Her Daily Doses

What major historical events do you remember? My homeland Kashmir is a major historical event itself. My heart bleeds to recall what we have been through from the invasion of 1947 to the 2025 pahalgam attack. I have heard the stories of the 1947 partition from my father’s grandfather,the stories…

What’s the biggest risk you’d like to take — but haven’t been able to? To stop a cavalcade of VIP, VVIP and a minister to ask them who has given them the right to halt all the traffic during their movement,to pass even when traffic lights are Red for them…

What are you most proud of in your life? From earth we came and to it we shall return. We can neither take our first bath nor our last one. The journey in between is that of a traveller.The lighter the baggage, the easy is the travel. Does that mean…

What have you been working on? My father made me memorise a prayer ओ खालिक हर बुलन्द व पसती शेश चीज़ अता बि कुन ज़ि हसती ईमान व अमान व तन्दुरूस्ती इलिम व अमल व फरागदसती This prayer in Persian translates to O creator of every high and low Grant…

Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? A friend  had invited me today to the celebration of the Birth Anniversary of Nirmala Deshpande Ji.So I left home to pay tribute to this great lady.From the perspective of my kitchen and laundry,I was lazy today.From my perspective,nothing better than…

What makes a good neighbor? If my house is not lit at 3a.m.during Ramadan,let me hear my neighbour calling me,Nusrat,wake up,it is time for Sehri(the meals in Ramadan) If my car doesn’t start on its own,let all the children from the neighbourhood come to push my car till it starts.…

What could you try for the first time? हज़ारों ख्वाहिशें ऐसी कि हर ख्वाहिश पे दम निकले बहुत निकले मेरे अरमां लेकिन फिर भी कम निकले (ग़ालिब) All the thousands of longings are such that over every longing I would die Many of my wishes were fulfilled but still few…

What principles define how you live? I grew up listening a song my father used to sing oftenInsan kee aulad hai insan banay gaYou are the child of a human,you will become a human.He sung it to me and my brother and then to his grandchildren and often used to…

What have you been putting off doing? Why?      If I visit my father’s grave Will he get up and greet me Will he hug me and kiss me on my forehead. As he always did. Will he make tea And hold my hand And ask,how is the tea,nusrat? Will…

If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? If I really have a million dollars,I would start an organisation named ‘Hassan’which will give Student Loans to the thousands of poor students across the globe,who have to leave their studies so that their families…

What was the hardest personal goal you’ve set for yourself? The hardest personal goal I have set for myself is to be a Human Being.फ़रिश्ते से बेहतर हे इन्सान बनना मगर इस मे लगती हे मेहनत ज़्यादा It is better to be a Human being than an AngelBut that requires…

Who are your favorite artists? When God created all the souls,the atoms of progeny danced to the tune of الست بربکم(Am I your God?) and answered,Yes,you are. Anybody who turns emotions into music, visuals,melodies and other forms of art is an artist. I see an artist in a child drawing…

What would you do if you lost all your possessions? Adam and Eve,the first man and woman created by God were sent to earth with no worldly possessions.The only possessions they had was Freewill and Gift of knowledge. All humans have inherited the capacity to build a world out of…

Tell us about a time when you felt out of place. In today’s post ‘Defeat’ Dr.Raj  writes,”Defeat by his students makes the teacher great’.Working in Post Office for almost 2 years, I left the department to join Education Department as a teacher. I loved teaching.My very first posting brought me to…

Your life without a computer: what does it look like?  My life without a computer will be like Toycathon.Toycathon is a Government of India backed initiative to encourage students to develop innovative toys and games.In 2022, I was posted in a school in a rural area where we (teachers and…

What skill would you like to learn? I would learn all the skills which enable me to use Screwdrivers and Pliers as easily as I use Knives and Forks. The skills which enable me to use Tool Box as comfortably as I used Geometry Box. The skills which enable me…

What details of your life could you pay more attention to?  I need to pay more attention toMy receding hairline Declining skin elasticity Increasing circumference of my waistline.Increasing ‘Near Point’ of my eyes Crackling knees Or should I let them be like thisFor they are not diseasesIt is just years…