Striking the work-life balance

We live in a world that requires us to be multi-dimensional in the roles we play in our respective lives. These roles tend to be varied and diverse, placing upon us their own unique demands, requirements and expectations which need to be fulfilled. The need of the day tends to be being able to strike

Work life balance – a parent’s point of view

When I was asked to write this particular post on work-life balance, it took some time to reflect on the things I have done as a parent in order to achieve this seemingly impossible task. After all, the demands of a successful career can be never ending, as is also the case with the being

Role of a mother in a family

We have been talking about wholesome development of a child for a while now, and the timing seems just right to mention the one person who plays the biggest role in a child’s development. No points for guessing this one, it is the ‘Mother’. With Mother’s day that is celebrated on May 9th ,round the

Wholesome development – Need and how to achieve it

You are perhaps thinking – why this fuss about wholesome development? Did we not grow up just fine without our parents really having a plan in place which ensured that we developed the emotional, social, intellectual and spiritual aspects of our personality? Will all this also not fall in place for my child? The answer

Wholesome development –Raising kids to be ‘smart’ !

Someone once famously remarked that “education is what survives when what has been learned ……has been forgotten.” Takes you right back to Aamir ‘Rancho’ Khan doesn’t it? Any social gathering these days swiftly moves from friendly chatter to discussing the recently released “3 Idiots”. The movie does make an impression, that is a given, but