Category: A Different Perspective
It’s very rare on my blog that I share my personal experiences. Offdhook is more about people and stories that matter to you and me. It’s nothing to do with my life as a blogger! However, recently I felt that I do have stories to tell. I too, have my own experiences. Every story has something special to say, inspire and motivate. Who knows that someone in some part of the world reads your story and finds it interesting/motivating?
It was March 2020, the season of spring and new beginnings. Unfortunately, no one knew that the time ahead will bring the most disastrous news of COVID-19 Pandemic. India was busy celebrating the joys that season of spring brings along. Virus attacked and boom!! Everyone locked, stunned and in shock. Definitely a life changing moment for the whole World. Thanks to the birds, our only companions and chirpers we could bond during the lockdown. Yes, certainly it was a bond to cherish. The loneliness, the quietness slowly seeped in making us more grateful towards our lives. Humanity saw the best out of its own people. Humankind suddenly became more appreciative. However, it was not an easy year.
We have entered a digital arena to talk and express ourselves. So is that enough? Are we comfortable in this new space? Or are we just going with the flow? I think a short reflection is a need of the hour.
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.”― Dalai Lama As an anthropologist and a writer I tend to see things around me with a lens that is more human...
India as a country is definitely growing but the human condition is deteriorating with each passing day. On one hand child labour is the big issue and on the other begging is a menace...
Her zeal and passion towards Kathak is simply mind boggling. For her, Kathak is Sadhana which which gets enhanced with riyaaz (practice). She is doing her bit to keep this art form alive by running her own dance academy. In coversation with offdhook on her delightful journey.
I met this young girl some time back in a rural village of Uttar Pradesh. She was sitting alone in her comfort zone, working on a piece of cloth. In some parts of our...
Part 2 This is the Part 2 of our story The Deadly 7 AM. For Part 1 please click here . Offdhook in conversation with Mr. Piyush Tewari, founder and CEO of SaveLIFE Foundation,...
A short story which taught me a lesson.