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26/Jul
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2017
14/Jul
Some people, when they hear about my book Happiness is All We Want!, expect some kind of magic potion or formula on how to be happy. And they expect this formula to result in happiness or bliss straightaway. As soon as they have been through the first chapter, the picture is clear. The book does […]
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2017
3/Jul
The pre-marriage discrimination against young women that I talked about in my last post Discrimination Against Young Girls, continues after marriage. In fact, it becomes worse. After all, the societal biases are so well ingrained that the discrimination against women is apparent even in so called advanced families. Riya was happy to be married to […]
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2017
23/Jun
There is obvious discrimination between boys and girls in most Indian families. I am saying most but I believe that it exists in almost all families. In most it is open discrimination and in a small minority it is hidden discrimination. It is important to identify such instances, even in well-to-do families, before we address […]
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2017
15/Jun
Sounds interesting? When everyone is trying to make you push boundaries and do more exercise, here is a catchy headline that’s talking about ‘little exercise’. Let me put things in perspective before you build on your relief and joy. I am going to talk about optimum level of exercise in general and not for a […]
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2017
5/Jun
Recently, I was forced to watch this movie, Grown Ups -2, by my kids. They are aged 10 and 12. I found the movie hilarious and thanked my kids for forcing us to watch it as a family. One scene that I liked and that portrays the modern parents very well and how they praise […]
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2017
24/May
Do you feel victimized by the office politics? Do you feel people at work gang-up against you? Priya had worked on this report all night and was excited to present it to her boss in the morning. The boss seemed grumpy but she was sure that as soon as he saw the report, he would […]
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2017
14/May
Even though I am an MBA in Finance and Marketing, I must admit that I became financially literate long after completing my education. It was a process of trial and error. It involved making some mistakes and then learning from them. Few decisions turned out to be good for me. Recently, CNBC TV18 requested us […]
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2017
4/May
Today’s middle class parents are facing a severe problem of plenty when it comes to extracurricular activities for their children aged 3 to 13. There are all kinds of classes on offer. Some are offered within the school and others outside. These classes are for activities like reading, writing, speech, drama, elocution, dance, drawing, […]
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2017
24/Apr
This question is especially relevant in an Indian context. Parents in our society are notorious for maintaining a tight leash on children, even after they have left home or they get married. Today’s parents apparently work hard and try to provide the best for their children. If you think about it, it was always true. […]
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So, as I mentioned in the last blogpost, How does Wellbeing affect Happiness?, we need to tweak our usual approach to life a bit in order to put our happiness first. We have been taught right from childhood to set sky-high goals and go after achieving them with relentless pursuit. Then, when we achieve […]
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