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The Virtues of an Open Heart
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
I was only 20 when I landed in Manhattan, bright-eyed, brimming with ambition, and carrying little more than a suitcase filled with dreams. Manhattan, that untamed beast of a city, can intimidate even the braves
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Birdcage Called Love!
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
I mostly find smiles and joy as I reflect upon those times, and the richness they added to my life.
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Richly Short-Lived: Bequeathing A Wealth Of Inspiringly Immortal Memories
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Jayant's life was too rich with wholesome beauty and lived with purity of intent and purpose to be taken away so young.
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On Guru Purnima, acknowledging those who taught the lessons of life
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
On this Guru Purnima, the day that marks Budha achieving enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, I bow to him with devotion and also to my elders.
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Accepting life as it unfurls, with its ebbs and flows
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): We humans are quick to accept, embrace, celebrate, cherish, and hold dear something positive and good when it comes our way. We even go further and share that happenstance with near and dear ones and just about anyone willing to give us an audience. But for
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New Year Special: Farro and Mushroom Burgers
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Our farm in upstate New York was a wonderful draw for friends from around the world who wanted to come, visit us and experience our idyllic life. Our city apartments in NYC and New Delhi are known for the fun energy we are told they have, and the rela
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Is America possible? Nusrat Durrani's powerful new documentary seeks answe
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): The "American Dream," a hallucination of an idyllic and prosperous life in the most hyped country on the planet, has for at least a hundred years been part of the popular imagination, a global touchstone of achievement and glorious arrival. Filmmaker, me
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Seema's Shrimp and Sweet Corn Curry
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 30 (ANI): My sister Seema has a penchant for following my recipes--and also for changing them to suit her tastes and whims, often with excellent results. This recipe is a prime example. Seema took a recipe for corn curry from my first book, Indian Home Cooking,
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Unfear: A Guide to Releasing Your Inner Potential
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): Nearing the end of 2021, I am in a bittersweet frame of mind, ruminating on all of the loved ones I have lost to COVID. I feel exhausted and broken, yet I know that to honour them I have to find a way to move forward. I need to rise again and embrace
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Coping with Loss - Reflections on loss, from India
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 27 (ANI): Kabira Jab Jag Mein Pag Dharo, Sab Hase Ham Roye, Aisee Karni Ab Kar Chalo, Tum Haso Jag Roye.
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United in Homecoming: An American Departure; Coming Home to India
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 6 (ANI): Homecoming after six months away in the US, mostly spent in New York City, was an unceremoniously circumspect affair. No large crowds greeted or cheered us. No placards identified us as special; no one whisked us past crowds heading to customs, then to
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Instamatic: Boundless Spirit
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Texas [USA], May 26 (ANI): Suvir Saran is at once a Michelin Star chef, an artist, an educator, an entrepreneur, a philosopher, a published author, a mentor, and a nomad. That he lights up any room he enters with creative, mischievous energy is just icing on the cake. I first met Suvir in
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