tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-187572272024-03-15T17:14:44.621+05:30~ Reflections ~Random thoughts of an eclectic mind...Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.comBlogger491125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-70466645672222081012024-03-14T22:03:00.004+05:302024-03-14T22:03:41.640+05:30Gifts<span style="font-family: arial;">I am very bad it buying gifts. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">I mean, I can always buy something for someone, a casual chocolate, an ice cream.. you get the drift...</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">But the minute it comes to getting something in a box for someone, I often freeze...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So when I finally thought I should splurge a little on a gift, and finally found a gadget <i>(read: a gift that finally comes in a box) </i>that would be used, I went ahead and bought it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ironically, the part I missed was whether it was needed... so in my misguided thrill for finally finding something that would be used, I forgot the other important aspect of a gift !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">And so, now, the box is wistfully staring at me, as I stare back... hoping that the beneficiary <i>(not that the person thinks he is benefitting from it)</i> would finally unbox it !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I know I am making too much of a small thing, but to understand the joy of finally finding something, you need to watch <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlkG9gUWQbk" target="_blank">Shall we Dance?</a> </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuSciaKKD5x_PVYSeX6WyzxytN0BOs87hzu-PmUGu8ZhXw7IucrOSux9lQqZIMTfvTiEYKCZRn8JWNVMaxuzhw_dFbC4CAm9XUTs4FbtRWtWDEb6k2zE3b2U1pipLI_GrXeGV8Qxmdm6AaQD4R-mPa0qbXzsAYkbHFgq82aXuxLsTUO-sBCs/s1480/87bd70234f9badf922a4895b84b1bb47.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="1480" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuSciaKKD5x_PVYSeX6WyzxytN0BOs87hzu-PmUGu8ZhXw7IucrOSux9lQqZIMTfvTiEYKCZRn8JWNVMaxuzhw_dFbC4CAm9XUTs4FbtRWtWDEb6k2zE3b2U1pipLI_GrXeGV8Qxmdm6AaQD4R-mPa0qbXzsAYkbHFgq82aXuxLsTUO-sBCs/w400-h238/87bd70234f9badf922a4895b84b1bb47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com1Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-53375585419859707632024-02-24T15:29:00.002+05:302024-02-26T10:47:35.072+05:30Life Death and the ones left in between<span style="font-family: arial;">How do you tell a 9 year old that her father is no more....</span><span style="font-family: arial;">As adults, most of us grapple with the thought and logic (if any) behind a dear one leaving us... and I was suddenly left wondering what to say to this 9 year old !!!</span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">For the first time in a long time, I was left speechless, not because I didn't want to say anything, but simply because I didn't know what to say..</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Does it make sense if I tell you that all of a sudden, I became the child with a rubbery tongue, and the 9 year old had turned into the adult, trying to respond sensibly and sensitively. I was stumped by the questions thrown at me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I felt so insufficient in my responses, but the child took even that in her stride. The strength of character in facing not just the reality but also fighting each dilemma in her own sweet way left me in deep thought for some time to come.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope no one has to face what this child did... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">PS: I was faced with this recently when a close friend lost her husband, and I was told to take care of her daughter... I am still wondering who was taking care of whom !</span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com5Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-17136425812674223372023-12-30T16:09:00.005+05:302023-12-30T16:09:34.552+05:30Sayonara 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It's that time of the year when one looks back at the year gone by, trying to delve on the good, the better and the best parts of it... wondering whether it could've packed more ! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A consistent realization this time every year is the thought that time just flies by.. swiftly... often without as much as a whisper... which leaves me wishing that I'd done more in the year...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">This is also the time to think about what one would want to accomplish (not exactly a bucket-list, but even that isn't a bad idea) with the time at hand.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So while I resolve to make my life better, by not trying to solve everything for everyone <i>(read interfere in everything)</i>, but instead just being there (at hearing distance :D), I hope I end up making room for other people and things in my life as well. I know the next year will be bigger and better.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So cheers to the year that zoomed past, and to the one around the corner.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Hoping it would bring good times for everyone.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Happy New Year !!!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp03jabjZXo0mQwgKJKottUM0eeYu1AGnr5_ChDcTKp_y9-coynzA-8pSs0MA00YaYz4c_E-NBcGDMgCevaHuEzt0qVy8U3WIBkizgC3QwhQyWIw_LSCnyQCfwGHhQXpdx2EwqJwExdZozUxASdzxNCybhdDGFQbDUpZ8FJLnFS-IVvbGR5QY/s2048/2261e443da6b171a083851da6416d0c4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="2048" height="203" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp03jabjZXo0mQwgKJKottUM0eeYu1AGnr5_ChDcTKp_y9-coynzA-8pSs0MA00YaYz4c_E-NBcGDMgCevaHuEzt0qVy8U3WIBkizgC3QwhQyWIw_LSCnyQCfwGHhQXpdx2EwqJwExdZozUxASdzxNCybhdDGFQbDUpZ8FJLnFS-IVvbGR5QY/w400-h203/2261e443da6b171a083851da6416d0c4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com4Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-65078890373646442252023-11-29T23:15:00.004+05:302023-11-29T23:15:34.678+05:30What 'I' want to do<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">After a long long time, I'll be doing something I've really wanted to do... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Did I have to make some alternate settlements... maybe...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Will it live up to the hype of it all... can't say...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Was it worth a try.. only time will tell...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But there is something very clear in my mind... I am glad I'm trying it out.. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Because clearly, this is something I've been wanting to do for a long time now... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3TVg7Rf9-PwOoBo2K3hPgQN9wf_5o4EjIgmSE1mIWEfS4OFbZdFX6KpikvylN6SS-hoXEDY65Un63D2Onjokgd_nmtL0Fjfr3p4pNSnHcV2q-rSwTvi2w7uA-fz8R9X8u3GD2Ny-TSYToReGt6Ysqzb0-uXFY70oQ0N_UFMes9wA2szeE14/s600/6a00e55180ed5c8834012877b6f88e970c-800wi.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="195" data-original-width="600" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3TVg7Rf9-PwOoBo2K3hPgQN9wf_5o4EjIgmSE1mIWEfS4OFbZdFX6KpikvylN6SS-hoXEDY65Un63D2Onjokgd_nmtL0Fjfr3p4pNSnHcV2q-rSwTvi2w7uA-fz8R9X8u3GD2Ny-TSYToReGt6Ysqzb0-uXFY70oQ0N_UFMes9wA2szeE14/w640-h208/6a00e55180ed5c8834012877b6f88e970c-800wi.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com3Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-82810189469216101822023-09-03T15:31:00.001+05:302023-09-03T15:31:05.883+05:30Charades we play<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The whole world seems to be preparing for the G20 summit. From US to China, they are all harping about what Modi is planning to do, or atleast that's what our media wants us to believe..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Anyway, the best by product of hosting the G20 is the sprucing up of the city that is being done. Suddenly the MCD cleaners are sweeping all the visible scraps of plastic on the road (something they should've always done but never did), all dividers and flyovers are being painted, all signages are up and erect, all street lights are functioning... the list is endless... and it is amazing how perfect we wish to be when we have visitors, yet how shabby the original condition still is.. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">But the biggest realization is how nice and functional every civic amenity would be, if they all did their job properly ! </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So the next time you clean up your house when you have visitors, don't feel bad... that's what even countries do :) :D</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-4883883687942851482023-08-15T14:22:00.005+05:302023-08-15T14:22:40.554+05:30Compatibility<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Two people in a relationship (be it a marriage, live-in, or whatever name one would like to term the co-dependency) look for a kind of compatibility. For some physical compatibility is a bigger criteria, and for some, mental/emotional compatibility...<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whatever the criteria, the success of any relationship, be it a contractually bound marriage, a commitment made or a simple business partnership, is dependent on being able to accept and adjust to the others compatibility.. The irony is that all these directly and indirectly impact our ecosystem as well....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So what should be the checklist before getting into any relationship ? </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Can there even be a checklist ?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In all these years, I have come to believe that each one of us have our own priorities, and hence our own checklists (or atleast strike lists).. It would be interesting to jot it down just to understand one self...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What say !</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYMADiDkaRkdrTiDWN3jW8jz3G4iyrFRM0EjiYRlqOTDE-gTaVPxnSNlLVcmaeGzlAtgPOdms53HTk_FRJxfalFXHQ_bDlIa8-2Oi-CTB0wRwv8LQwr-rWMfDRCp1tbijxTfJziIgrNdJjquCxYxjujck9PsaUzPxT3Uili3ilbRE7QI3kGg/s602/couples-compatibility-incompatibility-interrupting-interrupted-dating-CC147237_low.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; font-family: "Times New Roman"; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYMADiDkaRkdrTiDWN3jW8jz3G4iyrFRM0EjiYRlqOTDE-gTaVPxnSNlLVcmaeGzlAtgPOdms53HTk_FRJxfalFXHQ_bDlIa8-2Oi-CTB0wRwv8LQwr-rWMfDRCp1tbijxTfJziIgrNdJjquCxYxjujck9PsaUzPxT3Uili3ilbRE7QI3kGg/w333-h400/couples-compatibility-incompatibility-interrupting-interrupted-dating-CC147237_low.jpg" width="333" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">Cartoon Credit: https://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/c/compatible.asp?expanded=CC147237</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com0Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-75975680983628858842023-07-24T22:16:00.001+05:302023-07-24T22:16:04.202+05:30Good Bad Ugly<span style="font-family: arial;">Life is funny..</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">It shows you different ways from different people, </span><span style="font-family: arial;">different hues.... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">some resonating with us and some in dissonance....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">But what we actually see is often our own fears, our own guilt..</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So how we respond to such situations is what we choose to see....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Good... Bad... or Ugly !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com0Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-8131770218934322922023-07-02T15:01:00.001+05:302023-07-02T15:01:15.086+05:30Midlife crisis !<div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">If I was being honest, I'd have to be admit that I am facing a midlife crisis... I mean what is with all my muscles telling me that they need some extra stretching, and my spine giving me subtle indications that its time to start exercising.. my mind continuously second guessing all decisions at work and home... or my belly which has suddenly chosen to appear after 40 year.... Sigh !!! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;">Infact midlife would be an inaccurate description... this is probably 2/3rd of my life gone by.. in a swoosh....</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Recently, I managed to do a vacation (finally!) with my college friends.. and what struck us was that the theme appears to be common... parents at a stage where health is a concern... our lives at a stage where we are getting wake up calls.. children growing up in a world of technology and often a sense of entitlement.... and all of us just reliving our yesteryears.... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Is this just a phase where my mind is freaking out... I hope so :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">But I need to rein in all my thoughts, and take some corrective measures, read <i>exercise... </i> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Hopefully I'll figure this phase out before a new one starts !!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com0Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-28120170552792656982023-05-20T23:00:00.002+05:302023-05-20T23:00:18.465+05:30Home is where the Heart is<span style="font-family: arial;">What is it that makes home feel like home? That makes one come back to it ?</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I know there are some <a href="https://alochanaa.blogspot.com/2023/03/home-is-where-heart-is.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">physical aspects in a house that make it home</a>.. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">But IT IS finally, the people who make a house feel like home... People who talk, communicate, are frank with each other...infact I think each person has their own wish list...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">For someone who likes the banter at home, I've suddenly started to despise OTT and all devices even more...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nowadays. I often walk into a house where each person is attached <i>(read: glued)</i> to their own respective devices...grrrrrr.....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I find that my home is missing ?!? Radio silence ....</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-58182771343293311662023-03-30T15:41:00.005+05:302023-03-30T15:41:56.988+05:30Ironies of Life<div><span style="font-family: arial;">We have a help who takes care of our Tiny Human in our absence (albeit when we are doing more important things like running in the corporate rat race). It recently occurred to us that she actually has a child of a similar age who she leaves behind at home just to help us run our race.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The irony of the situation still makes me wonder. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The rat race is keeping us away from taking direct care of the child, but is enabling us to pay someone to do the same on our behalf. Ofcourse that is forcing her to stay away from her our child and being the direct care giver !!! </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Strange are the ways of life !</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-70176570469185353172023-03-12T16:01:00.002+05:302023-03-12T16:01:15.474+05:30Home is where the Heart is<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a lot said of a House & a Home.. what must be and shouldn't be...<br />But it is as much our choices in life, as much as what we keep at home..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div>कैसा हो घर का वास्तु </div><div>~ स्वर्गीय अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी</div><div><br /></div><div>घर चाहे कैसा भी हो..</div><div>उसके एक कोने में..</div><div>खुलकर हंसने की जगह रखना..</div><div><br /></div><div>सूरज कितना भी दूर हो..</div><div>उसको घर आने का रास्ता देना..</div><div><br /></div><div>कभी कभी छत पर चढ़कर..</div><div>तारे अवश्य गिनना..</div><div>हो सके तो हाथ बढ़ा कर..</div><div>चाँद को छूने की कोशिश करना .</div><div><br /></div><div>अगर हो लोगों से मिलना जुलना..</div><div>तो घर के पास पड़ोस ज़रूर रखना..</div><div><br /></div><div>भीगने देना बारिश में..</div><div>उछल कूद भी करने देना..</div><div>हो सके तो बच्चों को..</div><div>एक कागज़ की किश्ती चलाने देना..</div><div><br /></div><div>कभी हो फुरसत,आसमान भी साफ हो..</div><div>तो एक पतंग आसमान में चढ़ाना..</div><div>हो सके तो एक छोटा सा पेंच भी लड़ाना..</div><div><br /></div><div>घर के सामने रखना एक पेड़..</div><div>उस पर बैठे पक्षियों की बातें अवश्य सुनना..</div><div><br /></div><div>घर चाहे कैसा भी हो.. </div><div>घर के एक कोने में..</div><div>खुलकर हँसने की जगह रखना.</div><div><br /></div><div>चाहे जिधर से गुज़रिये</div><div>मीठी सी हलचल मचा दिजिये,</div><div><br /></div><div>उम्र का हरेक दौर मज़ेदार है</div><div>अपनी उम्र का मज़ा लिजिये.</div><div> </div><div>ज़िंदा दिल रहिए जनाब,</div><div> ये चेहरे पे उदासी कैसी</div><div>वक्त तो बीत ही रहा है,</div><div> उम्र की एेसी की तैसी...</div></span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-65113584392292251562023-02-04T15:44:00.000+05:302023-02-04T15:44:03.417+05:30Sit Back and Observe<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Days pass by without realizing what is truly happening around us...<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh yes, we are living in eventful times, with Djokovic equalling Nadal's record, and India winning the U-19 Women's World Cup, and ofcourse Adani pulling back their mammoth FPO...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But the intent is to look around and inside, and truly absorb the elements.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is important to pause and collect, in whichever way works for you... Could be a solo holiday, or a simple massage, or just idling around... In essence, just some time to sit back and truly observe !</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">You'll be amazed at the things that hit you !</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94OUSkVK7P3DVpUTUZb13sL5VJm45_9dhzq0byYLsFYKbz6ub0VFG8SY5TPlF5E85z3_StAdM96wNIOED-ONBdCp9bbLl9_YUkEnaLHY7m8qAait-HIQlgYMLNbEhs2ICaEuZBmO5g5JJq2NwdfwQ7kVHAtjaSNcORHHFre2bd_L2y9Py/s2285/zqbl1hirjvp21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2285" data-original-width="1714" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg94OUSkVK7P3DVpUTUZb13sL5VJm45_9dhzq0byYLsFYKbz6ub0VFG8SY5TPlF5E85z3_StAdM96wNIOED-ONBdCp9bbLl9_YUkEnaLHY7m8qAait-HIQlgYMLNbEhs2ICaEuZBmO5g5JJq2NwdfwQ7kVHAtjaSNcORHHFre2bd_L2y9Py/w300-h400/zqbl1hirjvp21.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com3Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-76799249478392674962022-12-26T22:50:00.004+05:302022-12-26T22:50:42.629+05:30Travel<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We recently embarked on our first international trip with the Tiny Human <i>(actually not so tiny anymore !)</i> and we discovered so many things about ourselves. It was a new geography, new food, different people et all, and we were actually wondering how it would pan out.</span></div><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But the realization that... we always underestimate the ability of strangers to empathize and help... a place might be new, but people are to you, as you are to people.. a change of place actually gives your mind a break, even if the daily chores being followed remain the same.... hmmm.... they were all eye openers :)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">For all the double guessing and fear we had about this sojourn, it turned out fine...<br />Needless to say the Tiny Human was fairly cooperative, atleast as cooperative as a two and a half year old can be... Ofcourse, it did help that the cab driver suddenly played rhymes in the car when he heard him bawl, and the waitress gave a special empty bowl for him to play with once in a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">All in all, a break is a break is a break...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Even if we were waiting to get back home by the end of it :)</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3qNXM2UJ2AFjNXPCO56CrbqCsnGnTFKD2aAxIwhgbCpL1VZqnTcNT6plmF3OLnTOEenJBEigzHFf0mu_-SrjjeadD6GC5f0LEiBwvHN2S83TDKsxwNm2MRH394-oPAouPwBxgfG_xCLJ0Am3ChtuNbueob7l0b4D9CA20haHnQNc2502/s600/mood05.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="600" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw3qNXM2UJ2AFjNXPCO56CrbqCsnGnTFKD2aAxIwhgbCpL1VZqnTcNT6plmF3OLnTOEenJBEigzHFf0mu_-SrjjeadD6GC5f0LEiBwvHN2S83TDKsxwNm2MRH394-oPAouPwBxgfG_xCLJ0Am3ChtuNbueob7l0b4D9CA20haHnQNc2502/w640-h202/mood05.gif" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p><br /></p>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-87869243644773305172022-08-29T12:22:00.008+05:302022-08-29T12:22:58.396+05:30Noah's Ark<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whether we talk about the Noah's Ark, Manu & the Matsya avatar or Nuh, the reference to that hope of a saviour when you are flooded is universal. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Ever so often, in life, when we are in a crisis, we tend to look for a saviour/ help... And more often than not, help appears in different shapes and forms, not always in the direction we are looking. But what is more important is your will to move along, to accept the help being offered and not stay in denial to let 'fate take it's course'. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />Fate will, obviously take it's course, but that is subject to the responses we send to the universe.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> <br />If Noah was ushering everyone into the boat, and I chose to say that I won't act on this option because I believe in the supreme and will wait for a suitable (read not tough/challenging) option to come my way, that's our action which is finally determining our fate.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />So keep your eyes and ears open for any such knock at your door... Often, tying our lifeboat to the horn of the fish is all it takes...</span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com0Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-9750372697251434152022-08-27T16:25:00.003+05:302022-08-27T16:25:55.205+05:30Family First<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The world is a family.<br />Our friends are a part of our family.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We create our families.. define them, guard them... create walls, open gates...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whatever the definition or boundary, we revel in our family, with our family...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is often that part of our life which is without inhibitions.. M not saying it is all hunky dory, but it is definitely the better parts of our time on this planet....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But what portion of our waking life do we spend with family, knowing fully well that they provide the most joy ! Oh yes, there is work, and the other regular things we do/must do. There is also that annual vacation to the far west or east that one needs to prioritize... Despite all these supremely important commitments, do we really even try to make the time ?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As time is passing by, and showing up on my head in the form of those wiry white strands, I am increasingly caught with the thought of whether we try enough ?</span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com0Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-72735196531689201432022-05-25T20:18:00.004+05:302022-05-25T20:18:51.427+05:30Value thyself<div><span style="font-family: arial;">We try and estimate so many things, and try to peg a value, often just figuratively... in being the best, the worst, the first, the last... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">But what we end up doing in the process and peg ourselves and that relationship in our life. It's actually an estimate of ourselves, as we perceive it, in the other eyes of the other person... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">How does it matter whether someone values you the most... What matters is how much you value them in the true sense... </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have!!! </span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-51392731160062272482022-05-21T00:20:00.001+05:302022-05-21T00:20:10.203+05:30Eureka Moment<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">My typical retort to anyone who said that they don't believe in God is whether they believe in 'What you give is what you get'.... because anyone who believes in this fine balance of life cannot deny the existence of the almighty.. whatever name might chose to attribute...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But a discussion with a friend recently gave me a eureka moment... while I was seemingly smug about the realization of the existence, I seemed to be making the same error when talking about the form. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Till then, I always believed in the existence of an almighty, but was almost proud in declaring that I don't believe in the current propagated forms, like a Ganesh, Christ etc. Instead I believed in the <i>Nirakaar</i> or <i>Advaita </i>form.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But now I feel like a fool.. the existence of God, her form or the idea of her being formless is all the say. It is just a way we choose to perceive the almighty, or whatever you to choose to call her...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The more I think about it, the more obvious my ignorance appears to be...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">How quick I have been to judge people who believe in idols, and how conveniently I did the same thing in a different form..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh, what a fool I am !!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Or maybe that's what the whole journey is about !!!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">From <i>Aakaar</i> to <i>Nirakaar</i> to Sarvavyaapi...</span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com4Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-30045016234223694472022-04-09T15:36:00.003+05:302022-04-09T15:36:22.454+05:30Rock a Bye Baby<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The toughest part of managing a child, besides getting them to eat right, is to get them to sleep :)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Oh yes, you might be dreary and sleepy, but that doesn't seem to rub onto the child, or ease them to sleep. Often, one might rock oneself to sleep before the Tiny Human finally dozes off. It makes me wonder if I was as much a pain to put to sleep.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With time and experience, each of us develop our own styles and techniques to achieve the ultimate outcome.. no judgement on the means to the end :) :D</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I've finally found a list of songs which seem to help in the task, without realizing that these songs have become my favourites anyway ! Here are the top 5.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">5. Surmayi Akhiyo Mae <i>(Hindi, Movie: Sadma)</i>: Somehow Yesudas singing this song to you seems to be the perfect recipe to call upon sleep. Needless to say Gulzar weaves magic through those words.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oJQL9Wf6O4I" width="320" youtube-src-id="oJQL9Wf6O4I"></iframe></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">4. Sapnon ke Ghar ki <i>(Hindi, Movie: Daddy)</i> : This is one is definitely one of the best of Talat Aziz. Hadn't heard of the lyricist Suraj Sanim till I tried to google the details of this song much later in life.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xso32MS9SS0" width="320" youtube-src-id="xso32MS9SS0"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">3. Chukkallara Choopullara <i>(Telugu, Movie: </i></span><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Aapadbandhavudu)</span></i><span style="font-family: arial;"> : A masterpiece, in a movie which is also nothing short of a masterpiece </span><i style="font-family: arial;">(by Meenakshi Seshadri & Chiranjeevi)</i><span style="font-family: arial;">, this song, sung by Chithra in her mellifluous voice with lyrics by Keeravani is just perfect to send you to wonderland.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5QYZGxyg1ZE" width="320" youtube-src-id="5QYZGxyg1ZE"></iframe></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">2. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Kannaana Kanney <i>(Tamil, Movie: Viswasam)</i> : Not knowing Tamil, I first heard the song on radio with a friend, and I just heard it on loop. Only much later did I look up the meaning of the song, to appreciate it even more. Cheers to the voice of Sid Sriram <i>(one of the few good singers in the current generation).</i> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-K8Oid03eUU" width="320" youtube-src-id="-K8Oid03eUU"></iframe></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>1. Vataptra Sai <i>(Telugu, Movie: Swathi Muthyam)</i> : I am sure anyone from South India would be able to identify the song without having to listen to it. Most of us <i>(of my generation) </i>have grown up listening to this. Sung by P Susheela, this song is the fool proof song to send anyone to dreamland.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LX1hW5VWX2I" width="320" youtube-src-id="LX1hW5VWX2I"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com4Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-62575278000076960742022-03-05T17:54:00.003+05:302022-03-05T17:54:37.627+05:30Life beyond Work<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Most of us in the middle/upper middle class spend what we earn, and maybe, save a little.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Working long hours to make ends meet, to make life a little more comfortable is what we strive for.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But we don't realize when this strife, becomes a struggle... and ends up hampering our 'life' in total. I've heard so many peers saying life is so stressful.. Little do they realize that it's their work that makes their life feel that way !</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'm not saying work is a joke, and don't take it seriously. </span><span style="font-family: arial;">But we need to have as much discipline towards life beyond work. More often than not, family & friends become the collateral damage.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cartoon Credit: </span><span style="font-family: arial;">https://www.cartoonstock.com/directory/h/heavy_workload.asp</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjieHNxTiK55bOc37-QAMt08jyg4FMScC9hikcPqUHrQvw71djFsztEli1Quod4jKkTzRgEjS8M-gDu_JpSsQ9hJxFQtcGbqtBHYQssYr2untjpwejSVFn4QgjH7BwAGleimetG2d3oecEfqUTCBoCtKIL5ebWVU7nTRFInYsR7BGPq_xje=s474" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="474" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjieHNxTiK55bOc37-QAMt08jyg4FMScC9hikcPqUHrQvw71djFsztEli1Quod4jKkTzRgEjS8M-gDu_JpSsQ9hJxFQtcGbqtBHYQssYr2untjpwejSVFn4QgjH7BwAGleimetG2d3oecEfqUTCBoCtKIL5ebWVU7nTRFInYsR7BGPq_xje=w400-h276" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-61973099110458098812022-01-24T16:57:00.003+05:302022-01-24T16:57:36.543+05:30Gene Pool<span style="font-family: arial;">Progeny has a funny impact on how we look at things...</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The urge to see a piece of you in flesh and blood is so strong. that we seem to loose all sense of perspective till we do it :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">We wish and pray for a creation, who is like us :)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ironically, the similarity we often seek is in the form of the 'adorable' smile, the eating habits, intelligence, body language.. the list could go on...</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">But what truly matter is what kind of person the child is, the nature, attitude, demeanor... and the key to this is more the environment and upbringing than the gene pool. Don't get me wrong, the gene pool is a good trendsetter, but it is not 'the' reason for someone turning out a certain way.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So when we all seek for a part of us in someone else, we need to remember what matter.. I mean what truly counts ! </span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgljiP2aE-7MJekifoUcyuhN28PjrN_Gp56xeQsFf6NmKzLuN2N6q3JpX_taVel9oZ_YIIqc-xw_xL3us2iMQs3pJHsU3vz0DP3GeQMr_3VV8nGsjJgyrd18ihbPqVrcT_3sRMyNo6g8RBts8VP0q3MnagkRRd_3hOEJ0HyrWnEOYJRWsRS=s466" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="337" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgljiP2aE-7MJekifoUcyuhN28PjrN_Gp56xeQsFf6NmKzLuN2N6q3JpX_taVel9oZ_YIIqc-xw_xL3us2iMQs3pJHsU3vz0DP3GeQMr_3VV8nGsjJgyrd18ihbPqVrcT_3sRMyNo6g8RBts8VP0q3MnagkRRd_3hOEJ0HyrWnEOYJRWsRS=w289-h400" width="289" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-81632833114933907782022-01-06T22:36:00.001+05:302022-01-06T22:36:29.678+05:30The Indian Space story<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I was never a 'podcast' person as I prefer reading to listening, if you know what I am saying.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But off late, long hours of travel (and old age, which doesn't permit much reading in a moving car) has forced me to rely on my ears (than eyes).</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Much to my surprise, I discovered some delectable content in the likes of Youtube, Spotify and Gaana.com. One such podcast which I'd recommend to everyone is the podcast by <a href="https://allthingssmall.in/ats-studio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ATS Studio</a> on Spotify, called <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2JXFCMLGVhTBtdz1WYxd4H" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mission ISRO</a> hosted by <a href="https://www.harshabhogle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harsha Bhogle</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">It is a beautifully narrated journey of the Indian scientists, on how they managed to make the Indian space mission work. considering it started post Independence, when the government had bigger fish to fry. You'd be surprised to note that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kalam</a> only forms a small part of long list of scientists we need to thank including <a href="https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/dr-vikram-ambalal-sarabhai-1963-1971" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vikram Sarabhai</a>, <a href="https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/homi-j-bhabha" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homi Jehangir Bhabha</a> and <a href="https://www.isro.gov.in/about-isro/prof-satish-dhawan-1972-1984" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Satish Dhawan</a>, to name a few.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">What made the podcast even more interesting were the numerous anecdotes through each episode. Did you know that there is a painting of Tipu Sultan fighting the Anglo Mysore war in NASA ? or that the first propellent for the space mission were prepared in a kitchen grinder ? or How Krishi Darshan was actually an experiment by ISRO to establish the important of Television media broadcasting ?</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Trust me, it leaves you with a warm feeling about the country and these humble scientists. </span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com6Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-28464977287470390582022-01-01T22:44:00.005+05:302022-01-01T22:52:41.803+05:30Happy New Year !<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first week of the year is often spent in recollecting the best and the worst of the year gone by. It makes sense to thank what we have had, hoping for good times to come.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I'd love to say that I make resolutions each year, and try to stick by them, but that's not true.. not even the first part. So let me not call these resolutions. Let's just say these are realizations of the past year, which will be setting the theme of the year ahead.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Winds of Change</b> : With a toddler in tow, life has taken a 360degree turn. While we keep trying to restore equilibrium <i>(read: relive experiences and moments of the past)</i>, situations and time spent has changed definitively. Of course it is all for the better, but one often wonders if we can re-attempt what we did earlier. So till we find a new equilibrium <i>(now that there is a tiny human in the equation)</i>, hope we survive the swings & friction, and redefine the new status quo soon.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Leap of Faith</b>: There is help all around us, in different shapes, sizes and people, but it seems possible <i>(or plausible ?!?)</i> only when one is open to taking help in the first place. So at some point, one has to take the leap of faith & let go the reigns <i>(because we tend to have an urge to control our life)</i> to restore semblance.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Work to Live, and not Live to Work</b>: I enjoy my work, but it is often like <a href="https://medium.com/useless-knowledge-daily/history-of-the-idiom-down-the-rabbit-hole-fe044ff96fde" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">going down a rabbit hole</a> which sucks us in. The discipline to realize that there is life outside work, which is as important than this makes a lot of difference in decisions made.</span></li></ol><div><span style="font-family: arial;">So live it up, and enjoy as we unroll the carpet for the New Year</span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Cheers to the New Year, with 'Chasing Cars', I first heard on <a href="https://abc.com/shows/greys-anatomy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grey's Anatomy</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/GemKqzILV4w" width="320" youtube-src-id="GemKqzILV4w"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br /></i></span></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-18525559208792140592021-11-27T15:38:00.001+05:302021-11-27T15:38:20.842+05:30Hakuna Matata<span style="font-family: arial;">Here's another song that always, relives any stress on my mind</span><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>It means no worries</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>For the rest of your days</i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>It's our problem-free philosophy</i></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nbY_aP-alkw" width="320" youtube-src-id="nbY_aP-alkw"></iframe></div><br /><div><br /></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com6Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-65934401347122507912021-11-19T23:52:00.000+05:302021-11-19T23:52:08.160+05:30Work Life Imbalance<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Most of us are working to earn a living or make a name or for both.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But in this strife to achieve what we set out for, we often <a href="https://alochanaa.blogspot.com/2015/06/making-name.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">forget the people in our lives</a>... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Practicality needs to prevail, as ends need to be met and bills need to be paid.. but if one really thinks about it, one would realize how this material gain seems to, often, override any other wishes. And the biggest collateral damage is always the family and loved ones.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So the next time you sit at your work desk and decide to work an 'extra half an hour', please contemplate not just the future time saved at work but also the time missed with the family and loved ones.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Needless to say, time with family is definitely priceless, viz-a-viz time at work !</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tlW69zMsLgw/YZfqzVexBbI/AAAAAAAAAlw/m3VANwdBMhYLJtwMrb1Guy8ib1souCB6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s720/image-39.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="720" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tlW69zMsLgw/YZfqzVexBbI/AAAAAAAAAlw/m3VANwdBMhYLJtwMrb1Guy8ib1souCB6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/image-39.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18757227.post-90717887819324536632021-11-02T22:51:00.002+05:302021-11-02T22:51:14.597+05:30This is Life for you :)<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">We all go through phases...<br />Of loving, and losing, <br />Of loving what is lost,</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">and then losing what is loved...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And then it moves in a loop....</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The love and the loss needn't pertain to a homo-sapien, but could be something as simple as a habit...</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">In all this loving and losing and loving all over again, I have come to a single consistent conclusion each time... </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">Look for the bare necessities, Forget about your worries and your strife</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;">And then the bare necessities will come to you :)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/c6e3ITsjLRI" width="320" youtube-src-id="c6e3ITsjLRI"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></i></div>Dwiti Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694509595198252218noreply@blogger.com6Delhi, India28.7040592 77.1024901999999910.39382536382115418 41.946240199999991 57.014293036178842 112.25874019999999