Pragati Siddhanti, an expat living in Basel, Switzerland talks about motherhood, travel and building the career while being a desi at heart.
Nayana Chakrabarti, Parenting and Education Editor The author, aged 9 Hey you, I’ve thought of you often over the years, sitting, perched on the cusp of adulthood. I’ve marveled at your naivety, I’ve wanted to scold you into practicality and pragmatism. But you are a dreamer, not a doer. And here’s the strange, almost incomprehensible [...]
Nayana Chakrabarti, Parenting and Education Editor Well, it’s not even the middle of January and it’s already been a long year. Parenting is fraught at the best of times but with a pandemic raging on in the background, many of us are finding that we are spinning even more plates than usual. Some of us [...]
London remains to be my favourite holiday destination; having said that, the city does get overwhelming for travellers especially if the trip hasn't been planned well. My husband visits London on work all the time (read every other week), this was my 2nd time there, despite some familiarity, we made some solid mistakes. My post [...]
Oh my god… I also went through a surgery You know what, let’s try this – I am unsure about how much I remember and how vivid are those memoirs. But there is this thing about social media, it’s a rose-tinted view of life. Not everyone who "checks in" at every airport of the world [...]
Have you been contemplating going back to university after a long break due to work, newborn kid(s), extensive travelling, etc.? Well, this article might be just what you are looking for! Not sure if this is an Indian thing or a family tradition, but the moment, someone starts to celebrate their “win”, we scare them [...]