My first skiing experience was a brief stint in January 2001 in the slopes near NewCastle, UK. My main take-away from that was painful muscles and soreness for the next few days. Fast forward to December 2009 in the Poconos region in NJ, USA. A few times up and down the snow-covered mountain and my […]

May 30, 2020 – the day when the world witnessed the launch of SpaceX Dragon into space with two US Astronauts; that same day US witnessed nation-wide rioting and protests. While on one hand the country was shooting for the stars, on the other, the country’s stars were being shot at. As noted in so […]

Last weekend,  Facebook  and   GiveIndia  (India’s largest giving platform) came together along with the Bollywood industry for a Fundraiser concert – a four-hour long live concert to raise funds for the India Covid Response Fund. I must say, the entire concert was a treat to watch! It had the perfect line-up of the ‘who’s […]

I started my career in the nonprofit sector through volunteering. I worked for two organizations while pursuing my undergraduate studies – IofC and Akanksha. With the former, I supported and led their youth programs. With the latter, I helped manage one of their teaching centers in Mumbai. I learned how to run their center, manage the curriculum, write […]

The world has been shaken up by the curve ball thrown at us. There are mixed feelings of isolation despite the speed of connectivity. It is really difficult to make sense of any of it so far and I am hoping that with time, we will be able to make meaning of it soon. Amidst […]

Coronavirus Compassion Like many around the globe, we all feel our lives disrupted lately with the ongoing pandemic. What is happening has been freaking and it is mind-boggling that no one, not one in the entire world, could ever predict the gravity of the situation earlier in the year. The intensity is changing by the day […]

Few weeks ago, we attended our sons’ school’s annual fundraising gala event. The evening was a feel-good factor with good food, beverages, treats as well as a combination of fundraising opportunities through treats, silent bidding, live auction and ‘raise-the-paddle’. Proceeds from the event would then be used for various school programs, enhancing existing resources and […]

Narrative 1 – I was recently asked by a close colleague/friend/mentor to vet an organization based on their financial reports and see if there were any red flags I should help identify as well as provide a ‘story behind the numbers’. Narrative 2 – Backtracking a bit on this, let me call this colleague of […]

Last week, the Finance Minister of India announced the Budget 2020-21 for the country. As an Economics student, reviewing the budget was a given annual assignment during my five-years in Higher Ed. It is a habit I have continued all these years except for two changes – the depth in reading that the lack of […]