It took a long-haul flight from Mumbai to Vancouver for me to finally experience a comic bookstore I'd only read about online and watched...

Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Vietnamese Buddhist monk, famously wrote about mindfulness:   Tea is an act complete in its simplicity....

Are you happy? What makes you happy? What does happiness mean to you?   These are questions that we, including this Blog , frequently ask...

“Don’t waste time – it’s precious!” or “Time is passing and you’re doing nothing worthwhile!” How often have you been the recipient of...

Generally speaking, you know when people have a common cold, a limp or a skin rash because it's noticeable. But you might seldom identify...

Philip Rosenthal, the American television writer, producer and creator of the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and presenter of food and...

There is an interesting phrase that goes "A pizza is made round, packed into a square box and eaten as a triangle". The pizza model can...

Consider this scenario. A middle-aged couple is planning a holiday. Their two children won’t be joining them. Although they are both old...

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Someone once said to me, “We save money for a better future, for ourselves and our loved ones. But we invest for long-term security, so...

The joy of a weekend outing, a short holiday or a vacation is only heightened by the joy of going with people you’re most at ease with....

Our health is in our hands. No one, neither family nor friends, is responsible for our mental, physical and emotional well-being. Not...

A visit to Shirdi in the 70s with my family is a memory I cherish even today. Shirdi is a small town in Ahmednagar district of...

“We're all a little weird. And life is a little weird. And when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with...

Friends are synonymous with laughter, happiness, a relaxed feeling and acceptance. You make friends at different stages in your lives but...

The sun was barely shining through the clear blue sky of a winter morning when I visited my 82-year old mother who has Alzheimer's and...