By Sujata Rajpal The mothers dragging their little children from one hobby class to another are often scoffed at for being too pushy. Free play is important for holistic development of a child. Isn’t it? Why thrust your own ambitions on your kids? Let them decide their own course of life — is the modern…
Grit & Determination, thy name is woman
February 16, 2018By Sujata Rajpal Did you know that the broad waist band that the pilgrims of Sabarimala Temple tie is manufactured at a small unit in Mysuru? Did you also know that a woman is the Managing Partner of this ‘small’ unit called Premier Polymers? Ironical isn’t it that an essential part of the devotees’ attire…
My HIV status revealed to me the true meaning of life
December 11, 2017To mark the 20th anniversary of Asha Kirana Charitable Trust which has been providing counselling services, care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS since 1997, here we publish a special write-up by Sujata Rajpal on one of the AIDS patients of Asha Kirana Charitable Hospital in Mysuru, to show how people can lead a…
Wellness for a Cause
November 9, 2017Lions West to host two-day fund-raiser event to aid subsidised dialysis for the poor and needy By Sujata Rajpal Joy through Service, states the tagline of Lions Club of Mysore West (LCMW). True to its motto, the city’s premier service organisation has been spreading joy through its service activities since 1981 when forty like-minded individuals…
How much did you get in Board exams?
June 11, 2017By Sujata Rajpal 94%, 96%, 99%, 99.2%… it’s raining marks. Anyone getting below 92%? Go hide yourself somewhere. Don’t show your face, the least of all on Facebook. Being a mother of two ‘Suns,’ I know, it is every parent’s wish that their child excels in Boards. His whole career depends on that bloody marks…
Four things mothers need to change about themselves
May 15, 2017By Sujata Rajpal Secure your own mask first before helping others. Two decades ago, when for the first time I heard this safety instruction live in the airplane, I was a newly married girl travelling to Alps with my brand new husband. How ridiculous! Be selfish. Think about yourself first. Is this what they want…
Write or Wrong
May 8, 2017Sujata Rajpal, the author of ‘The Other End of the Corridor’ looks at the raging plagiarism controversy where Anvita Bajpai has accused bestselling author Chetan Bhagat of stealing content from her story ‘Drawing Parallels,’ from her book ‘Life, Odds & Ends’ to write his latest book ‘One Indian Girl.’ By Sujata Rajpal Ever since the…
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