Four shades of an epic: The Mahabharata experiment (Part 1)
During the holidays, I revisited my bookshelf and realized that I owned multiple copies of the great Indian epic, “Mahabharata“. I was …
Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth: Great book for kids
Our family is a big fan of the work of Pixar artist, Sanjay Patel. I wrote about his work in an earlier …
NurtureShock: A strongly recommended read for parents and parents-to-be
I have spent the last few weeks reading and absorbing an excellent book, NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children by Po Bronson and …
Facebook for kids- Exciting or scary?
As you probably are aware, rumor mills are speculating that Facebook is preparing to open up its service to kids under 13. There was …
Fifty Shades Freed: Book Review
See my review of Fifty Shades of Grey here and Fifty Shades Darker here. I finally finished the Fifty Shades Trilogy. It was …
Dear son, you are four today.
I am still in denial. You were but a little baby, just about an arms length when I first saw you. You …
Fifty Shades Darker: Book Review
See my review of Fifty Shades of Grey here. So yes, I did end up reading the second part of the Fifty …
Fifty Shades of Grey: Book Review
About a week ago, I came across an article on the NYTimes about “Fifty Shades of Grey“, a book that is the the new …
The Bay Area Indian Parent – Part 2
When I wrote the first post on this topic, I received some interesting feedback. Some found it amusing. Others found it true. …
Read Across America and Dr.Seuss
I wanted to get a short post out on this cool thing going on in schools this week – Read Across America. …