11 articles
For years I used the phrase work-life balance the way you use any phrase you have never really examined. Easily. Often. Usually to reassure somebody that I had things under control, and occasionally to reassure myself. Then one evening I actually listened to what I was saying, and it fell apart in my hands.
The Journey from Adulting to Marriage I want to talk about something that’s been on my mind lately: the journey from adulting to marriage. This is a transition I’ve personally gone through over the last 10 years—five years as a bachelor and now almost four and a half years of married life. Looking back, it’s […]
Growing Up as a People Pleaser For my whole life, I kind of focused on making other people happy while I was growing up. What meant a lot to me was if any of my actions would make my mother, my father, my grandparents happy. That became a norm because that’s what shaped my childhood, […]
So today I want to share some of my thoughts on expectations. This word has been used and abused a lot by this generation, but also by the way I was raised over the last 20 years as the only son in a very traditional family. I grew up in a household where expectations were […]
My dad has been a banker for last 30 years now. Since I started understanding, it has at least been 15 years. During initial days’ things were different as it was a semi-government bank. But, soon things changed and my dad was a part of one of the largest private banks in India. The life […]
So, when you die and meet god, what if the first question asked is, “How was the heaven”? My wedding cost 5 lacs and My divorce cost 50 lacs and both were worth it. You are a Hindu or a Muslim, she said: “I am hungry.” I think of dying more often but then I […]
On a regular Friday morning, I had just returned from the gym. I was having breakfast and getting ready for office. I got a call from the boss that there is some urgent work and soon I left for office. As I reached half way I realized that I don’t have songs playing under […]
It all started with him when he joined college. It was exactly 14th day of the college, ragging was on peak and they were having lunch. Right, there she was, having lunch sitting just opposite to him, laughing like there is no tomorrow. It was then he decided that she is the one and then […]
We give less attention to small details of life which in general have a huge impact on the way we live. Starting the day early Always try and start bit early than the usual time. This really helps in extending your effective day and give you extra time to start certain things. I used to get […]
In today’s time, many men have this problem of hair fall. May it be our lifestyle or eating habits, but a major chunk of people living in tier 1 cities have this issue. There are people who take it as a curse or as if they have become handicapped and get depressed and there are […]
Being an MBA we think that we know it all and hence often overlook the most important aspect of one’s life that is HEALTH. ‘Health is Wealth’ very rightly said by someone but followed by very few at the B Schools. There are many misconceptions in one’s mind about health, we often tend to think […]
