Living Life!

27th July 2025   Day 23234 Today and in the next few blogposts, I shall put into words, a set of relevant learnings about “Living Life” that I have garnered in my journey of 23233 days thus far. Looking back on the days behind me, I feel a tremendous sense of gratitude for all the experiences that I have had. Without…

Quality over Quantity 

21st July 2025 Day 23228 My mother-in-law turns 95 next month.  She had a medical emergency on 02 July and was rushed to GKNM Hospital, where she spent 17 days and returned home on 19th July. Of those 17 days at GKNM, she was in ICU for 5 days and in a very comfortable private room for the remaining days. …

Mummy Returns!

20 July 2025   Day 23227 Shyamala Gopal’s health condition improved last week. I had to travel away from Coimbatore between 14th – 18th of July and we were all concerned about her health condition at GKNM. Luckily. she progressed well and the Doctors were keen to discharge her last week. We deferred it till 19th July. Had to make arrangements…

Ageing and Hospitalisation

13 July 2025   Day 23220 On Wednesday the 2nd of July, Nirmala’s mother and my mother-in-law Shyamala Gopal (she turns 95 next month on 17th August) was admitted to the Emergency Ward and then subsequently into the ICU @ GKNM Hospital. She had tremendous weakness of her lower limbs, breathlessness and tremendous amount of dry coughing during the days leading…

What does it actually mean to FORGIVE?

Gratitude + Forgiveness Two practices that I have seriously attempted, both of which have helped immensely are: Relatively speaking the first one is easier to adopt. What worked for me is the state of conscious awareness at all times. Which in turn helps me to express gratitude. Simple things like when water flows from a tap when I open it….

Memories of some remarkable years

Sunday 29th June 2025          Day 23206 High School & College days. 1974-1984 Chembur, Bombay and IIT Madras Hostel life 1979 – 1984. While I learnt how Steel is made, those five years made me. Deepest gratitude for AIR 1011, IIT-M admission, life at Mandak and Saras.

Tomorrow is Day 23200! Some memories from the past….

Sunday 22nd June 2025          Day 23199 Tomorrow Monday 23rd June 2025, when the day dawns & if the breath still remains in me, it would be my 23200th day on the planet in this lifetime. That would mean that more than 70% or more of my life has been lived. And today, I pause. Take a look at the rear-view…

Better Than Before! The Only Way to Live.

Sunday 15th June 2025         Day 23192 Have you ever stopped to consider how many days you truly have in a lifetime? About 30,000 sunrises if you’re lucky. No more.   Now, think about this: You are a bundle of infinite potential. Within you lies the possibility of growth, creativity, love, wisdom, and impact beyond what you can currently imagine. Two truths define…