Musings on life 

We were seated around a table at a small restaurant in Bangalore, five of us celebrating a friend's promotion. The waiter brought out the house specialty—a rich, dark curry that the chef had apparently perfected over twenty years. My friend Arjun took the first bite and his face lit up. "This is incredible. The spice balance is perfect—you can taste every layer. The cardamom, the black pepper, that hint of fennel. This is what cooking should be." His wife Maya tried it next.

I’m on this ferry, phone in hand doing the tourist thing, when I notice these seagulls. They’re not just flying around randomly—they’re pacing the boat. Staying right alongside us, almost like they’re in formation. At first I think it’s charming. Birds following the ferry, very scenic. Then I actually watch what they’re doing. The boat cuts through the water and creates these waves, right? And those waves churn everything up. Fish that were swimming peacefully suddenly get pu

I was thinking the other day about what really makes us human. Not the usual answers like our big brains or opposable thumbs, but...

When was the last time you went for a vacation? Maybe you went to a nice hill station, or beautiful beaches, a lovely vibrant city or a...

I was talking to someone recently and realized how we humans tend to glorify success beyond what life really is. We make it larger than life. This person was looking for a partner who had  to be super successful in his career — someone big, a top shot, as they say. At that point, I asked her: what if he isn't great with intimacy? What if he's not outgoing or expressive? Would that be acceptable? She thought about it for a while, but the answer eventually came out as no — he

I went for a ride on my bicycle the other day. As I pedaled along a quiet road, I noticed another cyclist ahead of me. He was moving very...

What Does It Really Mean to Have a Conversation? We have countless conversations every day. In fact, our ability to converse is one of...

What Do We Really Mean by Maturity? Maturity is one of those things we all admire. It’s a label we give to people, organizations, or even...

When someone achieves something socially valuable, we often say, ‘Congratulations.’ It’s a moment of recognition, a brief acknowledgment...

No one can be happy in this world. So how do we solve this problem of happiness. Well it’s simple, be no one.

If only we could keep what we like, if only we could push away what we don't. But the reality of life is something else, from the time I...

Remember the time when you started learning how to ride a bicycle? You were told, don't see around but on the road, don't lose your...

We all look for beautiful partners in our lives. While the definition of beauty is very subjective and lies in the eyes of the beholder,...

While we are anything in life, we are suffering. Be a boss, an employee, a husband, a wife, or any role. As long as you assume a role,...

Humans are nothing but glorified monkeys, or so we know till date from evolutionary theories. And if we look at monkeys or any other...

What is Freedom On the surface, it is being able to do what one wants to do, when, where, and how one wants to behave. That seems like...

The Indian Matchmaking, that’s the name of the show on Netflix I was watching other day. Not a great show for my taste but good enough to...

The other day I was at a train station waiting for my train to arrive. There was a man who got down from another train with almost...

We have all been given this life, full of different experiences. Most of the time in our life goes in satisfying the senses, it includes...

In the brightest daylight of the sun, I wander around, looking for someone to cherish the time with, and I do find one. On the darkest...