When I received the topic of the month, I was traveling in India. Sometimes, a place triggers a memory of events that would otherwise lie buried in the recesses of time. Call it happenstance but at least for this topic, I was in the right place! The minute I read the theme, the memory of […]

The first major break of my career came when I was newly married and had finished five-and-a-half years of work. My immediate supervisor was uncooperative, and my mother wasn’t keeping well. These circumstances compelled me to resign. In retrospect, it was a good decision, though at the time I braced myself for tough times ahead. […]

All of us present here, claim ourselves to be a part of modern society. However, do we really understand the meaning of what it is to be called as ‘modern’? It signifies that we are an open-minded citizen and take up pride in having our own choice. Unlike the conservative society, we believe that achievement […]

“TTTTRRRINGGG!! The alarm goes off at 7 am. Wake up, have a shower, go to work. Come back from work at 10 pm, sleep. Work- Home- work- home. No job satisfaction,demanding work, no leisure hours (or me time), constant pressure to learn new skills to stay relevant, super stressful! This was my life for four […]