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Book Review: Jeevani: Ayurveda for Women by Dr. PLT Girija
I had added this title to my Amazon wishlist many years ago. A few months back, while visiting Blossoms, I came across an author-signed second-hand copy and purchased it immediately.Though the title...
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Book Review: Love and Family Life by Swami Rama
A trip to Blossoms allows me to stumble upon some gems of books that I wouldn't have normally known. One such impulse purchase was Swami Rama's Love and Family Life - a secondhand copy for Rs.90....
View ArticleHow I do yearly review?
"We overestimate what we can achieve in a day and we underestimate what we can achieve in a year" - I heard this quote many years back and I agree with it completely.As another year draws to a close,...
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The Power of Reading
I read 36 books in 2023 so far.36 or 76 books - doesn't matter.36 or 6 books - doesn't matter.What matters is that we embrace the habit of reading every single day. Reading has helped me in multiple...
View Article2023 - Review
As I reflect on the year gone by, I feel a lot of gratitude for a relatively peaceful and purposeful 2023 as compared to the challenging period between 2020-22.Jan 2023 - the label I was associated...
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Book Review: Scattered Minds by Gabor Mate
The book that kept me engrossed in the last 2 weeks of Dec, it was neither on my to-read list nor recommended by anyone. Somehow, this book grabbed my attention and I have been raving about it to...
View ArticleSpiritual inquiry from childhood
Is there a shloka to pray for the safety of planet Earth?What is the difference between courage (dhairyam) and fearlessness (nirbhayam)? Aren't they the same?Does Lord Hanuman exist on the planet now?...
View ArticleIdentities are like the shirts we wear
Identities are like the shirts we wear.Some shirts are very precious to us as they might have been gifted to us by someone specialSome shirts are a must in our wardrobe. Though we may not like them, we...
View ArticleThree steps to sustain motivation
It's been a week since the New Year began. How are the resolutions or habits (that you wanted to kickstart/drop) coming along?Are you able to keep up the motivation or has it dipped after a few days...
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Book Review: Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
First book of 2024, is a gripping, eye-opening read in many aspects. Though I have read some of the principles and factors in other books like Digital Minimalism, Deep Work, Indistractable, and Why We...
View ArticleHow our subconscious gets affected by the food we feed our minds?
I had the opportunity to attend the live lectures of Arun Sir as part of my course "Vedas, Upanishads and Darshanas" last few days.One insight after anotherOne aha moment after anotherOne revelation...
View ArticleSeek right knowledge
We are noticing a certain "reels" trend off late and it is between two groups -Group A is "apparently" fear-mongering about packaged/junk foods and claiming that they are poison/cause cancer.Group B...
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Is your Success yours?
Imagine this scenario.It's a bright, sunny Monday morning in June in Bengaluru. You are the founder of a startup and are currently in the process of finalizing a deal with an investor Mr. YC.You meet...
View ArticleInsta-only doctors and their medical advice
I switched from being a software developer to a product manager back in 2008. Except for writing SQL queries, I haven't done any coding in all these years. I don't have experience in engineering...
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Priorities
The last few weeks were a little overwhelming as I had back-to-back offline and online classes. Lots of new information to digest, absorb, and assimilate.Though I was convincing myself that I didn't...
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Learning Indian languages
I never studied Hindi as a subject during school as Hindi wasn't included in my state board syllabus. I used to go to a small matriculation school during my initial primary school years where I got...
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Let's be mindful about what we feed our eyes
This happened during the ICC Men's World Cup 2023. K and I used to watch the matches with Tamil commentary in our home. This telecast didn't show any product ads, except for Disney Hotstar...
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Objective of Human Existence
What's the objective of human existence? Many of us ponder over this question when we get some quiet time in the mornings, when we go for a solitary walk without any distractions, or when we are stuck...
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Book Review: Timeless Gita, Endless Bliss - Volume 1 by B Mahadevan
In Dec 2023, I was blessed with the opportunity to attend the Gita Parayanam event organized by my IIMB Professor Shri. B Mahadevan as part of the Gita Jayanti event. Though I knew only a few Gita...
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Stepping out of our comfort zones
This conversation happened a few weeks back.D: Why don't you read fiction books, mummy? You are always reading serious books.Me: I generally don't like to read fiction.D: Whyyyy?Me: My mom told me many...
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