May 20A Graduation Gift from a Mother to a daughterThis weekend I’m heading to Boston for my daughter’s Graduation ceremony from the Carroll School of Management (CSOM) at Boston College. It feels surreal that it’s been four years since we first dropped her off at Boston College in August 2019. Little did we know that within a few months…3 min read3 min read
Dec 30, 2021The 5 must stream Indian movies of 2021I have been an Indian movie buff for as long as I can remember. While I like what they call a good masala Bollywood movie, In 2021, I discovered some great real life stories adapted into an Indian movie. …Movie Streaming3 min readMovie Streaming3 min read
May 8, 2021Behind every strong woman there is an even stronger motherIf there is one word that defines my mother it would be Resilient. When I’m in trouble the first person I want to call is my Mom. When I’m happy, the first person I call is my Mom and when I’m stuck in a pandemic I just want to call…Mothers Day2 min readMothers Day2 min read
Dec 30, 20202020 — An unforgettable yearIt’s an understatement to say 2020 has been a year like no other for mankind. A year that gave us numerous lessons in patience, empathy, perseverance, compassion, faith, resilience, humility, trust, awareness, purpose, clarity grief, beauty and life. Here are the 10 most important lessons I learnt in 2020- Don’t…4 min read4 min read
Nov 7, 2020Beauty is skin deep“They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. We see what we have in our own hearts. Is beauty tall, skinny, light skinned? What is the real definition of beauty? “, my tween daughter had once asked. Once we look past the shallow exterior we can see the…Beauty2 min readBeauty2 min read
Mar 17, 2020How to Work From Home without skipping a beatFor many of us Working From Home or WFH occasionally was a nice break from our hectic commutes and to balance demands of family and work simultaneously. Thanks to high speed internet at home we could create the same work environment as our workplace. …C4 min readC4 min read
Mar 8, 2020What doesn’t kill you makes you strongerAs a young girl I was scared of failure. Scared of getting bad grades, scared of getting scolded by a teacher, scared of not looking pretty, scared of not having friends and scared of not getting into my dream school. All those fears took away from the joy of just…Inspiration2 min readInspiration2 min read
Oct 23, 201910 actionable lessons from the documentary “Like”10 actionable lessons from the documentary “Like” I recently watched “Like”, a documentary that explores the impact of social media on our lives. The goal of the documentary is to highlight that social media is a tool to connect, share and care but is it what’s really happening? The following are the 10 actions we can all…Social Media2 min readSocial Media2 min read
Aug 17, 2019Everything worth learning is not taught in schoolsIt’s the move-in week for many first-year college students heading to Universities and colleges across the country. As I send my own daughter to college, I am reflecting on what college and career lessons should I give her just before she leaves our nest. If I had to summarize the…Entrepreneurship2 min readEntrepreneurship2 min read
Mar 16, 2019A Letter to my past SelfDear 1999 Jyoti, I am writing to you from the future, it’s 2019, 20 years later because you are at a very interesting stage of your life. You have just completed your education and earned your Ph.D., at the same time you visited the land of opportunity, the United States…Life Lessons3 min readLife Lessons3 min read
