This Indian Life column is about relationships– between spouses, siblings, parents, children, family and friends.
Baking Christmas cake with Uncle Chandy for HT Brunch
All great cooks have three qualities: stubbornness, irritability and an instinct for proportion.
On conquering WhatsApp addiction
The problem with a WhatsApp text is that it doesn’t detect tone of voice. It allows you to forget who you are speaking to since the audience is largely invisible.
The life and death of a WhatsApp group
There are two types of WhatsApp groups: one with a zero-tolerance policy towards forwards and the other with a laissez-faire attitude towards all content including forwards.
Did WhatsApp group messaging make Diwali fun?
Even a festival cannot be all "happy happy" when you are a member of a massive WhatsApp group.
When do you become “plus one” to your children at social gatherings?
This Indian life: When do you become just your child’s ‘Plus One’? Graceful ageing is about giving up power but retaining self-control.
What are Indian family values?
What are Indian family values? Would individual principles work in a population that is largely contradictory, inconsistent and boundary-free?
How to uphold family values?
A month ago, I sat my husband down and announced that I wanted us to have a discussion on family values with our children. “I don’t want them to grow up like us,” I said accusingly. “
The many languages of love
Hearts, flowers and cuddly teddy bears are not the only way to express affection.
Prenups? Yes or No?
This legal document breaks down into numbers and decimals a relationship that is based on the sacred.
How to surrender to a higher power?
In which I talk about self-surrender or sharanagathi, as the Hindus call it.
Life lessons from grandparents
When wondering if what you are doing is right or wrong, remember anything that you can’t share with your parents is wrong...
Letter to a child who is leaving home
A lifetime of experience distilled into 10 pieces of advice.