The National Abu Dhabi
Comment Essays for The National Abu Dhabi
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.
Columbia Women’s Snow Rival Interchange Jacket
Two winter jackets that can see you through the cold
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.
Jamdani
Why did the jamdani weave thrive in Bengal? Of all places? How to tell an authentic jamdani? Why is the jamdani so special? What does the name mean? I talk about this and other topics tomorrow
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?
Tom Bihn Product Video
Product review of Tom Bihn Packing Cubes and its Maker's bag
Napa Women winemakers: my column for Sommelier India
Is there a feminine style of winemaking? My column in Sommelier India
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...