This is a true story, not just about my love for food in general and sandwiches in particular; but also about how to run a business well and ethically, how to be pleasant and pleasing without being ingratiating, how to be a good marketer too besides being a business owner…

She came into my life as an infant. Well no, that’s not completely accurate. She came into my life as a pre-born. Her mother was living with us when pregnant with her. She was, however, born in Meerut where her Mother’s elder sister was in the medical profession. But she…

Sitting on the anvil of my new Book release — my debut in non-fiction — I decided to visit a couple of Bookstores in Dehradun, the still beauteous Valleytown that sits cradled in the bosom of the Shivalik foothills of the great Himalayas. At one time, in my not too…

Today I unfriended two Facebook friends and felt the most maudlin mood sweep over me. Unwittingly, without any warning, my eyes turned misty, threatening to spill over with tears that always tell a tale. The first was an American ‘friend’ with whom there had been no communication after the point…

When the Vale was green And the mountains lush, When streams were clear And didn’t carry all that slush; When the lights glimmered Like stars in the sky, And did not, with wear and overuse Struggle to stay on, then simply die; When flowers grew on hillsides In gay abandon, When the…

Recently in one of the writers’ groups, I am a member of, there was a vibrant discussion on how to promote one’s authored books. Two fellow authors threw in the significance of creating a personal brand first before developing a niche for one’s book(s). …

The time between Christmas and New Year brings in mixed feelings and conflicting emotions. There is that inherent sense of festive cheer which is balanced by hours of introspection about where we were, what we have lost and gained and what lies in store. The excitement of making new resolutions…

In the Fall of 2018 I became a bona fide author. Writing, professional writing has not been new to me. For almost all my life I have been a Writer with major national publications. …

“I would rather die of passion than of boredom.” – Vincent Van Gogh I have had a bittersweet experience with offices that I have inhabited. And by that, I mean the physical spaces that I have worked in and not the roles and responsibilities. Well! at least for now. My…