Sohum Sutras

How bad is sugar? Any home in India will have sugar products. Every nutritionist suggests the importance of having more vegetables and fruits in your diet. But sugar, which is so cherished by adults and children alike, is not just unhealthy but can also be toxic. The latest researches are proving this. Mothers shower love on their children by baking them cakes, cookies, giving them sweet lemonade on a hot summer day. Robert Lustig M.D, has researched on the subject and has evidence to prove that sugar is pure poison. Of course, his research is being criticized a lot. After all, sugar is a multi billion industry. Sugar means sucrose- beet and cane sugar, white or brown sugar- high fructose corn syrup. High fructose corn syrup is part of all the aerated drinks. It is less expensive than refined sugar. But the two sweeteners have pretty much similar biological effects. Both of them are equally bad, poisonous and deadly.  High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), as it is most commonly con...

Star crossed lovers

‎'In Sanskrit, the word for gravity is Gurutwakarshan. The earth holds us towards itself by the force of gravity. Without this attraction or love, we would have no base or foundation. Similarly, Gurutva is the basis of our life. The Guru is the guiding light – removing the darkness of ignorance....' - Sri Sri Q: I often wonder why God has made us so complicated. Firstly we are given mind that wanders and then we tame it. Why not bestow us with a tamed mind. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Why are you are so lazy that you don't want to do anything? Nature wants you to do something, take some responsibility. This is like asking, ‘Why you are making a jigsaw puzzle? Just get it readymade, fixed all at once.’ The jigsaw puzzle is for you to play with, fix and make something out of it. Life is like that. It's a game, a play. And the mind is the biggest game player.

These lines are not mine but this is the best definition of Love. "Love is not a choice. It happens to us for reasons we do not know consciously. It is an epiphany. Lucky are those who love not the beloved". Fallen in love with the person who said this.

Few days back, I had blogged about my college friend, Jassi who was visiting me. This is the blog post. Below are some of my old pictures with my school and college friends. You see Jassi on extreme left. It was my 18th Birthday and we had all worn blue saris (that was the theme). Below is my friend Nidhi. We studied together from class 1 to class 10.  With Nidhi and Gina Nidhi and Cherry Nidhi This was school farewell party (like a prom night). And our school tradition was that all girls wore saris (probably first time of our life) and we also did a kind of ramp walk (only there was no ramp, but a school auditorium). My hostel room picture- my fashion design days in Delhi.

Here are some old pictures of mom and me. Picture below is in Vrindavan garden. I was 15 year old then. This picture is in Goa.

Sunday morning started with meditation. After that I had a business meeting (Yes, even on Sunday). That explains the business suit. But immediately after that, I had to leave for a movie. The only way to transform the business look and soften it a bit, was to add a dash of pink and change my shoes. So here is the look. I saw Agneepath. It is a gory movie with lots of violence. I am a person who likes chick flicks and romantic movies. But, this movie is getting rave reviews. Every actor has enacted so well. Hrithik Roshan and Priyanka Chopra look fabulous. Sanjay Dutt is scary. Rishi Kapoor portrays his character so well. Till date he is such versatile actor. The songs, costumes and direction of the movie is brilliant. Despite the fact that it is a violent movie, I would say, it is still worth watching. I saw it in Director's cut. For people who are not from delhi, this is how the Director's Cut looks like. It is a gold class theatre with a chic lo...

After the previous post, showing our childhood pictures of me and my sister, here are some more. Not childhood pictures but rewind to few years back- after she had moved to US. Some of our precious moments together. Below is a picture, when I landed in Peoria. It is at the airport. In her apartment. These are our pictures of our Lake Tahoe trip where we did camping and lots of water sports. Pictures below are of Chicago. Bahai temple, Chicago.

My childhood pictures and memories would never be complete without reference to a person with whom I have been closest to- my sister. She is eight years younger to me. We were/are very close. I can bully her, share secrets with her, confide in her, advice her, seek her advice, count on her, etc etc etc. After reading this blog, my sister wrote me a following email. I thought, I should share it on the blog too. Love you too my dearest. Just read your blog - u r shooooo cute!! Love u - always and forever - umaah! I was looking at those pictures, reading your blog and commenting within myself - Bully - yes, for sure. But then, u have also always lifted me up/carried me up high too (literally in that pic and that pic is so symbolic of life as well:)) And I've always told u - "You are the wind beneath my wings" In the above picture, we were in freezing cold water and she was clinging on to me, tugging on to me. In the process, she almost made me fa...