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This morning, after waking up I immediately noticed a moth outside our bedroom window. I was intrigued. It was raining heavily outside yet it still rested on the window. It was gone within minutes. But the moth's arrival reminded me of 2 specific stories I was told. First story was told by my late neighbor. According to that story, goddess Lakshmi visits our homes in form of a moth. Whenever such moths are seen, we should offer kumkum turmeric and bow our heads.  Another story was very different from the first one. A colleague told me that our ancestors often visit us in form of moths. They stay in our homes for a couple of days to see whether we are flourishing in our lives. Then, they disappear in thin air. We never see them coming inside our homes or leaving our homes.  Both stories were astonishing. However, there is a similarity. Both stories depict the moths as outwordly and holy. Both stories tell us to respect the moths. Both stories consider them to be aus...

I visit Ganapati pandals every year, mainly to see the decoration and to seek blessings of Bappa. This year was no different. I visited a ganapati and I was blown away by their decoration.  It revolved around oegan donation suggesting that someone's death could save multiple lives through organ donation. It included the organs that can be donated. I scene from the operation theatre. Various artwork showing how organ donation can save lives. It also provided all required information towards organ donation. I wholeheartedly support such Ganapati mandals which bring awareness towards such important topics. Kudos to the team 👏🏻

माझा जन्म मुंबईचा. मुंबई... धाकाधाकीचे जीवन म्हणजे मुंबई. लोकल ट्रेनसाठी प्रत्येक सेकंदाची किंमत माहित असलेली मुंबई. घड्याळा पेक्षा जलद गतीने पाळणारी मुंबई. अशा मुंबईचा परमपूज्य आणि परमप्रिय उत्सव म्हणजे गणेशोत्सव. मग तो कौटुंबिक असो वा सार्वजनिक. महत्व तेवढेच आणि उत्साहही तेवढाच. वातावरण बदलून जाते गणेशउत्सव आला की. रस्ते सजावटीचे साहित्य, फुले, हरी, यांनी भरून जातात. कपड्यांची दुकानें आणि मिठाईची दुकाने इथे मुंगीला पण जागा मिळत नाही. पण सगळ्यांचे चेहरे आनंदी, कारण सगळ्यांना आतुरता बाप्पाच्या आगमनाची. नवीन वर्ष सुरु झाले, नवे calendar आले की आधी बघायचे गणेशउत्सव कधी आहे. लहानपणी जेव्हा शाळा सुरु व्हायाच्या तेव्हा पहिले आम्ही बघायचो की गणेशउत्सवा साठी किती दिवस सुट्टी आहे. आजही तेच, ऑफिस मध्ये calendar बघतो यांचसाठी की गणेशउत्सव केव्हा आहे.  काळ बदलला वेळ बदलली, पण बाप्पाच्या आगमनाची आतुरता तेवढीच आहे 🙏🏻

Yesterday, out of no wear a classmate texted me. She was from my school. In the school, we were not friends but mere classmates. We were not rivals however we were not even buddies. I was one of the top most students where as she was an average student. There were more differences than similarities between us.  We completed our school in the year 2002. We have not been in touch with each other since then. Almost after 23 years she texted me. I did not even have her number so she had to tell me who she was. I did recognise her from her name and her picture.  She told me that she was looking for a job. Since we are from the same industry she thought of letting me know. So I asked her to share her CV with me which I then shared with few of my other industry friends.  This interaction made me think quite a lot. Before talking to anyone or even texting anyone after a very long time, I always think whether it is appropriate. Because I hadn't been in touch with someone and all o...

मी स्वतः प्रणिप्रेमी पक्षीप्रेमी आहे. मला लहान असल्यापासून सर्व प्राणी पक्षी फार आवडयचे. मांजर, खार, बेडूक, आणि कबुतर हे खूपच आवडीचे. जे प्राणी पक्षी मला आवडतात आणि ज्यांची मला भीती वाटते मी त्यांचा अभ्यास करते. कबुतर ह्या पक्ष्यावर माझे खूप वाचन झाले आहे. कबुतर हे गतीचे आणि शांतीचे प्रतीक आहे. कबुतर एकनिष्ठ असतें (एक गुणधर्म जो माणसात कमी होतं चालला आहे). कबुतर नर आणि मादी दोघे मिळून पिल्ले वाढवतात. आश्चर्यचकित करणारी बाब म्हणजे त्यांच्यामध्ये Lactation सारखी प्रक्रिया सुद्धा होते. कबुतर GPS शिवाय एका जागेपासून दुसरी कडे जाऊ शकतात. कबुतरांनी विश्वायुद्धात सुद्धा महत्वाची कामगिरी बजावली आहे. ह्यानंतर प्रश्न येतो कबुतरखान्यांचा. एक जागा जिथे कबुतरांना दाणे टाकून खाऊ घातले जाते. कबुतरखान्याजवळ कबुतरांची पिसे, विष्ठा तसेच मरून पडलेली कबुतरे असतात. कबुतरांची पिसे इतर पक्षांपेक्षा जास्त गळतात. त्यांच्या पिसानमधून जास्त धूळ उडते. ह्या काही known facts आहेत. कबुतर खडतर परिस्थितीत जिवंत राहणारा पक्षी आहे. त्यांना आपण खाऊ घालण्याची निकड नाही. ते स्वतंत्र जगू शकतात. ह्याच कारणामुळे म...

I was unwell for a few weeks. I was only going out to my office. After returning from the office, I was staying in. Even on the weekends I was staying in, resting.  Today, I felt a bit better and I decided to take a stroll. I had to buy groceries and essentials. I went to a nearby supermarket and bought whatever I wanted. Fun part was the stroll itself. I could have ordered the groceries and esssentials online, yet I decided to go out. I was pleased to roam around. I felt energized after that quick errand. I realised what I had taken for granted only after I was unable to do it.  Sometimes, it only takes a little push to improve the situation. Sometimes, that little push feels a lot. Not every day is a good day, but also every day is not the same. Bad days come only to make us aware of the importance of good days.