Etymology is the study of word origins. It is an interesting discipline that brings to you some incredible facts about where and how…
Etymology is the study of word origins. It is an interesting discipline that brings to you some incredible facts about where and how…
This column is to incorporate some learnings and some teachings that I had gained and imparted during the course of my journey on…
There is a scene in the 1989 Tamil movie Apoorva Sagodharargal (Hindi’s Appu Raja) where Kamal Hasaan quips “Pallu Kusarthu’ ( extreme sensitivity…
(This was written quite sometime back and was published in Deccan Herald, when I was singularly unlucky with the home help…over the years,…
The schools and colleges have re-opened after the summer break. With that, the number of announcements of dance classes, summer courses, clay-modelling sessions,…
I have come to the conclusion that I would rather undergo a root canal treatment than to go shopping with my teenage daughter.…
Is it easy to pack all your memories in a suitcase? It is not easy, but that is what we expected our…
I am a typical example of what one could call a “jack of all trades and master of none” in my eternal quest…
Till the beginning of this year, if I had been asked the question, “What are you afraid of?” I would have answered,…
My mother was a product of her upbringing. The stiff upper lip, a legacy of the British Empire, was left behind even after…