Longing and love: A farewell tour and a raag to my heart

This is the story of two journeys, one tinged with an inescapable sorrow, the other pregnant with the renewal that lies in every tomorrow.  Written By Sharad Kohli  Mohabbat karne wale kam na honge, teri mehfil mein lekin hum na honge  – Hafeez Hoshiarpuri I returned to Kuwait, the land of my birth, in 2018, […]

There is a world within you

Written By Seema Kumar What does it take to stop and listen to oneself, to process the range of emotions, to learn and unlearn? Just a journey to oneself. The paths are many, but the destination is you. I am an only child of parents who had an extremely difficult marriage. My father, a highly […]

360° Parenting – integrity and character

Written By Chandrashekhar Ojha Parenting is often viewed as guiding children toward success, but a deeper sense of fulfilment emerges when we recognise the profound importance of raising them with strong moral values. It’s one thing to celebrate a child’s career accomplishments or financial success, but if these milestones lack a foundation of character, they […]

इसी का नाम – ज़िंदगी

ज़िंदगी एक कहानी की तरह है, जिस में हर मोड़ अपने साथ एक नए एहसास का हिस्सा लेकर आता है। पर ये कहानी तभी मुकम्मल होती है, जब हम अपनों को याद रखते हैं, जो अब हमारे बीच नहीं हैं। शायद यही ज़िंदगी का सच है … उनका जाना एक अंत नहीं, एक नई शुरुआत […]

The Interior Love Affair

The first step to celebrating yourself is to make yourself a promise – and do whatever it takes to keep it. These self-promises have a deeper impact on your journey to success, confidence, and happiness than you might think. Introduction What does it mean to truly celebrate yourself? For the author, it began with a […]

I will give that credit to myself

‘Setbacks lit the inner fire in me’ From having lost his voice due to Left Vocal Cord Paresis to singing better than he ever did, singer-composer-musician, Shekhar Ravjiani’s story of healing needs to be told Prachi Raturi … “No, no, you had the correct number, how have you been,” he asks with his trademark warmth. […]

Straight from a Javaphile’s Cup

Life will inevitably sharpen our edges, revealing what’s inside us when we’re shaken or rattled. What spills over—joy or bitterness—depends on what we’ve filled our cup with. Anshu Arora …. The spelling of the aroma of a freshly brewed coffee for me is: happiness. The flavour on the palette is the purest form of joy […]