otw_shortcode_info_box border_style=”bordered” css_class=”boxed”]Shirin Merchant is India’s pioneering Canine Behaviourist and Trainer. For the past 25 years, she has worked hard to ensure that dogs in India are trained using reward-based methods.[/otw_shortcode_info_box] Many of you have written in to me, telling me how upset or depressed you are with the current situation and that you are […]
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Mamma Mia!
They say, ‘life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother’. Mother’s Day is always special, but in 2020, it’s even more so! Gripped within those icy fingers of the Pandemic fear, there is this condensed realisation, that one really does not need a reason or a special day in May to celebrate […]
Sharpen Your Edge: Adversities Are Opportunities For ABLE Leadership
An old joke goes that a farmer, a surgeon and a leader were arguing about the world’s oldest profession (certainly not what the world otherwise believes!). The farmer insisted it was Farming… after all did God not give Adam all the animals and plants to tend as he gave him birth? The surgeon claimed it […]
Your Moonsign Janam Rashi This Week –
09th May – 15th May, 2020
મરહુમ મહારાજ શ્રી સ્વયંજ્યોતિના સહકાર્યકર્તા જયેશ એમ. ગોસ્વામી .+ ARIES | મેષ: અ.લ.ઈ. 25મી જૂન સુધી ચંદ્રની દિનશા ચાલશે. ગામ પરગામ જવાના ચાન્સ મલશે. તમારા મનની નેક મુરાદ પુરી થશે. ઘરવાલાને ખુશ રાખી શકશો. નવા કામ મલશે. નવા મિત્રો મલશે. થોડી મહેનત કરવાથી ફસાયેલા નાણાં પાછા મેળવી શકશો. દરરોજ 34મુ નામ ‘યા બેસ્તરના’ 101વાર ભણજો. […]
Thank You, Mother!
How very often do we hear Rudyard Kipling’s quote, “God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers,” and other similar sayings celebrating the unparalleled importance and irreplaceable significance of a mother. Mothers are more to us than our bestest friends or siblings or fathers or grandparents. Her unconditional loving and giving starts […]
The Lockdown And The ‘Idleist’!
The end-result of all things evil is always good. This paradox is, to an extent, similar to the prevailing ‘Lockdown’ situation. My wife and I are keeping a happy distance and our verbal exchanges verge almost on civility! Good, isn’t it? Her cooking has improved, not à la Godiwalla, but one looks forward to her […]
Chomp & Cheers Presents Chef Delzad
This week, Chef Delzad shares easy-to-make recipes for you to try out on Mother’s Day and bring that million-dollar smile to her face! Try out Chilli Cheese Poppers, Parsi Style Pahadi Chicken and the Mother’s Day Special – the super-easy, no-bake, ‘5-Minute Microwave Mug Cake’! . Chilli Cheese Poppers Ingredients: Grated Mozzarella – 150 […]
Two Legends Lost Too Soon: A Tribute
Irreplaceable Irrfan 7 January, 1967 – 29 April, 2020 I’m frequently asked what ‘Crossover Films’ mean. Is it just the language content? (But more of that later.) When the distressing news of Irrfan Khan’s passing poured in on 29th April, my mind wandered to the other actor – Om Puri – who had done India […]
Chomp & Cheers Presents Chef Delzad
Chef Delzad kicks off… err cooks off.. the series with two lip-smacking dishes – Chicken Mahiwara and Salted Caramel Chocolate Walnut Brownies. . Chicken Mahiwara Ingredients: Chicken breast (cut in thin strips) – 250g; Chopped onions– 2 small; Chopped tomatoes – 2 medium; Chopped green chillies – 3 to 5 nos.; Ginger Garlic paste […]
Meherbai’s Mandli Discusses ‘How Did You Guys Meet?”
In these hard times, Meherbai’s Mandli met every evening to do elar pelar and gaam-ni-gossip. They also held Antakshri sessions when all the kagras hurriedly flew away hearing their besura voices! Once, they also had a Jokes’s Eve, when all the husbands flew away like the kagras because all the wives cracked jokes on their husbands! The limit was reached when Koomi Kajwali said, “My […]
Fitness Funda Of The Week By K11 – Want To Stay Fit? Stuck At Home? No Equipment? NO PROBLEM!
– Your Weekly Training Program During The Lockdown – As COVID-19 has most of our country under Lockdown, with the majority of us staying home, continuing our usual fitness routines – like gymming or runs or playing sports or dance classes – have come to a halt. It’s challenging to remain physically active while staying […]