by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 20, 2022 | Musings & Moments, Some Learnings, Some Teachings
“Etymology” is the study of the origin of words and the word etymology itself derives from the Greek word etumos, meaning “true.” The practice of etymology is uncovering the truth by tracing the root of a word. Russia- Ukraine war is going on for almost a month now,...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 13, 2022 | Musings & Moments, Some Learnings, Some Teachings
This weekly column should have been up in the morning but then, I did what I do best! Procrastinate. Etymology is the study of the origin of words and taking this weekly column forward, I would like to speak about procrastination. Etymologically, “procrastination” is...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Mar 5, 2022 | Musings & Moments, Some Learnings, Some Teachings
Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of two very interesting words- Echo and Narcissus and how they came to be associated with personality disorders. For the past few weeks, I have been enthralled...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Feb 27, 2022 | Musings & Moments, Some Learnings, Some Teachings
Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of two Nations – Russia and Ukraine While the world’s eyes are on the two nations and pray for peace… How did Russia and Ukraine derive their...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Feb 22, 2022 | My Reviews, The world of printed words
Big little lies by Liane Moriarty This is the first of Liane Moriarty, I am reading and I have decided to rectify that mistake! This book along with her other big-selling book, Perfect Strangers has been adapted into a Mini serial. The setting of ‘Big...
