Parenthood

Holding On or Letting Go

Tiger wanted to update me of an important development in his life. “They are letting me and my classmates go to the football ground (next

The Wonder Years

Tidbits: Aug 2017

A Beautiful Mind One morning, I was pitching in for the wife who was travelling on work, and the breakfast conversation was about how best

The Wonder Years

Dead or Alive!

Dinner time is that time of the day when the Bachwani family gathers around the dining table for a good meal and conversation. Every once in a while,

The Wonder Years

Tidbits: June 2016

Gotcha! Ever so often, I make it a point to scan the daily news and share some topics of current affairs with the kids, so that they may

The Wonder Years

Tidbits: Feb 2016

Lottery Winnings I wanted the kids to have the experience of buying a lottery and trying out their luck. So, one day, while walking through

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Tidbits: April 2015

It’s been a while since I posted something new on the “dad” blog. There is a lot to catch you up on, so here goes… Food Fiesta

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Tidbits: June 2014

Team Work One fine morning, Tiger came up to me wanting to know what our evening plan was. Here’s what happened next… Tiger: Papa, what

The Wonder Years

Tidbits: Apr 2014

Art of Story Telling One lazy Sunday afternoon, out of the blue, I found Tiger (now a little over six years old), writing in his

The Wonder Years

Tidbits: Dec 2013

Art imitating Life Today's newspaper carried a story of a painting by Gaitonde selling at an auction for more than Rs. 23 crores (i.e. 230

The Wonder Years

Tidbits: Sep 2013

Slow and Steady One fine morning, at breakfast, Tiger decided to bring out the virtues of the malted chocolate drink he has every day. Tiger:

Better Parenting

Sometimes, We Forget

I chanced upon a wonderful post on Sakshi Nanda’s ‘Between Write and Wrong’ blog, entitled “Sometimes, we forget to tell our children…“. In it, Nanda

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