The time I like best with you is our vacation time. Last year, we went to Binsar and Bali in summer, and then Munnar in December. Vacations are when we get long stretches of time together, and it is increasingly interesting to have conversations with you. You are always full of questions – like it … Continue reading Letter to a 7-year-old — Part 5
For your vacation last June-July, we travelled to China (Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Shanghai). You also did the two annual trips to Surat where SaifaliMasi and Niyati (who is just a year older than you) live. We also went to Lonavla to attend my cousin’s wedding. The times when we travel are the ones I … Continue reading Letter to a 6-year-old – Part 5
42 to 43 Letter to a 5-year-old Life in 5-year Chunks School Memories: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
Dear Abhishek. This letter continues my series of annual letters to you. I am writing this part a few weeks before actual birthday. I thought it would be a good idea to describe a typical recent Sunday in your life. Sunday is pretty much the only day I really get with you. On most other … Continue reading Letter to a 5-year-old
We took a bus (No. 63) home. Today was thus a special one for you – two bus rides! At home, we had a longish bath. You played around transferring water from a variety of bottles and cups – “experiments” as we call them. Then, we read a few Thomas books. Your short attention span … Continue reading Letter to a 5-year-old – Part 2
The most important change in your life over the past year has been School. You’ve blossomed in school – become more outgoing and talkative. You have also made any more friends. Your mom tells me you are a favourite with all the girls. One day, you have to share some tricks with me! Your life … Continue reading Letter to a 5-year-old – Part 3
There are many memories which will stay with me from your fifth year. Perhaps, the best ones are the two days we spent together when we went to Pune in the Christmas vacation – without your Mom. So, it was just the two of us. We went by train and came back by bus. It … Continue reading Letter to a 5-year-old – Part 4
The person who continues to remain at the centre of your life is your Mom. She is your Precious, and you hers. Looking at you both, I do feel envious at times! One of the things your Mom has instilled in you is a deep faith for Jainism. She is teaching you the scriptures, and … Continue reading Letter to a 5-year-old – Part 5
The Internet is altering leisure time and communications. Email and Instant Messaging (IM) are creating links with people whom we otherwise may not have contacted. A decade ago, letter-writing was seemingly the only cost-effective to bridge distances between friends and family. Then came email. For a generation, the first whiff of typing was to send … Continue reading TECH TALK: Leisure and Entertainment: Internet
3. Remove Anti-dumping duty on import of old PCs There is a $200 anti-dumping duty on the import of old computers into India. Why? To protect a non-existent domestic manufacturing industry? India needs cheaper computers. If Intel and Microsoft, who between them control the processor and operating system for the computers, will not bring down … Continue reading TECH TALK: Letter to Arun Shourie (Part 3)
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