Category: Culture


Aruna Gupte

Prasad: I’d like to take this opportunity to wish all the ladies a very happy Women’s day. Like last year, we’ve opened up the stage for a woman to pen down her thoughts and this time its the most beautiful & respected woman in my life: my mom! Yes, busy Mrs. A P Gupte has taken time out to write for iTelescope. I’ve always appreciated previous generation for the brevity in their communication – this one’s a fine example.

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We're flying high!

Women have made commendable progress over the years in spite of living in  a male dominated society. Yet, as we stand today, we have managed to find identity for ourselves in every known field. This universal representation is the outcome of some great struggles which by itself is a great accomplishment on the part of women. What fascinates me most is that women from all backgrounds have risen: ones from lesser known towns, lower middle class families and even some that were deprived of education. Whether out of necessity to support the family or sheer interest, we’ve scuffled our way to be where we are, what we are today: more independent than yesterday.

Not massages, but is peace of mind too much to ask?

Not massages, but is peace of mind too much to ask?

It’s worth nothing that all these achievements and the resulting independence has come along with great difficulty. Most of the achievers have managed this while balancing both, the home & work fronts, with equal responsibility. And except for some lucky ones, a larger faction has struggled amidst lack of support from family. In this struggle, it is very important that women find positive support and encouragement at home: from their husband, kids & everyone at home. The spouse should voluntarily assist in day-to-day responsibilities wherever possible and take some load off the lady. And if not for that, the least they can guarantee is peace of mind. The same goes with children; View full article »

The frigidity of online networks

Last Saturday, we ran a wedding marathon. You could take the ‘running’ literally as we moved between 3 corners of the city (traveling 75kms) in 8 hours. No doubt it was fun, meeting all the people you otherwise don’t see between their & their kids’ marriages. There is very little left to be written about weddings – each one sets a higher benchmark for the next. When one of my colleagues woke up to the fact that a marriage could cost anywhere between 8-12 lakhs, I choose to sleep again – alone! But there was something different about that day I want to share.

We were munching snacks at one of the venues when my mother pointed to a lady she thought she knew. It was a short, fair lady with curly hair; none that we had seen before. My mom insisted that she was almost sure, and ignoring our plea to rethink, went on to ask her. My brother escorted her as if she would’ve been executed for a wrong guess. As I watched from a distance, ma asked her a few questions that confirmed her suspicion, but it was little help for the lady. The moment she heard ma’s maiden name, she was struck awestruck! View full article »

Respecting the yellow line


The Yellow Line

Driving is perhaps the most frustrating act anybody can indulge in Mumbai. Although, it is worse in some other cities including Delhi & Pune, it needs to get better in Mumbai. The biggest problem I see is that people don’t respect the yellow line. View full article »

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