Harvard on Hold & How Trump Hits Indian Aspirations
• May 24, 2025
The 72-Hour Visa Storm goes from Panic to Temporary Relief. Picture this timeline through an Indian parent’s eyes: May 22: Homeland Security Secretary
This is not a show review of White Lotus Season 3 but what I picked up from the character Timothy Ratliff’s journey as a dad under pressure.
Dad Diary
• May 06, 2025Is this even a thing in India anymore? When I started researching on this subject, I had made up my mind that I definitely want to talk to a professional or
Parenting Today
• Apr 29, 2025In PART 1 of this article I wrote about the importance of a parent passing on values to their kids that has had an impact on their own lives.
We had been longing to go on a nice vacation. Both of us were terribly busy with both work and life in general. After much research (social media and otherwise),
For those who have consciously chosen a childfree lifestyle, pet parenting has emerged as a genuine substitute for the traditional family setup,
Growing up as a boy, there was always a relentless pressure to perform, to be the best, to chase success like it was the only thing that mattered.
Netflix’s Adolescence, the most watched show in the world, pierced my heart like a thousand needles. A four-part series that just tears into the harrowing experience of
Today, on 16th March—National Vaccination Day in India—I find myself transported back to a day that remains vivid in my memory: the day my daughter received her very
Jonathan Haidt’s, 2024 book - The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness, jumps straight into the question
“A homemaker opens the main door over 2000 times annually, to receive guests, groceries, delivery and family. She is the face of the house, but
There was a lot of conversation on the film Mrs. when it released a few weeks ago. It got some men’s right organization The Save Indian Family Foundation (SIFF) riled up
Dad Diary
• Feb 27, 2025How important is a babymoon? My wife and I always wanted a child, and we wanted one soon (regular readers already know this). In the excitement of getting pregnant
To all those parents who “hated” the idea of kids on a plane. I wrote this article 9 years ago. I thought it was a good idea to bring it back. Enjoy! For me flying meant severe backache,
Dad Diary
• Feb 20, 2025Are breastpumps needed by nursing moms? I was talking to my wife about her breastfeeding journey and she brought up an interesting aspect about her experience
Valentine’s Day is here, a day when we celebrate love, romance, and the magic of falling in love. But while we spend this day building the virtues of love,
Dad Diary
• Feb 10, 2025In the first part we explored the hard facts of IVF - the planning, the tests, the pain and the results. In the second part we will explore the mental faculties of
Parenting Today
• Feb 06, 2025Why do you need to acknowledge our kids’ efforts? While googling information on “acknowledging your child”, I found a whole bunch of expert articles
“You are three months old in this world. How do you feel about it?” I asked my daughter in the most journalistic fashion possible.
Dad Diary
• Jan 30, 2025Are you willing to accept lifestyle changes on your way to become parents? I always wanted to be a father, especially after repeatedly noticing my friends embracing
Dad Diary
• Jan 24, 2025A few months ago The Ambanis were in the news, nope, not for what you think. Isha Ambani Piramal came out advocating IVF (In-Vitro Fertilisation)
Dad Diary
• Jan 20, 2025This has to be one of the most fascinating topics for me, especially when my wife was pregnant. I’ve realised that in your journey to parenthood you experience so
The world is leaving behind the happiness and the horrors of 2024 and entering the new world of 2025 with platitudes of “new year, new me” and resolutions ranging from incredible to doable.
The ongoing debate in India about working 70 to 90 hours a week has sparked significant discussion among industry leaders and employees alike.
Parenting Today
• Jan 10, 2025In my previous article I insinuated that we adults, parents and other family members are at fault of introducing the screen to a child in the house.
True Dad, True Review
• Jan 08, 2025Why did I watch the film Inside Out Again? A few months ago Inside Out 2 came out and I was very excited to watch it with my wife. We remembered when
We used to look forward to winters in India, the escape from the punishing heat was always something we all looked forward to. But today the association of winter
Dad Diary
• Dec 28, 2024Are you and your partner financially prepared to have a child? In part of the series we will explore the financial readiness before reinforcing your decision to have a child because today
This one is about the mother. You know the popular parable ‘that when death is close your whole life flashes in front of your eyes.’ But when a brand new life presents itself…
As parents, we always wondered what would be the ideal age to take your newborn out. We were always troubled with this thought
Older women dating younger men isn’t exactly breaking news. The concept around, even in India. Remember Dil Chahta Hai?
It’s such a joy to have a little baby in the house, lying on her back, releasing her unlimited supply of drool, without a care in the world.
Parenting Today
• Dec 14, 2024I would like to start a petition to change the nomenclature from SCREENtime to SCREAMtime because this is what most parents must end up doing to get their kids off the screen.
Dad Diary
• Dec 10, 2024How important is work-life balance when it comes to parenting? ‘I don’t believe in work-life balance’ - Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy
Dad Diary
• Dec 04, 2024Can dads play a role in a child’s breastfeeding? World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in the first week of August and the theme for 2024 was Closing the gap: Breastfeeding support for all.
Dad Diary
• Nov 14, 2024From time immemorial, parenting and “taking care” of the family was always considered a mother’s domain. But in today’s day and age it would be foolish to consider
Dad Diary
• Nov 14, 2024This is a mini-series, PLANING, for new parents and couples planning to be parents, special emphasis on the dads/male partners. In this series
Dad Diary
• Nov 14, 2024In Part 2 of the PLANNING series we talk about being a good and responsible husband. As a man it took me a long time to recognise my responsibilities…
Parenting Today
• Nov 14, 2024A couple of months ago I came across a post on LinkedIn by entrepreneur Shantanu Deshpande about his conversation with two dads on school boards in India. The post highlighted the
True Dad, True Review
• Nov 14, 2024Disney Pixar’s Inside Out animation film was quite a revelation, as parents it gave us some amazing insights into the mind of a child, yes it’s just a movie but
Relationships
• Nov 14, 2024My wife and I recently celebrated 10 years of our marriage. Thanks to the addictive qualities of social media, we consume content about all sorts of anti-social elements;
Dad Diary
• Nov 14, 2024When we got married, I was 30 and the wife was 25 and we were very clear from the beginning that we wanted to have a child while we're still young. My wife
Dad Diary
• Nov 14, 2024When I was in the advertising world, I remember having a meeting with a health company that manufactured baby feed formula and they had
True Dad, True Review
• Nov 14, 2024There is a freshness in the way children see things, in the instinctive, individualistic reactions they have. Unfortunately, many think that the best way to instruct