Pragati Siddhanti, an expat living in Basel, Switzerland talks about motherhood, travel and building the career while being a desi at heart.
If I thought that my 39th birthday was a nightmare; time to put things into perspective cuz my 40th was the REAL disaster, the one that I’ll never forget and the one which makes everything else up until this moment sound like a spa treatment. Let’s start from the START I decided to visit India, [...]
By Nayana Chakrabarti, Parenting and Education Editor Dear Young Person, I’m 35. Soon to be 36. At 15 - when I was just keen on surviving - I couldn’t even see 35. It seemed like a silly number - not real, occupied by those who were well past it. Ah, the arrogance of youth, eh? [...]
Let’s start from the start. You know from the time when COVID had appeared in our lives, the time when we were all of a sudden asked to embrace a new normal, which was anything but “normal”. Time went by, and all our connections and relationships either became virtual or nonexistent. If you know me, [...]
It's my first Winter in Basel, Switzerland--and I have a confession to make. I'm freezing. While this is not the first time I have experienced winters, this is the first time I have seen temperatures dipping down to 0 degrees. The sun may shine (on good days) but it'll be cold. There are days when [...]
I am not one of the most positive people you will come across, in fact, people who know me know that it’s easy for me to lose my motivation and get disappointed. The real truth behind this – I am hopeful and I am semi-positive. I don’t exude positivity, because at times either it is [...]