Babyjaan Archive
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What do you want your child to be when she grows up?
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No CommentsTracking the recent elections in Uttar Pradesh, where the son of one politician was pitted against the son of another politician, I couldn’t help but reflect on how children can... -
My mid-trip performance anxiety post
Posted on March 7, 2012 | No CommentsYou’re going to Berkeley for five months?! You have got to audit classes at the University; Adam Hochschild still teaches there! You must dine at Alice Walker’s Chez Panisse, the... -
What's the best age to be a mother?
Posted on March 2, 2012 | No CommentsI was perched on a wooden horse hand-carved in 1906 and having as much fun (maybe more) than Babyjaan as the historic San Francisco carousel spun us around smoothly, our... -
Kissa kursi ka
Posted on February 22, 2012 | No CommentsWhen did you first know you were a foodie? How soon will your children know? Before Babyjaan came to Berkeley, she often ate on the move, a comet whizzing by... -
Karol Bagh baby: A business idea from Babyjaan
Posted on February 17, 2012 | No CommentsWhy hasn’t anyone done baby guide books in India? I’m sure you remember Fiona Caulfield’s lovetravelguides.com? Surely there are more “clueless new parents†than “luxury vagabondsâ€, the eclectic group of readers Caulfield was writing for? -
How to win friends and and influence toddlers
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsI’ve decided to embrace the Berkeley way of life. Let’s face it: I am crunchy granola, (refer blog#2) always have been. I turned vegetarian at 13 because I didn’t want... -
Mama, papa, Babyjaan
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No CommentsAfter a couple of weeks of being away from aji-dada (Babyjaan’s paternal grandparents) and from her nanny and the zillions of people she interacts with in Bangalore, it suddenly hit... -
What's your "crunchy granola" quotient?
Posted on February 1, 2012 | No CommentsMy dear friend S is already worried that I’m going to turn Babyjaan into one of those “crunchy granola people”. S practices the anything-goes, I’d rather avoid brown rice school...