The story of a Pencil This is one of the short articles by Paulo Coelho which I find very inspiring. This parable of his taken from the book 'Like the Flowing River' is popular among my students and it has a lesson for all of us in there though I...
Some Learnings, Some Teachings
The Frogs that often Croak- A powerful tale
Last week, the nation was shocked when a young tennis star was shot dead by her father pumping four bullets into her back while she was in the kitchen preparing food- most probably for him as her mother was indisposed. His justification was that people in the village...
Can Empathy be Taught? – A video representation
A picture is worth a thousand words, goes a saying. I wonder what this short film of under 5 minutes would be worth? Do watch this video which was doing its round on WhatsApp though we had been using them in our sessions on empathy. [video width="400" height="226"...
The Story of a Window – How our Perception can be Faulty
This story is one of my personal favourites and comes in handy while taking a session on perception. The story of a window... A couple of days after a young couple moves neighbourhood, the woman looks out the window of her dining room as they are having their...
THE MEAN MOTHERS
There are no children alive who do not say, " I hate you," to mothers or "You are the meanest mother of all." I believe that mothers are doing a good job if your child throws those words at you. This piece so resonates with me- for most growing-up children view...
Life is Like Hot Chocolate- A Story
We are living in a very competitive world. Competing and comparing is all a part of the game. This story about the professor and hot chocolate doesn't fail to resonate with my class in almost all my sessions. Personally too, I love this anecdote. Life is Like Hot...
An Obituary to Common Sense- A humorous reminder
A few months ago, I was taking the night train to Chennai. A young lass, a mobile phone wedged to her ear, gestured a man sitting on the side berth to denote that he was sitting in her allotted seat. The train had just left Bangalore Cantt and I was idly watching the...
The Mango Tree- Some Learnings, Some Teachings
5th June is commemorated as world's environment day. What better than to share my favourite story of a tree as the first week's post for season two of Blogaberry Dazzle? This story is one of my favourite ones on the bountiful nature of trees and the...
Rock, Paper, Scissors by Alice Feeney – A book review
One of the best thrillers I read in December 2022 was Rock, Paper Scissors. This game came in handy during our school days. It was a refreshing concept when a couple plays this game in the story more so to decide when there is a stalemate. The story begins...






