Sohum Sutras

I must confess, Mexico was never on my to do bucket list. The negative publicity I had heard about the country, had influenced me a lot. When you hear about Mexico, what comes to your mind? The image is of drugs, poverty, crime, theft, Zika virus, etc. We also feel that it is too far from India. There are no direct flights.  Let me break few myths here. There is strategic image building done by US, UK, etc for countries like Mexico, India, etc. Whenever, India is shown in BBC news, notice that they definitely show cows on the roads, beggars, slums, children and sadhus on the roads. But that is really not the India we live in. Whereas, that is the image anyone has if he has not been to India. Similarly, for Mexico, we have image of crime, drugs and of being too far.  Mexico is a couple of hours of a flight from US. Even though, there would be more number of crimes and murders in Chicago or New York than Mexico, they will not be highlighted and reported but crime in Mexico...

I have been working on my Tango book for sometime now. It is available on Kindle. Do download, read and share your reviews. I look forward to your support. Do check it here. You can also read about the author (me) here.

I have been teaching tango in SFO both in a studio in Redwood City and a pre milonga class organised by wonderful Ivan in Milonga La Paz. SFO community is super friendly and warm.  I am also teaching privates. If you would like to book a private with me, in SFO, do contact me. My email is kiran.sawhney@gmail.com There are limited slots available. I am from India and trained in Tango. I also have training in Indian classical dances, yoga and pilates. I incorporate my knowledge of Indian classical dances and Yoga into teaching tango as well. It helps me to understand movement, balance, grace, embrace, connection and musicality.  In India, I run the most popular tango school , organise milongas and tango festivals. With awesome Ivan Shvarts. You must go to his milonga La Paz With my friend Melissa. We had met in Buenos Aires years back. We still have fond memories of our trip. My sister, niece and nephew...

There are few things in life worth an investment, and luxury watches are one amongst them. Watches are not something which you enjoy buying only, but they stay close to your heart for long, and thus, are a great investing option. After all, the craftsmanship that goes in creating luxury watches with perfection is worth drooling over. As the pleasure of owning a luxury watch doesn’t end with the passage of time, a lot of effort needs to go in choosing an ideal timepiece. Is a watch worth its retail price? While putting your money on a luxury watch, do a little research to know the brand value of the timepiece. It’s a known fact that watches from popular brands are more likely to retain their value over the time, than those from lesser-known brands. Tag Heuer, Omega and Seiko watches have a long history to back for them, and thus are the safe bets. You can search and compare watches from such brands at one-stop online destinations like Zimson and Luxury Bazaar to find the timepiec...

Life has been on a roller coaster ride. It is my trip to SFO- to the person I am closest to- to my sister. We have endless talks, cracking laughter till we have pain in our stomachs and tears in eyes, lots of hugs and kisses, sharing, bonding, mimicking, exercising, dancing, running, cycling, cooking, driving, site seeing and the list does not end. My little nephew made this ice cream cone for me. Selfie time with San Mateo- Hayward bridge in the background. Selfie at twitter office. Priceless expressions We are both wearing Ritu Kumar tunics. We love to dress alike. Picking up my niece from her school. She comes running to hug me and takes my hand and introduces me (her massi) to each of her friend and teacher and asks them, "say hi to my massi". Picking up my nephew from his camp. Priceless hugs Test drive of Tesla. Oh it is a beauty. Dinner together- just us sisters. Our bond...

Madaari starts with Irrfan Khan’s voiceover telling us a tale of the struggle between a baaz (a hawk) and a chooza (chick). It is about the fight of chick i.e the common man with the hawk i.e the corrupt system. #Madaari is an out and out Irrfan Khan movie. If, like me you too are a fan of his acting skills, you must not miss it. Many people have found errors in the script but take it with a pinch of salt. It is a Bollywood masala movie, showcasing a common man fighting against system and corruption. He is portraying an ideal voter who is too busy in “dal-roti” and day to day affairs and believes what media shows him. He is a single father, taking care of his son. Irrfan does full justice to the character of Nirmal Kumar. The plot is pretty simple- a simple man seeking to avenge for a personal tragedy that is the loss of his son by picking out a politician through his son. He kidnaps the politician’s son leading to dynamic manhunt. This is where Jimmy Shergill comes in. He p...

There are beautiful running and cycling trails in SFO.  The air is so fresh and non polluted. There is lot of greenery all around. And there are no stray dogs that scare me when I run.  Icing on the cake is running with my sister. She totally inspires me. She taught me today, "Do what you love doing and do it with a lot of love and integrity. Then do not worry about result."