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Two friends were visiting their third friend who had been advised 6 months bed rest. One remarked, “You seem to be in good spirits”. “I choose to be” came the reply. Reclining his motorised bed comfortably, he continued, “I have been in bed for a month, but I have been walking through many learnings using my digital facilities. Reading, listening and thinking have brought new meaning and purpose to life. While my body rests, I have kept my mind occupied- de-learning and lea

A joint family of ‘Manners’ was discussing at home how much manners seemed missing in us and around us. Who was responsible, nobody could figure out. Dadiji looks at her great grandson and said “learning good manners without seeing them has little to learn. Her words brought the second and third generations into confrontation. The youngest quietly intervened. “Why argue? Let us visit the museum of “AI Archives of Lost & Found” and see if we can find the missing footprints.

The annual midnight meet of all departments belonging to the Maharashtra State secretariat was in process. The only human present was an invited journalist. The speaker was the oldest department of Maharashtra formed on May 1, 1960 called the General Administration Department (GAD) (सामान्य प्रशासन विभाग), established as the primary and foundational administrative department at Mantralaya Mumbai. The GAD said “I still exist with administrative control over service matte

The school auditorium was occupied with passing out batch of 12th standard students with parents, an entire batch of 11th standard students, teachers and staff of the primary-secondary sections. All were looking forward to the talk by the new principal, known to be a distinguished academician with 39 years of experience, great administrator, speaker and motivator. He was distinctly over qualified for the responsibility, replacing the earlier principal because of his long ab

Tea Kettle's Chat An old tea kettle at a Nukkad (street corner) was addressing a set of new cups and glasses introducing them to the chai tradition they were becoming part of. During colonial times, tea associations promoted free stalls at railway stations, factories, textile mills to cultivate the habit of tea drinking. Indians soon made tea their own, blending it with sugar, ginger, cardamom and other local spices. Today our tea tradition takes many forms; a warm soci

We live in an age where many unnecessary wants quietly disguise themselves as necessities. There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all. A teacher realized the need and importance for students to understand what is necessary and what is unnecessary developing early the skills to differentiate. In his concluding session he shared a story. “There were two large vases kept outside a house one was the decorative kind intricately carved

A co passenger in the metro questioned the blind man (Surdas) sitting beside him “Being blind, you must be facing many difficulties.” Surdas in his mid-fifties, paused, smiled and replied, “living is easy with eyes closed. I am better than many who can see, for what they often see is misunderstanding in others.” His expression changed as he shared that he was not blind from birth. A train blast in his late forties, gradually took away his eyesight. “Before I lost my sight

Protection is a natural instinct. The drive to protect and to seek protection is deeply ingrained in every human being as a survival mechanism. The Human mind, influenced by emotions and perceptions, shapes our actions, habits and decisions. These decisions influence our health, business, relationships, education and every aspect of our living. Navigating life’s challenges, we seek protection from many aspects of our lives, often forgetting that nothing is permanent an

The act of catching others doing wrong is a well-practiced human habit. Finding faults, blaming, criticizing and judging often becomes easier than examining ourselves. Some people often criticize others for what they secretly dislike about themselves. Worst is when one indulges in contradictions, jealousy, dirty competition, selfishness, corruption, falsehood and worldly desires. Actually, living wrongfully is inviting tensions, strains, chaos confusion within oneself. It i