Simple story that teaches us not just about trees, but the importance of self-belief & self-acceptance. Great early life lesson for little children.

“You take a drink, it's a revelation & the need 2 try it a 2nd time is stronger. Nobody starts off drinking 1/2 a bottle of alcohol on the first go. But slowly, the habit reinforces." Dr. Satyen Sharma MindSmith Health tells us abt #addiction StoriesSeldomTold open.spotify.com/episode/2BxPKD…

Perfect way to start today. Thank you brother.

Thank you dear Shash- perfect way to start today. Missing you

Excellent review. Completely agree

Thought of Cauvery Madhavan & so many other wonderful Irish writers when I read this article. theguardian.com/books/article/…

What say you Cauvery Madhavan

Had such fun. Was like being a fly on the wall hearing the gossip from Namita Gokhale spking to Ambarish Satwik abt Paro. I think the original cover is great. Note the Krishna in Hindi on the building. If he can have many lovers, why not Paro.

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The Slavery Abolition Act was passed #OnThisDay in 1833, but in India, people continued to be exploited as 'indentured labour'. Read: tinyurl.com/bdzbjuuk indiatoday.in/education-toda…

Moved, entertained, challenged by Jerry Pinto’s Em & the big Hoom. 12yr old classic but only just read it. Loved his raw honesty abt so many things we often don’t articulate to ourselves. Mother/son relationship,mental health, society etc. Thanks Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan for sharing

“For 1000 yrs, India’s ideas spread along the Golden Road & transformed the world, creating an Indosphere, a cultural zone that spread over political borders by the sheer power of its ideas…could they do so again” Excellent piece ⁦William Dalrymple⁩ theguardian.com/world/article/…

Was so very thrilled I could be in the audience. Such a fun event especially when you read your chapter on Indian English. All of us were giggling & nodding. After all, "we are like that only".

Can't wait!! Hugely looking forward to being in Lonavala & sharing stories about a subject that matters to all of us. I was last there when I was 6 so excited to eat the chikki & see the beautiful hill station again too.

Saw the film & would hugely recommend those who have not seen it to make the time. Wish I could be there to hear the discussion.

Listen to the wonderfully talented Akkai Padmashali sing a moving song of her & others life story. youtu.be/PGNFIFwCbxE?si… You can follow that by hearing her share her story on my podcast Stories Seldom Told. Akkai is remarkable & inspirational.

"𝗜𝗳 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗲, 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗲. 𝗜𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁, 𝗜 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟵 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲" - Handicapped JCB driver Subhan Khan to those who told him not to do it just before he risked his life and drove his JCB into flood & saved 9 people on a broken bridge in Telangana

“Under the guise of handing women power, the airline is essentially normalising the behaviour of men and saying that if women want to escape this, they have an option to do so” excellent piece ⁦Adya Goyal⁩ ⁦IndiGo⁩ #womensempowerment indianexpress.com/article/opinio…

Enjoyed this short video by BBC Arabic - عاجل on the recent Irish solidarity with Palestine fundraiser in London. You can see many pics by Seamus Murphy & hear Seamus & the organisers share their thoughts. youtu.be/wt_1Ryx_1r8?si…

I’m going to miss this yearly commemoration as I’m not in London. Those who are free in London, please join. #NoorInayatKhan