Do we have the ability to differentiate our wants and needs? How does differentiating them help?
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Short story – value of a coin
An old couple used to live in a village. They had a son who was not interested in studies, nor working. While his mother always supported him in his efforts, his father was always apprehensive about his son’s ways and wanted him to change.
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Two different stories about elephants bringing out two different perspectives and different ways to solve our problems!
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How many languages do you know? Can you read, write and/or speak them? How comfortable are you using languages as a way to communicate your thoughts?
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Carcinization (or carcinisation) is an example of convergent evolution in which a crustacean evolves into a crab-like form from a non-crab-like form. What is so special about being a crab? What can we learn from this?
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Do you have the right skills to fetch you one job that can fulfill your needs?
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When we face challenges in life, how do we get to know how to solve them? How do we know where to look for help and who can help us? A small story from Ramayanam gives a clue!
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My mother and mother-in-law have two very different parenting styles and I have had the opportunity to learn from both 🙂 Sharing the tips & learnings from my mother in law in this post!
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Focusing on ourselves is not always being self-centered! When we take care of ourselves, we are in a better physical and mental state of mind to be there for others!
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A Hindi poetry by Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, recommended for undergraduate students in India. The poem outlines a unique perspective about the life of Karna!
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What do we have control on? The feeling of helplessness is in the air and our thoughts tend to get to pose this question pretty frequently these days!
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The Thirukkuṟaḷ is a classic Tamil language text consisting of short couplets of seven words each, each of them being called a kural, focusing on virtues of life. Sharing some of the verses on parenting!
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This is one trait we all seem to be needing now.
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When we are going through extended difficult times, over a period of time we realize.. somewhere our self-confidence and self-esteem are the ones that get shaken up! Is there a way to rebuild it, even while going through difficult times..?
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There was once a devotee who loved visiting the temple and performing religious rituals. She yearned to be serving at the temple, doing small things that gave her immense pleasure that she was serving God!
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There are multiple types of coaching opportunities that are relevant for today’s scenarios. Knowing about some of them and the differences helps!
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Wrote a poem after a long time…
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This week we will learn ten basic words to address each other in Sanskrit!
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Power outages used to be common during my school days, every outage typically lasting at least 5-6 hours. It used to be the perfect storytelling time for my mother! Sharing one of the stories that makes me think every time I encounter a challenge!
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Our thoughts, actions, views are all influenced by what we watch, hear, see and whom we interact with everyday. Can we be conscious about it to trigger the change that we want in our lives?
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Sharing some of the links to the fashion design contests open to students and entrepreneurs!
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Few years back, I was into experimenting a variety of psychometric instruments that can be tuned to understand the work patterns of employees in an organization. Naturally, how to make them more effective was a constant thought process! Was thinking about how it applies to non-work scenarios!
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This week I got a request to share some adjectives. So, here we go – ten adjectives in Sanskrit.
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This week we will learn the Sanskrit names of ten birds.
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Students who have an interest to write can submit their articles in these forums to get recognized for their writing skills.
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Reminded of a short story from Mahabharatha, where Krishna makes Yudhistra realize the essence of charity and how Karna was greater than Yudhistra!
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This week we will learn the Sanskrit names of ten animals!
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Observing the verbs used by an individual can give insights into the astrological houses that influences them!
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This week we will learn about common names of relationships and common use of words with these relations! Learn ten words this week as well!
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During a health checkup, Doctors ask us to show our tongue! Was interesting to see that our tongue is a good indicator of our personal health!
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This week we will focus on learning numbers. Try and test yourself! If you do not know, try the quiz again, and learn!
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Have you ever had a secret helper in your life? Have you felt they have your back – no matter what!
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A must-watch show for entrepreneurs, small businesses and startups!
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Does this have to do with only leaders, and those working in Corporate offices? No. This is something that every single one of us get to enjoy in our day to day lives.
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This week we will try to learn the Sanskrit words of ten emotions. Test yourself and share your scores!
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With the extreme weather conditions, and life changing events, felt like writing about checking on friends and relatives. Some of us are good at asking for help, and some of us just keep to ourselves! Reaching out and checking on friends can go a long way for us and for them!
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Every working parent has some sort of schedule which maybe daily, weekly or monthly and a calendar filled with meetings and time allotted to do their actual work. Now, where do children’s homework fit in?
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This week we will focus on learning the names of the body parts.
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The past year has put a lot of emphasis on mental strength for us to deal with the revised normal. One aspect that gets missed out very consciously (or down prioritized) is our physical health.
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Yes. I was surprised as well. What types of jobs would want humility! It was interesting to see this new trait being expected in job postings.
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