Yesterday, I signed the pledge to Press for Progress, this year’s theme for International Women’s Day. Individually, we’re one drop but together we’re an ocean. Commit to a “gender parity mindset” via progressive action. Let’s all collaborate to accelerate gender parity, so our collective action powers equality worldwide. I believe in…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
It was their twenty-first wedding anniversary. His wife suggested that he take another woman out for dinner and a movie. As his expression turned to shocked surprise, she continued, “I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you.” The other…
On a typical day, kids in the age group of 8-18 years enjoy at least 5 hours of screen time, sometimes more. Okay, usually more! Today, if we Google “kids screen time” there are hundreds of expert articles about why screen time should be limited for kids, and how too much…
Maddy and I go back a long way, right to his TV days which segued into a fine acting career. He’s one of the handsomest men I’ve ever seen, oozing charm, with and without his beard. We’ve enjoyed his performances in movies in different languages. Even as he is recovering from…
The Cookie Thief A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop. She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, that the…
On 21 February 2018, I attended a press conference with a difference where India’s first cashless hospital was launched by a self-funded NGO to fight cancer. It was a unique event where Bangalore-based entrepreneurs Vijay Tata and Amrita Tata celebrated their daughter’s birthday by pledging 50 acres of land worth Rs.100…
February, the shortest month of the year, somehow seemed like the longest. Yet, I’ll keep this post shorter than usual. This time, my mantra is, Nothing is permanent …because, this too, shall pass. Health woes continue to hug us. We spent the better part of the month being sick. In fact,…