It’s the joy of giving week, Daan Utsav, India’s festival of giving, celebrated every year from October 2-8. In keeping with the theme, I thought I’d share a sweet story attributed to actor Katharine Hepburn shared with me by my classmate. Here’s how the story goes. When Katharine was a teenager,…
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Mother’s Day is 13 May. And ooh—just two days away! Are you looking for mothers day gift ideas? Did you get mom a Mother’s Day gift? Yes? No? No need to feel guilty. No need to panic. Life happens. And the best laid plans get gobbled up by that thing called…
Each year, I set myself a rough target for donating money to charities. This also helps me make plans in relation to how much work I need to do to be able to meet this goal. But as a freelancer, there are months when work is not as steady as I’d…
Isn’t it lovely to receive the perfect gift from a friend? It doesn’t matter if it is a special occasion, or a just-like-that gift—we all enjoy the ideal gift, especially if it is something from our wishlist, or something that makes life better. Great gifts feel like a reflection of the…
Nothing speaks of happiness and compassion better than doing things for others. In fact, I’d be surprised to find a better way of collecting smiles. Of course you know that World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday of October every year, thanks to the creator of the smiley, Harvey Ball.…
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” I was going through my archives and came across the “Joy of Giving” week and found that we’re right in the middle of it. Oct 2 to 8 is Joy of Giving week. Celebrated through…
August 6 was Organ Donation Day. Last week, Sury sent me an email with a link to the organ donation day drive by the Times of India Group. He said, see how simple it is to do it, and true to his nature, promptly filled in the details in the online…