Category Archive For "The Knowledge Park"
An invitation to a wedding and an Indian family’s reaction to it
Reading Time: 6 minutesIndian weddings are grand and attending it is always exciting. However whether an invitee family will attend it depends on how they have been invited.
Ordering food online is always a challenge in a democratic family
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe online food apps have made life easy. You can order food at home just by clicking few buttons on the app. But what to order and from where is a big challenge?
A love affair with a spicy golgappa India’s favourite street food
Reading Time: 6 minutesGolgappa happens to be India’s favourite street food. Step into any market and you will find a golgappa vendor standing at the corner of the street serving some real spicy golgappas to hungry customers.
The daily household tasks that nobody wants to do willingly at home
Reading Time: 6 minutesThere are so many daily household tasks that nobody in the family volunteers to do. Its only when mom gives the ultimatum that they start helping.
The Golden words of parents that got sketched in our memory
Reading Time: 6 minutesParenting is a big responsibility and as parents kids need to be told what is right and what is wrong. These instructions are what becomes the golden words that we practice with our kids when we grow as parents.
The Online Shopping fiesta that makes a family go crazy
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe online shopping habit is fast catching up especially after the lockdowns. It is not only convenient but also saves time. But often things go wrong.
A beautiful saree collection that often confuses a lady
Reading Time: 6 minutesSaree is an elegant Indian dress that makes a woman look beautiful. It is also a fashion icon of Indian culture that mixes tradition with modernity.
Chole Bhature the desi Indian dish that beats a hamburger any day
Reading Time: 6 minutesChole bhature is one of the most popular dish of India. A plate of two oversized fried bhaturas served with spicy chole, onion rings and a green chilly tempts even the diet conscious people to break their pledge.
A hot cup of tea that will make tea lovers go to any extent
Reading Time: 6 minutesTea lovers are passionate about tea and will go to any extent to get that perfect cup of hot tea. Some like their tea to be flavoured with adrak and elaichi while some prefer with lot of milk.
The caring parents who ultimately need caring themselves with time
Reading Time: 6 minutesParenting is a big responsibility. The caring parents have to take care of children from their education to health. But as parents start greying there is a role reversal and the grown-up children have to now take care of their old parents.
Remembering a wife’s birthday is a challenging job for a husband
Reading Time: 6 minutesOne of the most important date in a husband’s life is his wife’s birthday. But being forgetful by nature they at times fail to remember the birthday date and this has a lot of repercussion for them.
Don’t cut the cord beta we are still your parents
Reading Time: 6 minutesA bond between parents and children is an unbreakable one. But there are times when the children who settle abroad cut the cord with their parents leaving them all alone.
Recycling in the past was a way of life that everyone practiced
Reading Time: 6 minutesBefore economic liberalization resources were limited and every family practiced recycling in some form or the other – from using second hand textbooks to wearing clothes of a senior sibling.
The Savings Account balance that witnesses disappearing zeros
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe first week of the month is a happy week for a salaried class as salary is credited into his account. But as the month progresses his savings comes under attack by various monthly expenses.
The third wave of Covid-19: A myth or a reality
Reading Time: 6 minutesPeople are enjoying the new found freedom after the second wave. But they are throwing away the precaution to the wind. Experts are warning about a third wave soon.
The Monsoon Magic is black and mostly off track but still, we love it
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe monsoon magic is all about the small water droplets rolling down the leaves, the small pool of water where you can float your kagaz ki kashti, and the sweet music of cricket coming from every corner of the garden.
The pain of losing the loved ones: An injury that will never heal
Reading Time: 8 minutesThere are many families in India who have lost not one but many of their loved ones. This is a story of one such family that lost more than half the members to covid.
We can only be successful if we ensure the survival of the weakest
Reading Time: 6 minutesCharles Darwin in his theory of evolution had stated that during the evolution process species that are the fittest tend to survive while the weaker ones get wiped out. He claims that organisms with genes better suited to the environment are selected for survival and passed on to the next generation. Gradually with time, the …
The Lockdown was to be a haven and not a way to heaven
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe lockdown phase has again started. Every week we keep hearing a particular city or a state in lockdown. However, before the lockdown came into our lives, we had heard about it in the phrase “Lock Kiya Jai”. It was a phrase made famous by none other than Amitabh Bachchan in the Kaun Banega Crorepati …
Playing politics will not help in saving people from the pandemic
Reading Time: 5 minutesOnly a compassionate government can save its people from the virus. For some time our politicians should stop playing politics and join hands to serve the people who are suffering from the pandemic.
The house of dreams that sees its occupants fly away one by one
Reading Time: 7 minutesEvery family dreams of a house where each of the family member gets lot of space to live in. The house of dreams however with time gets empty as one by one most of the occupants fly away.
The family tradition we are proud to pass on to our kids
Reading Time: 5 minutesFestivals are not only fun to celebrate but also a great way to pass on the family tradition. Once you see kids performing the pooja and following the rituals you know you have been successful.
The Daily Vegetables that have now become a Luxury
Reading Time: 6 minutesVegetables like onion, potato, tomato are part of the daily diet of an Indian. But the recent price rise has made things difficult for the common man.
The KYC Information that was simple in our times and not complex
Reading Time: 6 minutesEverybody is after your data. The Banks and Insurance companies to social media want your KYC Information that has become more complex today. Data of our times was much simpler.
The Good old days of school that we will always cherish
Reading Time: 6 minutesOne of the sweetest memories that we carry is that of school days. In our time school was not a competitive place but a place to learn and play.
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The Right to Fight: Husband-Wife and Article 007
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Article 370 gives Centre the right over Defence, Foreign Affairs, Finance and Communication. These 4 areas also drives the relationship between a husband and wife
WhatsApp social media site: What’s life without WhatsApp
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhatsApp has become an integral part of our life. It is great social media platform to stay connected with family and friends.
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Driving a car safely: Don’t be Fast or Furious
Reading Time: 6 minutesDriving a Car on city roads is a big challenge. Women drivers are safe as well as cautious but can do better. Buses based on their looks can be classified into 5 segments
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The Circle of Life: Importance of Geometrical shapes in our Life
Reading Time: 6 minutesIn our daily Life Geometrical figures play a very important role. Similarly these Geometrical shapes represent different aspects in the circle of Life
Romancing the Moon: Exploring the Moon Again
Reading Time: 7 minutesOn July 21st, exactly 50 years back, Neil Armstrong stepped on the surface of the moon. This was a great leap forward for mankind. The landing of Apollo 11 on the sea of tranquility was first for mankind and a great leap forward. And Romancing with the moon has never looked so hot since that …
The Indian Tea: A beverage popular with all ages
Reading Time: 6 minutesBonding over Indian Tea Nothing sounds sweeter than a three-letter word called The Indian Tea. The moment a tea-break is announced in an official conference, it means you can take a break. A break from all those heavily loaded power-point presentations, full of figures. When your friend calls saying let’s meet over tea, it means …
The Identity Crisis: Creating more fizz than fuss
Reading Time: 6 minutesFacial Recognition is a new way of Bio-metric identification but is creating an Identity Crisis as it intrudes into your privacy.
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The last week of the Month – the days of Bankruptcy
Reading Time: 4 minutesI am writing this post probably in the last week of the month. Sometimes, I wonder why do months have 30/31 days. Why can’t we have a month of only 3 weeks? The reason for my logical questioning is directly related to money. Though I am not an economist, I think the following formula is …
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The territorial fight day and night over the Wardrobe
Reading Time: 4 minutesOne of the most common reason for an argument between a husband and wife is who gets more space in the wardrobe?