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Hi I’m Aashi. Radio DJ at Radio Mirchi UAE. Book Bug (in making). Movie Maniac. Sitcom sucker. Middle Name Mom. Closet Writer
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The Palace Of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni: Review in a Nutshell
The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin: Review in a Nutshell
Animal Farm by George Orwell: Review in a Nutshell
To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History: Review in a Nutshell
I know. The politically correct thing would be to say, “my 4-year-old kid lives in a screen-free household”. But that would also be a blatant lie. On days when I need a breather of 30-40 minutes, on days when I can do with a power nap, on days when my…
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The Palace Of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni The book is an attempt to revisit the Hindu Epic, Mahabharata from Panchaali’s viewpoint. The book not only allows the reader a peek in the psyche of one of the most intriguing & complex feminist characters, Draupadi but also while doing…
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The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin This lawyer turned writer spent an entire year, focussing on & following things, signs, habits, research & her own intuition to find HAPPINESS and what it means to her. As Charles Schultz once said, “Happiness is a warm puppy”. For each one of us,…
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Animal Farm by George Orwell The novel is an allegory. The story is about a group of farm animals that revolts against its human-master, to take control of the farm, hopeful that this will lead to its betterment. But soon idealism is replaced by opportunism & greed for power. It’s…
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To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History: By Lawrence Levy I have always been fascinated by Pixar. Their movies like Finding Nemo, Inside Out and Coco have not only amazed me by their top-notch Animation but also the stories they chose to tell.…
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Raise your hands if you hate to be seated next to a child, and that too a losing-his-mind, crying-out-loud, noisy, bored child, on an airplane? Now imagine that you are the parent in this scenario and you don’t get to change your seats, or casually complain or simply put on…
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I wish I knew a way to always protect her. From an unsavory comment by her classmate. From a casual neglect by a teacher. From a small accident at recess time. From my own well-meaning but faulty parenting. When I look at her, I know she deserves nothing but the…
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Deeply inspired by Kipling’s poem ‘if’, I have titled it ‘stiff’ which is what my neck is right now. Dedicated to all parents. If you can keep your head when your baby is hitting his by going towards the same sofa corner again and again… If you can trust yourself…
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Motherhood, among other things, is a sobering and humbling experience. All your lofty ideas about ideal parenting are finally put to sleep as you struggle day in and day out, to get your act together. Which is why I no longer say the following things: 1. That kid is such…
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Note: This is one of my older blogs. When my parents used to tell me, “you will understand our actions, only after you become a parent”, I thought they have found a way to say “whatever”; ie disagreeing without giving any logical explanation! But they were right! I can finally…
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