FORTY WINKS

  Presenting the complete article , part of which was published in  www.timesofindia.com  Hyderabad edition  on September 1st , 2021.   ONE CHANGE THAT I HAVE EMBRACED TO KEEP UP WITH THESE “NEW NORMAL” TIMES It was March 2020 when our country went into tizzy by corona-virus pandemic. It started as a region specific practical joke but spiraled into a un- ending ordeal. I had never comprehended that the stressful times would affect my psychological, emotional and physical well- being.  The first phase of lock-down impelled the apparently closest ones to switch sides. The masks started to fall off.  I learnt the harsh reality that my family did not figure in any of the schemes for folks whom I had spent decades loving and pleasing.   The big change that I have embraced is self-actualization . I emphasis more than ever on mental health. It’s high time we stopped glamorizing multi- tasking and over work. I pr...

  Presenting the complete article , a part of which was published in @timesofindia.indiatimes.com  Hyderabad edition on 15th August 2021. A truly independent individual is the one who has liberated oneself from the shackles of traditionalist mind-set the kind that impedes progression of community and society.  Independence means freedom from poverty , illiteracy and ignorance. The emancipation will take place only if we manage to unbind the conservative society from the politico- religious milieu.  Independence awakens the mind to follow the path of righteousness no matter what.  Independence is being able to charter the course of our life without having to succumb to pressure of irrational consumerism. To be able to chose a living  without conforming to the standards set up by previous generations. To be able to function through unprejudiced thoughts and actions where one  can exercise one's individuality. It also implies knowing ...