The pinnacle of success or ‘making it’ these days is defined by among others pulling up in the village with the latest four wheel drive behemoth, or wealth flaunting through social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook. The abnormal has segued into the norm whereby materialism, defined by the purchase of things we do not ...

I saw this somewhere and I had to share: “Because of the times we live in, all of us, young and old, do not spend time and effort thinking about the meaning of life. We do not look inside of ourselves enough to understand our strengths and weaknesses and we do not look around enough ...

“If you expect the world to be fair to you because you are fair, you’re fooling yourself. That’s like expecting the lion not to eat you because you didn’t eat him” Anonymous. Life is not fair. That is something we get to learn even from a young age. Like for instance, why do the good die ...

I had a grand time in Dubai during the launch of Rainbows In My Clouds and then the “Meet And Listen” session at the Change Initiative where I got to sign copies of my autobiography, Rainbows in my Clouds, for the eager readers. The heat notwithstanding, meeting and interacting with like-minded people was an occasion ...

Imperfection is beauty, insanity is genius and, it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than to be absolutely boring! Who the above sagacity of pure wisdom draped in profound poignancy is attributed to, I do not know. But, the maxim best reflects how my life has turned out until this moment. The world we reside in is one ...

“Are you mad?” Has anyone at any one time ever posed that inquisition to you? Maybe the remark could be directed at you due to a whiff of concern or in rather extreme cases, due to engaging or having engaged in activity deemed abominable. Poring conscientiously over the word ‘mad’, one – if not all – ...

Growing up, there were a lot of things we looked forward to. Our fantasy was that for a while, we could fast forward time so that holidays could arrive a little quicker because we always knew that our parents would prepare the most sumptuous delicacies – especially in the case of mum who was the ...

This past one week has been quite a hectic one and that is the reason why I delayed this post. I hope you will bear with me…Last Saturday saw the launch of BHARATWALLA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION {Kenyans who went to India for Higher Education} at the Nairobi Club amidst festivities that lasted the whole night…What a ...

American novelist Gail Tsukiyama once said: “Mothers and their children are in a category all their own. There’s no bond so strong in the entire world. No love so instantaneous and forgiving.” Her profound gem of wisdom entirely captures the complex relationship shared by mothers and their off springs. It further underscores the immense challenge of figuring ...

When are we ever honest with ourselves? To avoid asking this question, we tend to cultivate a culture of placating our jaded lives into our everyday monotonous roles; living an existence we think we deserve. But what happens when the overwhelming power of serendipity occasioned by either the inner stirrings prodding for change or inexplicable ...