Walk of life

  Define " Love"...... I asked Chat GPT to define Love. I got 1000 definitions. Summarize them..... Love is strong feeling for someone/ something..... A feeling in strongest possible way. Feelings of intense liking .... This feeling is expressed in words or verses or songs. Expressed by gifts. Expressed through flowers. Is Love defined well only through communication? Love is defined when..... A child runs to mother and hugs her. A mother wipes child's tears with saree pallu. 2 friends spend hours on roadside tea kiosk exchanging endless conversation over a cup of tea. A boy and girl  just looking into each other's eyes for long hours not uttering a single word. A couple exhausted completely after a long tiring day,sitting on the sofa just holding each other's hands and blankly staring into space. A Parent offering shoulder to child in most vulnerable situations. A mother calling up Grown child and asking" Have you eaten?" While He/ She ...

  Divinity is humbling. A neighbor is devotee of Tirupati Shri Balaji. A few days back,a chance conversation with him and I don't know what made me to join him for a visit to Tirupati  . My husband too agreed to join. 2 days back, we reached Tirupati traveling in Haripriya Express- Kolhapur to Tirupati. Kolhapur has Priya- Ambabai/ Goddess Laxmiji. Tirupati has Hari- Shri Balaji/ Lord Venkateshwara. The entire bogie was filled with devotees .All age groups,babies,infants, toddlers, Teens,Youth, Adults,Aged..... Morning we reached Tirupati and were put up in Vishnu Niwasam  By TTD. 4 floored building full of lakhs of devotees. This Accommodation building by T TD not only provides free lodging but also Free Anna Prasadam- Food for all devotees visiting Tirupati. Many climb the hills to reach Tirumalai. But we took Bus to reach atop. We stood in the Queue for Darshan. A long wait to reach our God Shri Balaji- 7 hrs. But TTD has good arrangements for the devotee...

Emotional Maturity. In school,I participated in many Debate competitions. I loved these competitions more when it was a team participation . I preferred Team Debate over Individual Debating Competitions. In Team debates,all of us with our assigned Teacher would meet in evening, the Group leader would choose The Opener who introduced the Team,Topic and Whether they represented the Affirmative team or Opposing Team. The Middle Order. Last would be The Closer,who summarized the Entire Debate and also would put forth the key points against the other Team. After many participations,I became in Senior class ,the Closer. Later,I preferred always being a part of Opposing Team especially in topics which weighed more on the Affirmative side. Debate Competition helps in clarity of thoughts .It develops in a person to put forth their opinions on a subject,argue with the Opposing side calmly but with authority even if the balance is weighing more on the other side. This Blog is not about ...

 Emotional Education.  In India,since a child is born,both girls and boys ,are given Education.  Once the child learns to talk..... Proud parents and grandparents make the child repeat... " A for Apple.... B for Ball ... 1,2,3.. Later the child rotes learn Literature, Mathematics ...later Sciences and Social sciences.  Only Curriculum is given importance in terms of Education.  Whether at home or at schools and colleges.  But...... When it comes to Emotions..... The child is expected to learn about Emotions on own as life throws its own challenges and forces one to create own path and journey.  India is a Patriarchal Society where Men are supposed to behave certain way.They are taught to follow certain attitudes and mindsets.  Women are ingrained with particular dictums of society since childhood.  A small boy is taught to " Toughen" up to be a " Man". A certain definition of Masculinity is taught to him since young. Tears and Fear are 2 emo...

  Ek Duje Ke Vaaste. A favorite song from YRF DiL Toh Pagal Hai. Even more favorite dialogue of the film.... Someone,Somewhere is  out there specially for you.One day you will surely meet each other. God decides as He knows who it is for you. It's Destiny which brings u both together. Absolutely true. Marriages and Union between 2 people are made in Heaven. It's pre-decided by God. I believe in this. It is so surreal. One day,you meet " That Person",a complete stranger.You have never seen this person before.You don't know anything about this person's past,childhood. Yet,once you meet this stranger....a brief interaction.....you simply connect with each other. You feel the urge to meet this stranger repeatedly to know more about this stranger. You want to understand the person well. And you get the strong instinct within.....I want to be with this person only to spend my entire life together......till end...... Have children......start family. G...

  How big is the Heart? How big is The Heart? If taken in medical language,bigger the size of The Heart,grave is the condition. But metaphorically, The Heart is considered the generosity of a person. As kids,all cousins during vacations would be sent to that house....which had a Big Heart . Those days,we all would be sent to my Mother's Eldest sister,Sudha Maushi,we all called her " Aai" means Mother in Marathi. Aai's house was in Bandra. She lived in Government Colony ,quarters for the Govt of Maharashtra employees.My Kaka was having a Government job and Aai was homemaker. Her home was not very big.Small Government quarters. But Aai had a very Big Heart.She herself had a big family.She would happily take care of us additional small kids( almost 9 to 10 of us during summer holidays).Also she took all of us out for small picnics to Kamala Nehru Park or Gateway of India with packed homemade food and snacks.Aai in her busy household chores would find time play wit...