A visit to CN Tower a few days ago

The CN (Canadian National) Tower, the tallest in Canada and the ninth tallest free-standing structure in the world, is one of the iconic buildings that define the Toronto skyline.

Some Hindi Idioms and Sayings With Their English Equivalents

जाको राखें साइयाँ मार सके ना कोई – He whom God steers sails safely. अंधेर नगरी चौपट राजा – Dark is the nation and insane the king. भगवान के घर देर है अंधेर नही – The mills of God grinds slowly but surely. जान है तो जहां है – when there is life then there … Read more

 करत–करत अभ्यास के, जड़मति होत सुजान। रसरी आवत जात तें, सिल पर परत निसान।। Practice makes perfect.

Book Review-Girls Stop Apologizing By Rachel Hollis

Though I am a book enthusiast and love reading physical books, switching to digital ones deemed a good idea in the status quo when I have limited access to books and the library. However, reluctance crept in for a while but I overcame it soon and I realized it has its own merits and goodness. … Read more

The Habit Of Winning, The Secret Of Leadership by Prakash Iyer

Both books I have read quite a few times. Especially The habit of winning is amongst first those books which helped grew my interest and inclination toward books. This book is priceless when it comes to its content. The content has been divided into several parts and each part consists of some set of stories. … Read more

From A Mother’s Diary

As a mother of two growing teenagers, I have encountered these questions consistently: what’s in lunch today, or is there something tasty to eat? When my kids ask the second question they certainly mean anything but Indian food. The more these questions daunted me, the more they inspired me to learn and cook recipes of … Read more

Book Review-The Last Lecture By Randy Pausch

This was my first attempt to read an e-book. Being old school I always prefer reading the printed book over the e-book. I wanted to read this book and found it available online I decided to give it a go. And I must confess that reading it online didn’t tickle my fancy, but the content … Read more

A beautiful shloka

विद्यां ददाति विनयं विनयाद् याति पात्रताम्। पात्रत्वात् धनमाप्नोति धनात् धर्मं ततः सुखम्।। विद्या विनय देती है। विनय से पात्रता (योग्यता) आती है। पात्रता से धन की प्राप्ति होती है। धन से धर्म और धर्म से सुख की प्राप्ति होती है। Learning leads to humility. Humility leads to eligibility. Eligibility leads to wealth. Wealth leads to … Read more

Beautiful quote

To be liberated, woman must feel free to be herself, not in rivalry to man but in the context of her own capacity and her personality. Indira Gandhi