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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

    Letter 3 – Trust your inner voice
  • 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

    Journey, Destination and Destiny…
  • 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

    Cookie box and childhood..
  • 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

    Quiet beauty of early mornings..
  • 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

    Hand blender and a life lesson
  • A silent longing…

    Behind the smiling DP and forwarded good morning messages… lies a silent longing. I recently spent a day in Mumbai with an elderly couple I’ve known for over two decades – both now in their 70s. We go back a… Continue reading

    A silent longing…
  • Mumbai and Me…

    Today’s rain reminded me of Mumbai. A city I first met as a newlywed… Many years ago, I arrived in this city – as a young bride, carrying joy, anxiety, hope, and a heart full of excitement. And in some… Continue reading

    Mumbai and Me…
  • Happy Birthday Bank…

    Every time someone mocks you, takes a jibe, or makes fun of you – a part of me feels hurt. The kind of connection I have with you; most people can’t understand. It isn’t just a name for me. It is… Continue reading

    Happy Birthday Bank…
  • Love you Honda Activa!

    It was the early 2000s. My first job. A sales role. And it required a two-wheeler.My father asked me to visit a few showrooms and pick what I liked.There weren’t many options back then – Just three models. But the moment I stepped into the first showroom, I saw her. A brand-new, shiny black two-wheeler getting prepared for delivery.That black beauty. I just loved it from the moment go.I booked her. Paid in full. All within 48 hours. My father gave me a quick tutorial, and soon enough, I was riding her everywhere – to the office, sales calls, weekend errands. I felt like a queen on her black steed.“Hawa se baatein karna” – I finally understood what it meant. From late-night family visits to last-minute Hazratganj plans, 20 km friend meetups to early morning flower runs for my parents’ anniversary – she was always by my side. Ready. Steady. Go. Sure, it wasn’t smooth for me at first. There were a few tumbles – her body took the bruises, but somehow, she never let me get hurt.I still remember that rainy day – when I hit a deep pothole. In that flicker of a second, I assumed the worst. But her balance saved me. I was a familiar face at the service centre – not because of months, but kilometers.Imagine a girl hitting service milestones by distance! I rode 50–60 km daily, with a personal record of 125 km in a single day – in Lucknow. And now, as you celebrate 25 years in India, just know this:Women love their vehicles just as deeply. Their expression may be different.Their attachment may be quieter. But their love?It runs just as deep. And for a girl in a tier 2… Continue reading

    Love you Honda Activa!