by Chandrika R Krishnan | Apr 10, 2021 | Articles
Devika Ramarathnam had divested her Marapachi Bommais (dolls) off their tattered clothes hoping to engage in some DIYs restoring them to past glory. She strongly believes that such dolls made of red sandal wood with its inherent medicinal properties needs to...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Apr 6, 2021 | Articles
“Never criticise a man until you’ve walked a mile in his moccasins,” is an old (Red) Indian proverb. Today in the customer care industry, we expect employees to be extremely empathetic in their dealings. They are taught to spout phrases such as, “I can...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Apr 6, 2021 | Articles
I have a thousand things to say to you and a thousand reasons not to… Are many adults caught in the predicament most effectively summarized by the above quote? Should we talk, shouldn’t we, on unpleasant yet important subjects to our children? What is the right age to...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Apr 6, 2021 | Articles
A acquaintance is the youngest of many children. Like Peter Pan, she was a girl who never grew up. Sandwiched between her well-meaning older sibling and her versatile yet misdirected husband, she never ventured beyond her comfort zone. Recently, a mother who came to...
by Chandrika R Krishnan | Apr 6, 2021 | Articles
Revisit the very famous, A Letter From Abraham Lincoln To His Son’s Teacher Based on the above, here is my satire on Abraham Lincoln’s very famous letter to his son’s headmaster. A note to my Son’s teacher Dear Teacher, My son would have learnt by now that all men are...
