"But why?" My 7-year-old son asks this question so often that I'm tempted to wipe out the first name on his birth certificate and register these two words instead. His natural curiosity is astounding. The [...]
The 21st century is a wonderful time to raise babies. Modern medicine has made enough advances to ensure our kids’ have healthy childhoods (bye, bye chickenpox, we won’t miss you). Education has evolved to include [...]
✔ The soles of your feet have permanent lego-shaped imprints from stepping on too many pieces lying around ✔ You hear a baby wailing loudly and instinctively start patting the thin air until you realise [...]
The night before his birthday, my son went to bed an hour earlier because he couldn’t wait for his big day to arrive. There was so much to look forward to… birthday wishes, chocolate cake, [...]
Samidha is the founder of BrandStudio, a Pune based Brand management company. She started her entrepreneurship journey 3 years ago. Before her venture, she worked for 16 years in Marketing, Sales, Brand Building and Communication [...]
When I attended birthday parties as a child, I knew it was time to leave when the hostess started handing out return gifts to take away. It was the perfect punctuation point to sign off [...]
During pregnancy, my sister-in-law gave me her copy of "Garbha Sanskar" book by Balaji Tambe. While I scanned through a few of the pages, a topic of "shatavari" caught my attention. I had never heard [...]
The signs of successful summer vacation: Exploring new things ✔ Connecting with nature ✔ Having a fabulous time together as a family ✔ Accomplishing all of the above on a budget of Rs 100 per [...]
I sat in the corner of a plush hotel lobby, while my toddler bawled his eyes out while lying on his back on the cold marble flooring. I should have been furious. Instead, I [...]
A week before I have to travel with my baby, an army of butterflies erupts in my stomach. 3 days to d-day, and crippling panic sets in. The night before the travel, I find [...]
