All I ever wanted was one student who would win a medal at the highest level. I got three that day. What more could a coach ask for, you would wonder! All the training days and years I had spent with my talented trio flashed in front of my eyes. The three of them had … Read more
Excerpts from ‘7 Divine Laws To Awaken Your Best Self’ by Swami Mukundananda The Law of Mentorship – Having a good mentor in any field helps us set goals, shorten the learning curve, receive encouragement, stay focused, avoid pitfalls, and much more. The first point to check is that the guru should be an expert … Read more
Travel broadens the mind, some wise man said. I went on a road trip in 2021 with my dear friend Hemant of Rustik Travel. I joined him in Gujarat in October and the North Eastern part of India in December. After spending a year at home due to the pandemic, we ventured on this trip … Read more
“Take charge, he told me and so I did, and things went for a toss in the project,” Swami mused and took charge of the muffin while sipping his coffee the other day. “Who told you?” Jigneshbhai asked. “Who else but Raichand?” Swami replied with a faint smile. “So what happened?” I enquired. Well, that … Read more
After two decades as a teacher, Professor Amar knew that the first class after lunch was always a problem. Students never attended it. But of late, he had seen attendance dwindling even for his 10.30 AM class. He reached the logical conclusion that the timing was not the only problem. He sometimes wondered – was … Read more
Just a note to let you know that my latest book “Potpourri: A Motley Bunch of Short and Long Stories” is now available. It is a collection of Thirty One Stories of varying sizes – some of them very short (less than 1000 words) and some quite long (up to 9000 words). The topics in … Read more
On most days, for him, a happy start to a good day depended on a nice, relaxed breakfast. “Does my room include breakfast?” he asked the person at the other end of room service. “Yes, Sir, it is on the first floor,” the person said. He loitered around for a while in his room. He … Read more
“This is not the first time I have heard this,” Swami complained. Jigneshbhai and I heard loud music from somewhere. It was well past midnight, and we were having a late-night coffee at Swami’s place. “So this is normal?” Jigneshbhai enquired. Swami sipped into his coffee with a worried face. It looked like he had … Read more
I sometimes wonder if people are crazy or from some other planet. But I am not complaining. Why should I? Not at all. After all, what more would a simple man like me want? All that I do nowadays is to sit in my farm, cook my food and eat it with my near and … Read more