History is filled with stories which never got told, however, I promise you this one will not be it. Ok, cut to the chase and drama, here is my story of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. Mountains have always inspired me and after the EBC Trek (Everest Base camp) it was time for my new adventure and it was only Mount Kilimanjaro on my…
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There is a real world and a mountain world and I have existed in both. In the mountain world, we play different roles and it tests us in our weakest moments and bares our souls even to strangers. We feel a strange connection with people we may never meet again in life but while we exist there, we are bonded. We…
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The idea popped into my head when a few years back, still in my thirties, I read this lovely post by Meryl Streep on turning forty. I decided I will write one too to mark my fortieth(warning, the post is not a copy, doesn’t claim to be as brilliant but is just an unedited page from my life). In…
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Music connects with us even before we come into the world. A preliminary study in the “Music Educators Journal”, 1985 found that babies who were exposed to music before birth had longer attention spans. I used to make the younger one listen to shlokas and soothing music while he was in my womb and when he was born if we…
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I think I have mentioned an umpteenth number of times that with our nuclear setup and hectic schedules, we are a millennial family that bond very well over a vacation when we leave our work aside and our baggages behind. That’s why you would see us holidaying more often. I tend to plan my holidays at the beginning of the…
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I think if there is a way to describe how I.N.S.P.I.R.E Beyond Motherhood Awards came into being I would have to credit power of belief a lot. I have always believed that if you truly want something and pursue it with passion, you will achieve it. It has been and will always be a mission very close to my heart to…
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When Another Mom Becomes Your Source Of Pressure Why does your kid always come late to the bus stop? Hasn’t your girl lost so much weight? Your kid always troubles my kids. Haven’t you put on a bit of weight, lately? Do you always dress up in westerns? I am sure each one of us hears this at some point…
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A mother is the backbone of her family but does that mean she needs to give up her dreams, her career and her goals? I strongly believe, no! When I was a kid I saw my mom struggle through depression because she had dedicated her entire life to her family, the family who was not around due to their own…
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I know we lead very busy lives, I know we are barely managing our own schedules, I know all of that but whenever you can just reach out to the woman you meet every day at the bus stop. The woman who you see rushing in and out daily, looking all flustered and lost. She is probably new or there…
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It takes a strong woman to say I don’t know everything! This takes me back to the time when I had just had my first baby. If you are a mom, then trust me, your first experiences as a mom is not something you will forget easily. I had a normal delivery after 12 hours of labour and I thought…
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You are weak, you are emotional, you don’t have what it takes. At times it looks like the world is using a woman’s emotions as her weakness to get ahead. And then comes a superhero that every woman needs, a superhero that rises against all these biases and weaknesses. I was recently invited by @ArielIndia to watch Captain Marvel’s preview…
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We all know as we cross our 30s and our 40s, skin needs more care and nourishment and some of the effects can last forever, if proper care is not taken. I have been blessed with good genes and also practicing yoga and pranayam has helped my skin to stay supple and smooth. While yoga involves physical practice, Pranayam is all…
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We all agree that yoga is good for kids. Within yoga we learn about chakras which are energy centres or the vortex or whirlpool of pranic energy. They store the life force ie the pranas. There are said to be around 114 chakras in the body, of which 7 most important ones are placed along our spine. These chakras stimulate…
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