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70% of this beautiful planet that we call home is water and is home to some of the most beautiful creatures found on this orb. These magnificent creatures, each one unique in its own sense inhabit a world that is absent to the layperson. Well absent unless you have ever …

Those of you who have visited Singapore would know that the country is a veritable cornucopia of cultures and ethnicities. It is a melting pot of flavors that permeate the very fabric of the place and promise an experience that is rich, vibrant and soul stirring. Singapore has a little …

As a person who for the better part of her life has suffered from PCOS (1) and a hypo-active thyroid gland (hypothyroidism(2)), I can tell you that life has certainly not been a bed of roses. Add to that the development of Endometrial hyperplasia(3) and my life all but has been …

A resume is a carefully curated précis of your professional tangent. It is your first introduction to a prospective employer via a document that is meant to present, who you are, on a piece of paper in a concise and lucid manner. The chief purpose behind drafting a resume is …

Ma, does everyone wear makeup once they grow up? Asked my eight year old; watching me apply makeup in preparation for an outing. As I looked into her eyes, shining with innocence and naiveté, I was transported back in time to when I had been but six years old and …

For the past few months, I have been addressing working women on the topic of “Transcending Emotional Barriers”. In the sessions held, I have had the privilege of meeting women on a one-on-one or group session. The undercurrent of the discussion and the ensuing colloquy has always centered on the …

“The most important thing in my life is – ME!” Sadly, although this is the truth, yet most women in India fail to acknowledge & subsequently embrace this truth. We are encumbered by societal viewpoints and bogged down by family constraints. As a result, we lose track of elevating our …

A woman dons many hats. She is a wife, a daughter-in-law, a mother, a sister, an employee and a friend. She is the stable front to all the instability or upheavals that a family may face. In a family she is the constant in a constantly changing world. I-Cube sessions …

Having grown up in the defence services as a “Fauji Bachcha or a Fauji Brat”, I call myself a child of India. It’s impossible for me to say that I belong to a certain place only in India because I have grown up in so many wonderful places. I am …

Any mother would concur that there is nothing more upsetting or depressing than dealing with a bleary eyed cantankerous child early in the morning on a school day. I mean let alone the fact that working mom’s have to get up at the crack of dawn in order to cook …