With great anticipation, I opened the door. A deafening explosion ripped through the house. Tiny shell pieces flew all across and some pierced my skin. I was too numb to even remove the molten debris…
Myths and Facts about Suicide
About 800,000 people commit suicide worldwide every year, of these 135,000 (17%) are Indians, a nation with 17.5% of world population. Between 1987 to 2007, the suicide rate increased from 7.9 to 10.3 per 100,000,…
Drink Beer for Big Ideas
A few days ago, a friend narrated an incident from his office. The Projects team and the consulting agency were brainstorming for a new project. They spent considerable time discussing the pros and cons of…
You Can’t Know Everything
Knowledge is power! And the hunger for knowledge should be never ending. Thomas Huxley suggested, ‘Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.’ Some would like to know something about everything and some…
Happiness Project : September
Since the last three days, I was facing terrible internet connectivity. After stabbing the refresh button for a while with the same results, “This webpage is not available”, I accepted the situation, calmly. Now how…
Outdoor Living
Last weekend, KG and I went to meet a client at his home. As soon as we entered the main gate, we were awe-struck. The view in front of us was such a contrast from…
We Got Snail Mail
When the idea of writing letters via the snail mail to virtual friends was shared at BAR, I was quick to grab it. I know how amazing it is to write and receive letters. I…
Need for Speed
We live in a fast paced world . We like speed in everything. We are so used to speed around us that slow drivers on the road, slow billing lines in the super market, slow…