What is your favorite hobby or pastime? Photography There is difference between Hobby and Pastime. Passion is higher degree of love and dedication as compared to hobby. Let’s decode these things for me. My passion is photography and hobbies include Reading, Gardening and cycling. But my pastime I may engage in Watching comedy shows orContinueContinue reading “Passion Hobby & Passtime”
Category Archives: Fitness
The Art of Declining Gracefully
What skill would you like to learn? The culture that often celebrates over commitment, the simple act of saying No, has become most difficult. Far from being negative, mastering the art of saying no is a crucial life skill , I want to learn. This will help improve my emotional and mental well being andContinueContinue reading “The Art of Declining Gracefully”
अपनोंका साथ – Company of loved ones 😻
What things give you energy? Company of loved ones gives me immense energy. Be it my friends or family. They are the backbone of our beings and continuous source of energy. I believe that stamina or energy depends upon your mental state more than physical strength. If you are in jovial mood then your energyContinueContinue reading “अपनोंका साथ – Company of loved ones 😻”
I rarely walk or Run
How often do you walk or run? In my opinion Walking is just an activity and not the real exercise. Hence I walk rarely, only my wife requests me to join her for a walk, I join her for walking. It’s a great time together for light discussion and talks ( I only listen toContinueContinue reading “I rarely walk or Run”
Finding Beauty in Imperfection: Embrace Your Flaws
Describe your ideal week. Photo by Min An on Pexels.com There is nothing like ideal or perfect thing, existing in life. Like the perfect straight line does not exists, perfect day or perfect week does not exists. Life is full of challenges and opportunities, embrace it the way it comes and make the best possibleContinueContinue reading “Finding Beauty in Imperfection: Embrace Your Flaws”
P. T. Usha
Name the professional athletes you respect the most and why. I do not know much about athletes or their careers. But during my young age, P. T. Usha was famous athletes in India. It was a time when this sport or the athletes were not so much popular in India, during such times PT UshaContinueContinue reading “P. T. Usha”
Finding Peace through Acceptance
What brings you peace? Yes, acceptance is often considered a key factor in achieving inner peace. Embracing this concept allows individuals to let go of resistance and judgment, fostering a sense of calm and contentment amidst life’s challenges. When we accept things as they are, rather than fighting against reality, we can reduce stress and cultivate inner peace.ContinueContinue reading “Finding Peace through Acceptance”
Trek Leaders – the Unsung Heroes of Adventure Travel
Daily writing promptWhat profession do you admire most and why?View all responses Imagine you are on a Himalayan Trek. This time you are not with your friends and the fellow trekkers all strangers. This being your first Himalayan trek, you are nervous and worried. You have huge anxiety about the trek difficulty level and theContinueContinue reading “Trek Leaders – the Unsung Heroes of Adventure Travel”
Happiness in little things
List 30 things that make you happy. Happiness can be found in small, seemingly insignificant moments of everyday life. For me there are lots of such everyday moments which give me happiness. My loved ones When I call my wife from out station and the call starts with Good Morning how are you. My morningContinueContinue reading “Happiness in little things”
We missed the tradition of eating Hing Goli
What traditions have you not kept that your parents had? I come from traditional Maharashtrian Brahmin family. We have list of traditions spread over an year, linked to our religion. My mother was completely traditional and god fearing but my father was forward thinking and rational personality. However all the family traditions are followed evenContinueContinue reading “We missed the tradition of eating Hing Goli”
Exercise, Eat healthy & Think Positive
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? I have been adopting certain routine for good health and well being. I would love to share with you the details. For good health and well being, there are three things you should focus on. Regular exercise, then eating right and most importantly PositiveContinueContinue reading “Exercise, Eat healthy & Think Positive”
Lovely combos – Pithala Bhaat or Dal Chawal
What’s your go-to comfort food? Pithala Bhaat Most of the houses in Maharashtra, the Go to comfort food will be Pithala bhaat. That is curry made out of Chana Daal flour coupled with steam rice. Health wise this is balanced diet consisting of proteins and carbohydrates. Normally the raw onion and raw green chilies addContinueContinue reading “Lovely combos – Pithala Bhaat or Dal Chawal”
Table Tennis
What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? I started playing this game when I was in college. We used to play for hours together by bunking the lecture. However later I consciously learned Badminton and Lawn Tennis for the purpose of exercise. Actually to maintain consistency in the exercise routine, I started playingContinueContinue reading “Table Tennis”
Masala Khichadi
What foods would you like to make? Masala Khichadi In Marathi there is saying “अन्न तारी अन्न मारी अन्न नाना विकारी” this means food has multiple effects on our body – it can save you, it can kill you if consumed in excess or wrongly. Food you consume has great importance on our lives. RecentlyContinueContinue reading “Masala Khichadi”
Influence of social media on Food Habits
What bothers you and why? Shop full of snack packets Our generation has little impact of social media because it wasn’t available during our growing age. Generation Z has moderate impact because they were not fully exposed during their moulding phase. However Gen Alpha has been fully exposed to social media. Their life is highlyContinueContinue reading “Influence of social media on Food Habits”
Early to bed and early to rise
What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? I have been getting up at 4.45 am till I was in service. And going to bed at 10.30 pm regularly. However post retirement, I changed my alarm to 6.00 am in the morning and I go to sleep by 11.00 pm. This changeContinueContinue reading “Early to bed and early to rise”
Ghazals are my favourite genre
What is your favorite genre of music? Pankaj Udhas Live It is well known fact that, music acts as a therapy. Music is a mood changer and mood booster too. I enjoy variety of music like old Hindi songs or Bollywood music or high bass music. But the most favourite genre is Ghazals. On weekendsContinueContinue reading “Ghazals are my favourite genre”
Let Go the Ego
What could you let go of, for the sake of harmony? Peace and harmony are best friends of good health. The road to make these friends is through Let Go. Why Let Go It is very difficult for some to Let Go. They will hold the emotions or grudges for longer time. Believe me, thisContinueContinue reading “Let Go the Ego”
Thank god No surgery yet
Have you ever had surgery? What for? By gods grace, I haven’t had any surgery yet neither I have been hospitalised yet. I thank god every day for the good health he has given to me. In my younger age I had fractured my wrist and my ankle. But it was minor crack fracture andContinueContinue reading “Thank god No surgery yet”
Pav Bhaji
What’s the most delicious thing you’ve ever eaten? Pav bhaji In Hindu mythology, the food is first offered to the gods and then served as gods prasad. Every god loves different food items. In India cooking has devotional importance. I still remember, my mother never allowed me to enter kitchen without taking bath. It isContinueContinue reading “Pav Bhaji”
Do Nothing
How do you waste the most time every day? Actually this prompt is thought provoking. I was wondering about the word waste time. The prompt assumes that every blogger wastes the time in a day. Then I scanned through my day’s activities and found out certain time slots which could be termed as a waste.ContinueContinue reading “Do Nothing”
Stay Positive by following Aahar Vihar and Adhyatma
How do you practice self-care? Self care is the most important thing in life. More so post retirement, you have to be focusing on the required exercise routine, diet and social connect. The love towards workout must be inculcated during childhood itself. In my opinion it should be associated with fun. For example outdoor sportsContinueContinue reading “Stay Positive by following Aahar Vihar and Adhyatma”
Passionate Photographer
What are you passionate about? Bird Photography Photography is my passion. I have few hobbies too like cycling, gardening and reading books. Passion & Hobby There is difference between passion and hobby. Hobby keeps you engaged and you live doing that act. However passion is the activity with which you have heart to heart connection.ContinueContinue reading “Passionate Photographer”
World Bicycle Day 2025
World Bicycle Day was officially declared by the United Nations General Assembly in April 2018 and the first one was celebrated later that year on June 3rd. Every year the World Bicycle Day is celebrated on 3rd June to spread awareness about the benefits of cycling and people are urged to use the cycle asContinueContinue reading “World Bicycle Day 2025”
Season’s delicacy
List your top 5 favorite fruits. I love all the fruits. But there are seasonal fruits which are speciality of that particular season. Like the king of all fruits and most popular in India, the Mango 🥭 The beautiful yellow orange colour, delicious taste and the soft juicy structure of the pulp makes it moreContinueContinue reading “Season’s delicacy”
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