. I tried to keep it in check but realised that there was a limit to how much I could avoid using it. Then again, I wondered, what was wrong in…
Rambling…As Usual…
Making a point For most of my life I insisted that I had to make my point while in a discussion, an argument or even a debate. Whatever happens, I had to make my point. If the argument went wrong when I made my point, I never believed it was my fault, at least on…
Nationalism….what is it really?
Before ..when we were growing up While I was growing up, I was born in 1962, every improvement in India was judged by it’s equivalent in the Developed World. The term Third World Country was something that was thrust upon those of us who lived in India. Later, the people who coined such terms placed…
Forgiveness.. The Grace of Forgiveness
I had a chat a few days ago with a friend on this subject. It did not go well. It did not go well because of one point – the person did not feel that he/she had done anything wrong. Now, when I said that both sides in the issue he/she was involved in, had…
I am rambling…bear with me
The start of the ramble.. http://6booksy.com/2018books/12-Rules-for-Life-An-Antidote-to-Chaos/page_54.html – if you are not able to read this please let me know. It is a very fascinating piece. Over the last few years I have often wondered what would be the reaction of the world to a return of Christ ( as promised in the scriptures ) or…
#MeToo – another view
I know this is a very sensitive subject but.. I have been castigated by those close to me for wading into controversial subjects. It’s possibly why I am not a good businessman. Good businessmen rarely speak out on issues, especially in India, unless the topic is one that doesn’t ruffle feathers. This subject was dormant,…
A Feeling of Sadness
There is an air of sadness: We are on a lock down in Bangalore. This is a short two week one, which has followed an earlier partial lock down. For the last few days as I have gone about doing what I normally do on a Sunday, every day, I realised that a sense of…
Patience is a difficult companion
Patience… Over the last many months, especially after the lock down was slowly lifted, one of the most common terms in use – was/ is ‘Patience’. Now, a lot of us and I believe a majority of us, are NOT patient. We have always been used to being on the move or ‘getting things done’….
What will they think…
What will they think…Do it my way One of the most challenging social issues that people face is handling the worry of what others feel about them. ‘Others’ can be neighbours, classmates, friends, family, enemies – in fact, anyone we know of. This is what cramps us in every thing we do. A lot of…