Today, I have here with me, my dear friend, Betsy the Zen Mama. Besides being a beautiful person, Betsy is a wife, Zen Mama, school teacher and positive thinker. I first visited her blog over two years ago and we’ve become fast friends since. Over a year ago, I wrote a…
Vidya Sury, Collecting Smiles
It is Thanksgiving Day in the United States today and I am thrilled to read all the gratitude posts. A few years ago, some twists and turns in my life, most notably my Mom being diagnosed with interstitial lung disease (ILD), cause unknown, in 1997 forcefully made me realize how priceless…
Or the Indiblogger #NokiaAppTasting Meet With Namma Gang Style in Bangalore. Or a fabulous evening with Indiblogger, Rajiv Makhni, Vikas Khanna and friends. I am basking in the happy memories of last Sunday evening at the Indiblogger #NokiaAppTasting meet at the ITC Gardenia here in Bangalore. I registered just three days…
I know. Life is hectic. Tough. Lots to do. No time to take a break now. But if you cease to exist because of all that you are trying to cram in to your life, you won’t be around to regret it. Oh wait, I just realized that being around to…
Right at this moment, we’re celebrating Diwali – the Festival of Lights in India and there’s much revelry everywhere. There are fireworks, sweets, new clothes and a lot of neighborly love to commemorate this day. So let me begin with the story of Diwali (I wrote about it in a Diwali…
In retrospect, I would have never imagined ever getting a tarot card reading. But life moves in mysterious ways, right? The year was 1984. It was a Saturday and I had just finished work when my friend – we’ll call him “A” – called to say he would come by my…
Foot health is something we all tend to take for granted. We assume we have happy feet. Considering they take the weight of our bodies and take us places, it is critical to ensure that they’re in good health. Our family doc always examines our nails and can tell when there…





