Tag Archives: Choices

Ok, its alright with me…..

As I walked towards the parking space to get the vehicle, the lion and the clown beckoned to me. While their masks sported plastic smiles, i could sense the beseeching look their eyes would have. It was almost the end … Continue reading

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A lot can happen over coffee

Part 2 of last week’s post. Contrary to what the title might suggest, this has nothing to do with Coffee Day. Well, almost. I waited outside Fresco’s for the next meeting and this caught my eye. Coffee, destinations and experiences. … Continue reading

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Liberation.. deliberation

It’s been a couple of weeks since this image was THE news item on all forms of media. Its stale news now. Like most people, yet unlike them because of the descriptions, Velupillai Prabhakaran was a different person to different … Continue reading

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Stairway to heaven

A few days back, I came across a line we had used some time back for a brand campaign, as part of some ambient advertising – “Let’s cut climbing stairs, but not climbing ladders”. That ended up prompting quite a … Continue reading

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Forsake

And sometimes, in the strangest of places, you find food for thought. ‘The Peddler of Soaps’ by Anand Kurian, which I had expected to give me only some entertainment, and not points to ponder, did the former quite well, and … Continue reading

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Hollowed be thy name?

Saw ‘Rock On’ during the weekend, and as always, Farhan Akhtar did not disappoint. No reviews here, just a few thoughts that the movie provoked, so even if you haven’t watched the movie, read on. Inspite of the movie’s tagline … Continue reading

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Parent Traps

And Abhinav Bindra got India an individual gold in the Olympics. Old story already, but what made me mention him was his simple yet profound act of thanking his parents. What about that? Well, good parenting. His dad knew that … Continue reading

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Growth, or the lack of it….

At every cross road, there are opportunities that have not been taken. There are choices that have been made, options that have been taken, the first with a steely resolve, and the second, with a sense of compromise. The first … Continue reading

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The Journey

And they walked on, through the twists and turns of joys and sorrows and mundane experiences. They were happy, they knew that such was life. The only sadness was that through the twists and turns, they lost sight of who … Continue reading

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Hide and Seek

..and some embrace the world in all its flamboyance, exploring each and every pore for all its worth. Some retreatinto self made shells or spaces where no one can find them, literally or virtually. Some of us succeed in losing … Continue reading

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