I sit freshly alone on my old armchair by that familiar door where many moments of my life have been spent. I can see glimpses of them all so clearly now Busy, bustling, boisterous. Sunshine smiles and laughter all around So many reasons to say thank you even on mundane everydays Contentment taken for granted… Continue reading Melancholy
Category: Views & Opinions
What Grief Isn’t
Grief isn’t always the sudden bursting of a water balloon. It’s sometimes an invisible knife mercilessly stabbed into your heart, that’s being twisted over and over, with an intensity only you feel, but cannot reveal. It leaves just a tiny pin prick in your heart that allows leaden emotions to vaporise and leak out Every.… Continue reading What Grief Isn’t
Companion
To tell you all that I've been throughall the while you saw me smilewould mean reliving this cruel pain twice. But trauma feels so trivial,when it comes down to a clinical narrationof a mere sequence of facts and figures, condensed into single digitsof days…weeks…years. It’s impossible to explain exactly,the scream of every moment,the cry of… Continue reading Companion
Adopting love
When I was younger, a lanky child in my early teens, I met and fell in love with a brown and white indie stray, who had gotten himself into a literal dog fight and had his ear bitten off. He came to take refuge in the building I grew up in, where the kind security… Continue reading Adopting love
International Men’s Day. Unpopular opinion: (But somebody had to say it)
On International Men’s Day let’s take a moment to talk about theIndian Man.Let’s do it because he never does!He never does because he’s never been told he can. Here’s a man who was raised in a patriarchal society, sure. Immensely pampered within the walls of his home.But in a society where generations of women were… Continue reading International Men’s Day. Unpopular opinion: (But somebody had to say it)
Ambitions of a ‘Type B’ Mother – Part 2
To my babies, (Ages 15 & 18!!! how…when…why???) I miss you. I miss you fitting on my lap, your sweetest brightest smile when you would wake up from your nap, Your looking at me with such uninhibited love, It felt like my personal spotlight. Your infectious giggle, your chitter chatter, your sheepish mischief. Your ‘mama… Continue reading Ambitions of a ‘Type B’ Mother – Part 2
Women’s Day 2024. Celebrating us stay-at-home moms #InspireInclusion
Unpopular Opinion: As my first born turns into an adult later this year...there's something I need to say for myself, this Women's Day. Something I've bottled up for far too long, that I'm sharing only because I know there are a few who feel the same way. 18 years ago, I became a mother. But… Continue reading Women’s Day 2024. Celebrating us stay-at-home moms #InspireInclusion
Dussehra – the war within
Hindu dharm repeatedly teaches us that: Ram and Ravan; Krishna & his uncle Kamsa; Pandavas & their cousins Kauravas; Maa Durga & Mahishasura, all prayed to the SAME GOD!! Hinduism proves without a doubt that: evil is not a group of people seperate from us, who believe in different things. Instead both good and evil… Continue reading Dussehra – the war within
Life does come with a Manual
Just my thoughts, that I hope to teach my children today #Janmashtami 🙏🏻 The world is our battlefield, Each day is a battle, Our body is the chariot we ride in, with our sense organs, like the horses, steering us through the world, pulling us in different directions. Our mind is the head office which… Continue reading Life does come with a Manual
India at 75
Fond Memories of Inequality -issued in interest of global warNing!
Overjoyed to be a small part of Forum Views…the Bombay Stock Exchange Brokers' Forum magazine.Read my point of view on entitlement impacting work ethics in the Nurturing Lifestyle pages of the August '22 issue.Would love to know if you agree. Digital edition:https://brokersforumofindia.com/magazines.php workethic #workforce #youngindia #globalinsights #nurturing #selfhelp #entitlement #privilege
Mother’s Day…is everyday for everyone everywhere
Today is the day greeting card companies and people in advertising decided mothers MUST be celebrated.Unlike other festivals and holidays, a special day dedicated to cherishing your mother has no origin in any religion, as far as I know. It never existed as a special occasion before the 1900s.Maybe because there never was any need… Continue reading Mother’s Day…is everyday for everyone everywhere
Will the real women in power please stand up!
(Disclaimer: Views are my own, and I'm well aware this might be an unpopular opinion, and a bit harsh demanding accountability from my fellow women. But at this point, when most men in power have disappointed greatly, with a lot of hope…here’s looking at you Madam Kamala Harris & Co.) As I spend my day… Continue reading Will the real women in power please stand up!
Why you should care!
How does it affect your life?Why would you piss off the authorities and draw attention to yourself? Because…We live in a surreal, superficial, virtual worldthat even I don't understand or approve of at times.But the truth is…this parallel universe of the Internet and social media is our new reality.Just as a person's bank balance and… Continue reading Why you should care!
Unthought thoughts, Unplanned words, Whispered magic
DERELICT
Picture Courtesy: Luis Müller ~ Unsplash Broken steps and mossy walls, Creepers running amok on a barely there rickety porch, An abandoned rocking chair, a torn tyre swing, Curtains of cobwebs, Shattered windows and doors unhinged, Greens that look like they used to be bricks once, Or...perhaps not. A rusty lock struggling valiantly to hold… Continue reading DERELICT
Photographs
Every picture I take, is a failed attemptat sharing an overwhelming emotionfelt in that moment. There, in that moment,was a potent feeling,a fragrance,a sensation,a story,that I want to convey,but now remains ungrasped & lost forever. All that I have left are pictures,and a promise I took from these mountains,that are the address of my soul.… Continue reading Photographs
Are the (F)laws of Grammar Holding Our Happiness Hostage?
"Children are so innocent…so pure…Ohh, to be a child again, if only for a day…" How often do we say this when we see a child hug a stranger, splash in a puddle, pet a snail!How often are we overcome with a sense of unknown longing that accompanies these words?What is that emotion that lies… Continue reading Are the (F)laws of Grammar Holding Our Happiness Hostage?
Indian educated Human Resource : India’s leading export
This is an appreciation post…for our Indian education system. It's rare, I know.Because it has seemingly become a permanent character trait of the human race…to be quick to complain and share our expert criticism in the name of positive feedback. Which is fine…Everybody's opinion is required for growth and progress. (I've done it too, several… Continue reading Indian educated Human Resource : India’s leading export
Mumbai 💔26/11/2008💔 #neverforget
I can still taste the panic I felt that day, when my two and a half year old ran to the window in my mother's house shouting 'fire crackers!!'It had been a few weeks since Diwali so that felt wrong.Or maybe it was the macabre sound of gun shots that so clearly reached me first.7… Continue reading Mumbai 💔26/11/2008💔 #neverforget
Happy Thanksgiving
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Emotional Stockholm Syndrome
Your act of defence and self-preservation will always be misconstrued as an unfair, uncalled-for ‘attack’ by those in your life, who view themselves as ‘perennial victims’ and believe they never do any wrong, therefore don't register it at all when they hurt you first; or those condescending self-appointed-authority in your life, who believe they are… Continue reading Emotional Stockholm Syndrome
What does happiness mean to me?
#happynessdotme #spreadthecheer #happiness #beinghappy #lifehacks
Lost My I
- by Ntya Satyan I lost my I…The one in my name,The one in my brain,The one I took this long to trainThe one I wish to never find again! Who really am I anyway?What completes my sentence?This 'I' that dictates my identity.You know the one, that gets whispered behind mein the words they use… Continue reading Lost My I
#productivitywithoutaprice
SPIRITUALITY says, our talent…that unique skill we are born with, is a gift on loan, in partnership with a higher power so we can carry out our life’s purpose.Our skills could be the sum total of lessons learnt, in some other lives, that remained imprinted on our soul.We then become the instrument through which a… Continue reading #productivitywithoutaprice
The Void
And when all this is done…And we're finally let out again,We will find…Our very own personal world,Our own Truman's show,filled with lovely people, we only somewhat know…A lot emptier than before! So many will have gone, without even a goodbye,The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker,The local fruit seller, the news reader,A neighbour's friend we… Continue reading The Void
When Sharing is Scaring
Pandemic, illness, death.Cruelty, violence, protests.Position, power, politics.And the resultant…Disaster.it's beginning to feel like the end of the world…Or the end of humanity at the very least. Seeing images of India's sick, gasping for breath and endless rows of funeral pyres, in the international media especially, has been depressing.(This is not a political opinion piece, nor… Continue reading When Sharing is Scaring
Debit…Credit & tallying the Balance Sheet
This is the story of Mr. HB (name concealed to protect identity.) •Due to a traumatic life experience, HB lost his memory. •Being resilient by nature, HB made the most of a difficult situation and built a new life for himself. •One day a group of aggressive looking goons showed up at his door. •They… Continue reading Debit…Credit & tallying the Balance Sheet
To the caregiver,
The feeling of HELPLESSNESS is real,The helplessness of not being able to do enough,The helplessness in the wait,The helplessness of alienation,When you want to reach out to the one you love, who is going to hell and hopefully back,But are kept out the door unceremoniously like the gatekeeper. You feel the pain,Yet it's not you… Continue reading To the caregiver,
Addition…Subtraction…the life hack they taught us in school
When I was in school, the entire academic calendar revolved around exams. Our vacation time; the curriculum taught; method of teaching; daily routine; schedule of extra curriculars... everything was worked around preparing us for the looming exams. Back then, I was a diligent, disciplined hard worker (also back then, my mother was in charge of… Continue reading Addition…Subtraction…the life hack they taught us in school
Insider trading of epic proportions
The world's best kept secret is this: BLESSINGS... are the highest, strongest and most powerful currency to exist. The concept of money, is the greatest scam, to intentionally leave most of the world in the dark about this; Making goodwill and good wishes invisible and intangible...and not letting everyone know that they are the true… Continue reading Insider trading of epic proportions
The ‘be’ in my longing…
Sometimes a person walks into a room and your heart beats different. It skips faster, your blood rushes, your pulse races, your breath speeds, and your heart starts to hammer with a kind of manic banging, like it's going to burst out of its cage any moment now. Attraction does that to you. (So do… Continue reading The ‘be’ in my longing…
God loves Circles
Random musings from the crossroads of science and spirituality. It's been in front of us all along. Circles are God's favourite shape. Which should give us a clue as to how life goes.
The crossroads of science & spirituality
Foreword to my book- Sunset Effect available on : https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08Q8HC677/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_44k1Fb60FE700 My father was a science graduate. Needless to say his mind followed a very rational line of thought. "Where's the logic in this?" "What is the science behind it?" He would say, dismissing any and every irrational superstition or limitation that society flung my way,… Continue reading The crossroads of science & spirituality
Friday…Saturday…Someday…
So many somedays, How many will be mine? At the start of this adulthood game, It was just a tiny pile, filed away neatly in a compartment of my mind. When did it grow, I wonder? Little by little, one day at a time, Into this overwhelming serpentine. Someday we'll do this...somewhere we will go,… Continue reading Friday…Saturday…Someday…
Sunset Effect
To my dearest... First off I want to say the hugest Thank You possible for reading and supporting my work when I write. It's Odd, that I claim to be a writer and yet do not have enough words to express my gratitude to you. Overwhelmed by suggestions to write a book, I have compiled… Continue reading Sunset Effect
What if…Maybe…
(Making sense of us) What if... Somewhere beyond the clouds and stars; someone up there has a child, whom they love very much; a child, who enjoys bedtime stories, like every other; and each night snuggled in a blanket of stars, her Heavenly Father makes up a new bedtime tale just for her. What if…… Continue reading What if…Maybe…
Success, failure and the wait in between!
Wind, light and water, You can't hold on to any, Unless they decide to fall upon you and latch on. Opportunities and success are the same; When it's your time, be ready to bathe in them; Until then, it's all just, A futile chase, An obstacled race, A wall you face; A stagnant pace; The… Continue reading Success, failure and the wait in between!
Mark of a Performer
I was 16 when I wrote this for my college magazine I think, which was called The Performer. It was the first time my words were published anywhere. I remember, the words just flowed out of me. Not sure I even fully understood what they meant then...although my dad did! For some reason, he was… Continue reading Mark of a Performer
She’s exactly like you!
They say, "she's exactly like you!" But I look over at you, and I see...so much more! You're a little bit of me, sure...the good 'little' I hope, And you're a little bit your dad...his excellent 'little.' But...you are still so much more! I look over at you and marvel, did she really come through… Continue reading She’s exactly like you!
The Unsung Hero
Happiness is when…a stray solitary thought you once had, gets recognised for what it's worth by a magician in an editor's cloak, who then invites you to take it for the long walk that it deserves.Truly grateful to Shikha Lamba, editor of Beyond the Boundaries magazine, Hong Kong, for lending me her wonderful platform to… Continue reading The Unsung Hero
Normalising Wrong
When nothing feels dirty...it does not necessarily mean everything is clean.It could also mean that everything around is already so contaminated that this filth fit right in! In the under belly of a civilised life, lies the murk. Where the opinion of others becomes so important, that the fear of not fitting in, is far… Continue reading Normalising Wrong
Dear We, the people,
'Your silence gives consent,' said the great Greek philosopher, Plato. But every once in a while something happens to wake our collective conscience from its disinterested slumber, and we find ourselves at the epicentre of major change. It then becomes the job of the majority in a democracy to demand accountability. The power of this… Continue reading Dear We, the people,
Choosing Wisely
Isn't it absurd that we fear failure... when the entire world as we know it, is in existence only because of it. The Bhagvad Gita says, our negative karma accumulates as a result of our mistakes. In order to work off this negative karma we need to take life in a new form. Therefore, every… Continue reading Choosing Wisely
Prohibition of the Preconceived Predictions
Do your mornings begin with making mental lists of all the things that are likely to happen in your day, in chronological order...then proceed to plan and prepare? Have you ever been invited to a party, or have an upcoming meeting, or are simply visiting friends and family...and you visualise exactly what you're going to… Continue reading Prohibition of the Preconceived Predictions
Writing…the blessing & its burden.
The art of writing is undoubtedly a blessing. To be able to articulate your thoughts into words is a skill set that is a treasured gift. But what most people don't see, is that writing is merely the instrument. A writer has to be primarily and more importantly a thinker first. What seems like an… Continue reading Writing…the blessing & its burden.
Prayer
What’s been brushed under the carpet?
Celebrating Sibling Love
Sibling love, brothers, sisters, inclusion, credit due, #Selfhelphacks, #lifeslessons, #wordstoliveby, #myrealinfluencers, #thingsmyfathertaughtme, #thingsiwantmychildrentoknow, #practicewhatyoupreach, #intheory, #easiersaid, #sadguru, #dalailama, #timesofindia, #mumbaimirror, #thesunseteffect, #speakingtree, #paolocoelho, #rumi, #kabirkedohe, #hindustantimes, #thehindu, #midday, #newyorktimes, #huffingtonpost,
Sunset Effect - Nitya Satyani 