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Month: Jun 2018

It's time to get moving

Jun 27, 2018 adminPersonal

Stepping out of my comfort zone has become my personal mantra for the past year. And this month, I took another big step, literally! I have been pondering over the best way to write this[…]

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Zanzibar is calling you! Win a trip

Jun 26, 2018Feb 4, 2019 adminEntertainment

Right now, my son is my antithesis. Here I am, struggling to juggle my many tasks and attempting to shorten my to-do list, while he is in stress-free holiday mode – a wide smile fixed[…]

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Selfless service

Jun 24, 2018 adminPersonal

This is a paper I presented at the first youth conference of the Durban Hindu Temple held on 23 June 2018, in association with the South African Hindu Maha Sabha and Shree Sanathan Dharma Sabha.[…]

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Getting in on the sardine frenzy!

Jun 20, 2018 adminLife in South Africa

I’m no sardine-lover, but this morning, the silvery fish were literally swimming and jumping through my mind. The beautiful drizzle and blanket of grey in the sky as I drove my son to school took[…]

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Setting the stage for male dance

Jun 15, 2018 adminEntertainment

When I heard the title of the upcoming Indian classical dance production, Purusham, the first thought that came to my mind was Maryada Purushottam – the name given to the Hindu deity Lord Ram. Simply[…]

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Finding Flash

Jun 13, 2018 adminPersonal

I know the horror stories all too well. I’m a journalist after all. Yes, I was cautious, but clearly not cautious enough. People pointed fingers at me and raised questions about me. It felt personal.[…]

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Being Alone at Night

Jun 6, 2018 adminUncategorized

Alone. What is it to be alone? It is to be one with yourself. Oneness. Eye to I. How do you see yourself? Night. What is the night? It is a black canvas. Dark. Deep.[…]

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Veere!

Jun 3, 2018 adminEntertainment

Confession time. I’m a Bollywood junkie. I grew up on a healthy diet of Bollywood movies, music, live concerts et al. One of Bollywood’s latest offerings #VeereDiWedding is unlike anything I have seen. There’s not[…]

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