Vineeta Mishra BLOGS
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Will we have a future to protect?
June 17, 2024, 9:14 PM IST
We were on our way to Sambalpur from Bhubaneshwar last week; Sambalpur is a city in western part of Odisha and Bhubaneshwar is the capital. It was a short trip with my favourite cousin and…
June 17, 2024, 9:14 PM IST
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A question of survival!
May 10, 2024, 4:55 PM IST
It was peak afternoon on a hot and sultry day and I had to drive to a nearby town for some work. Ever since the moment I stepped out of my house, it was a…
May 10, 2024, 4:55 PM IST
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My three cents!
August 5, 2023, 8:48 PM IST
Often there are relationships which are a part of our very being and stripping them off our life would mean imminent death of both the soul and then the physical body. There are some relationships…
August 5, 2023, 8:48 PM IST
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Am I successful?
May 25, 2023, 10:39 PM IST
We often reach a stage in life when we ask this question “Am I successful?” to ourselves and there are likely a few possible responses like yes, no, maybe etc. During many of my interactions,…
May 25, 2023, 10:39 PM IST
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An invisible pocket!
March 26, 2023, 4:16 PM IST
I recently visited an elderly aunty who was unwell and this was the first time after the pandemic that I was seeing her. From the moment she opened the door till I waved her a…
March 26, 2023, 4:16 PM IST
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Happiness entitled
July 23, 2022, 12:13 PM IST
On my recent visit to Mumbai, I stumbled into ‘Archies’ and ‘Tinkle’ comics and wow that felt nostalgic! I used to spend my entire conscious relaxation time reading these when I was a teenager! We…
July 23, 2022, 12:13 PM IST
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Patient status:?
March 17, 2022, 8:12 AM IST
Let us go Ma’am said the nurse and my heart almost jumped out of my mouth! It was time to take me for my first ever surgery. Oh, I was terrified of this moment for…
March 17, 2022, 8:12 AM IST
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‘Just a call away?’
February 23, 2022, 4:17 PM IST
It was many years ago when my father once said let’s visit some friends downhill. I was raised in a beautiful town and hill station called ‘Aizawl’ in the North Eastern part of India. We…
February 23, 2022, 4:17 PM IST
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Valentine’s day – A reminder!
February 14, 2022, 6:00 AM IST
A few days ago, I bumped into an old notebook of mine and read my first attempt at poetry that I had penned down when I was eleven years old. It was titled ‘One Friend’…
February 14, 2022, 6:00 AM IST
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Positivity overdose
September 15, 2021, 11:21 PM IST
Wait what?? Why does that sound like an oxymoron? From what I have always heard and believed, being positive is a blessing and a desirable trait because it helps us and everyone around us. Who…
September 15, 2021, 11:21 PM IST
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The power of hope and choices
August 26, 2021, 3:16 PM IST
In his book called “Man’s Search For Meaning”, Dr. Viktor Frankl shared a story from his experiences in the concentration camps during the Holocaust. He noticed that the death rate of prisoners in the camps…
August 26, 2021, 3:16 PM IST
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