“I don’t want to take cash, can you transfer the money online to my account?” I asked a friend recently. “I will ask my dad to do it,”...

First scenario: The child comes back home from school and says, “You know what happened today? My friend Rahul stopped talking to me.”...

Eight of the members of my family had gathered together. People across three generations. We needed to decide where to go for dinner and...

Society alters its shape every decade or so and it seems to be happening faster than before. The way we commute (Uber, Ola, Metro), the...

Disproportionate responses to people’s behaviour around us cause a lot of unpleasantness. When we are on the other side don’t we feel for...

There is a saying, Families that eat together stay together. In many families, although sadly on the decline, eating together one time a...

A wise man once said, “Avoid arguments if possible, especially if impossible”. Arguments are no doubt a part of every relationship and...

Boundaries for self People who are important to us in our lives, our spouse, children, parents, siblings, friends etc will come and...

Like Helicopter Parents, there are Helicopter Spouses and Helicopter Siblings too. “I have to enter the kitchen to do something and my...

A relationship would always mean a compromise. The moment we have a relationship and live with someone, (parents, spouses, siblings,...

Day 1 “She has quit the job”, the wife started, bitterness and anger rising in her. “Why are you saying that?”, her husband asked...

We were headed on the Bengaluru – Hassan highway in my cousin's car. The weather was glorious, the road smooth and the conversation...

Recently I ran into my friend who had come down from the USA where he stayed with his wife and two kids. Catching up with him over a cup...

Recently an athlete from the Rio Olympics was gifted a BMW car by some sports association. The athlete wanted to return the car as the...

. I am guilty of endorsing it. I promote it when I go shopping with my daughter and coax her to buy 'suitable clothes'. I foster it when...

"Give me some silent company" Recently someone came home and asked, “Are you busy?”. I replied, “Just answering some emails”. “Can I just...

A conversation between father and son: “You are eating sweets in the end. You should eat it before you eat the curd rice” “No, I don’t...

In our culture, adult children keep in constant touch with their ageing parents, many living in the same house or at least on two...

Harmony in relationships is priceless. Especially in relationships that matter to us – our close family, friends, colleagues. Many...