Teachers Day

This Teacher’s Day makes me look back at teachers who made us or broke us. About four decades agothe view was Spare the Rod and Spoil the child. It was common to beat children for mistakes. The handhad to be outstretched and the ruler would hit hard. Over time...
Reflections on Independence Day

Reflections on Independence Day

In India whenever we celebrate Independence Day what comes to my mind is the great poem by Rabindranath Tagore for our country. Where the Mind is without fear, and the head is held high The poem stresses that freedom from fear is an important part of being...
Baby Blues or Post Partum Depression

Baby Blues or Post Partum Depression

Having a baby is an emotional roller-coaster ride and transforms a woman in many ways. It’s ironic that when it’s the time to feel ecstatic and happy, a woman who has just given birth has to go through times of feeling low, which would impact her motherhood style....

Getting the new Normal. Lockdown opening in Phases

Dear Friends of NAMI INDIA, We have now heard the clarion call for reopening the economy and getting back to living with the coronavirus. Albeit with social distancing. How shall we integrate and get back to having a fulfilling life. It’s important to understand the...

How to Ride the Pandemic?

Dear Fellow Wanderers, It must be so difficult for you to be still and be in one location, With a LakshmanRekha. It could be claustrophobic. Are tempers soaring and are you getting more irritable. We in India have had a series of bad events, starting with the Covid-19...