ReflectionsOfPratibha
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Letter 5: Friends – the lifelines we choose
Dear Daughter, Friends are the lifelines we choose for ourselves. Sometimes, even stronger than relatives. Throughout life – school, college, work – you’ll meet many people. Some will stay, most won’t. And that’s okay. Your world will look very different… Continue reading
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Letter 4 – Boredom is the route to creativity
Dear Daughter, You were born into a world that moves so fast. I still remember how, barely few years old, you picked up a phone and played Subway Surfers as if you already knew it. Your generation just gets technology.… Continue reading
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Letter 3 – Trust your inner voice
Dear Daughter, One thing that will help you enormously in life is learning to listen to your heart – what many people call their inner voice or gut feeling. Our mind and body work in incredible ways, and for reasons… Continue reading
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Letter 2 – Real beauty comes from within
Dear Daughter, Today I want to share a small secret with you – life becomes fulfilling when we stop complicating it. Let me give you a simple example. If we want to be healthy and look our best, the basics never… Continue reading
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Journey, Destination and Destiny…
Nostalgia hits you hard when you least expect it. That lump in the throat. That faint smile. That flash of memory that takes you decades back. Recently, I took a train journey again – something I hadn’t done in years.It… Continue reading
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Cookie box and childhood..
Yaadein cookies ke box ki tarah hoti hain. Ek baar dibba khula toh sirf ek cookie nahi kha paoge… (Memories are like a box of cookies. Once you open it, you can’t stop at just one). For me, Hyderabad is… Continue reading
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Quiet beauty of early mornings..
Have you ever noticed the quiet beauty of early mornings? When I step out before the city fully wakes up, it’s the small, subtle signs of life already in motion that catches my attention:A woman unlocking her shop shuttersA man… Continue reading
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Hand blender and a life lesson
The first task in my first corporate job? Packing gift boxes! Yes you read that right but it gave a lifelong lesson. There were four of us, newly hired – excited, motivated, and honestly over the moon because it was… Continue reading
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Rakshabandhan and memories…
Rakshabandhan, every year, arrives like a joyful reminder that the most magical time of the year is here – the festival season, stretching from August to November. This year, it will run right through October. As I slowly begin to… Continue reading
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Look up…
Travel makes you notice things which you wouldn’t otherwise but only if you look out of the window. Every time I’m in Mumbai, the long commutes give me that time. Four buses filled with children – probably heading to a… Continue reading
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