What makes a relationship last? What makes a business successful? Both questions plagued me for years… As a child, I spent hours writing rhyming love poems, despite growing up in a country where people rarely kissed in public. This passion for poetry morphed from my spiral-bound notebook into years of study into the psychology of […]
Every year, when the 26th rolls around, whether I am cycling atop a mountain the Andes or shivering through a chilly winter day in Paris, I remember lying in my bed as it trembled in the cool air of a Janaury morning in Bombay.
Moving to a new country is hard enough. Then your hair starts falling, looses its lustre, you get dandruff, your scalp is constantly itching. The problem is embarrassing – you can’t possibly talk to anyone about it. They might think its contagious ! You know hair is super important, not just for your confidence, but […]
We sat on my sofa eating penne al tonno seasoned with lots of chili powder, chatting about what each has been up to lately. The food was tomatoey and oozed sunny summer days. But the conversation was dark and sombre like this cold, Corona winter. “I met this Indian guy recently, who got just one […]
The other day, I was out hiking with a French friend I’ve known for years, when she dropped a pretty shocking comment…“I don’t really have any expat friends,” she was saying, as we traipsed through the Foret de Rambouillet in the suburbs of Paris. “What about ME!” I cried aloud. “Pfff, you’re already so integrated. […]
Years ago, a Belgian friend dropped a bomb that left me shocked…
