<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289</id><updated>2026-09-30T01:02:04.264+05:30</updated><category term="#hindipoet"/><category term="#hindi"/><category term="#kavita"/><category term="#poetry"/><category term="#2020"/><category term="#GriefHealing"/><category term="#GriefJourney"/><category term="#LifeAndDeath"/><category term="#PetGrief"/><category term="#PetLoss"/><category term="#PetLossGrief"/><category term="#Dogs"/><category term="#KarmaYoga"/><category term="#LettingGo"/><category term="#QualityOfLife"/><category term="#RainbowBridge"/><category term="#SayingGoodbye"/><category term="#animalracism"/><category term="#independence"/><category term="#introspection"/><category term="#people"/><category term="#perspective"/><category term="#racism"/><category term="#reservation"/><category term="Software engineer"/><category term="software companies"/><category term="software industry"/><category term="#AreYouHuman"/><category term="#COVID19"/><category term="#Coffee"/><category term="#Cookie"/><category term="#Doberman"/><category term="#Love"/><category term="#Maggi"/><category term="#MaggiBan"/><category term="#MeToo"/><category term="#MumbaiGirls"/><category term="#NewYear"/><category term="#YouToo"/><category term="#agile"/><category term="#atalbiharivajpayi"/><category term="#atalji"/><category term="#blacklivesmatter"/><category term="#compassion"/><category term="#covidexit"/><category term="#dogsNwanderers"/><category term="#doing"/><category term="#estimationtechnique"/><category term="#goodbye2018"/><category term="#goodbye2019"/><category term="#hypocrisy"/><category term="#indianpm"/><category term="#innerconflict"/><category term="#myCoffee"/><category term="#newyear2019"/><category term="#noracism"/><category term="#noracism #noreservation"/><category term="#noreservation"/><category term="#notundoing"/><category term="#ocean"/><category term="#philosophy"/><category term="#planningpoker"/><category term="#punedogs"/><category term="#satire"/><category term="#scrumpoker"/><category term="#socialcommentary"/><category term="#society"/><category term="#thinkbridgeindia"/><category term="@MaggiIndia"/><category term="Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation"/><category term="CompanyExit"/><category term="Culture"/><category term="Gujarat"/><category term="Gujarati food"/><category term="Indian Politics"/><category term="Indian women"/><category term="Love"/><category term="Navratri"/><category term="New Year"/><category term="Section 377"/><category term="Sharing"/><category term="Siblings"/><category term="Uttarayan"/><category term="female foeticide"/><category term="hypocrisy"/><category term="save girl child"/><category term="society"/><category term="top management"/><category term="travel"/><title type='text'>Feel Alive</title><subtitle type='html'>Every experience brings out a new in you. Which new you want to be is your choice.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09912479317997130954</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Id5keXZTr7EUIO8EhDGFnyLte5EAEL-ChE8yJF7f7R7u7qV7jHnn65HKw7tttAoty3pOaHHZMXfMzwr5ye5RENyJHqc0GOKHJuR0zXrRpcefZoS-FVXZXajfvI4t7Q/s1600/*'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>54</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-8131792087862397031</id><published>2026-05-12T12:30:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2026-05-14T08:49:54.414+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#GriefHealing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#GriefJourney"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#hindi"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#hindipoet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#kavita"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#LifeAndDeath"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#Love"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PetGrief"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PetLoss"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PetLossGrief"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#poetry"/><title type='text'>अब तू मुझमें ही है!</title><summary type="text">&amp;nbsp;तेरी याद अक्सर आती है |&amp;nbsp;चाहूँ या ना चाहूँ, बस आ सी जाती है ||&amp;nbsp;कभी तेरा बिस्तर देखूं, तो कभी कुछ सामान |&amp;nbsp;नहाने का शैम्पू, खाने के बर्तन,&amp;nbsp;या हो सोने की तकिया, या तेरे खिलौनों की दूकान ||&amp;nbsp;जब कुछ बनाती हूँ कभी, जो अब बनाना बंद कर दिया है,जब कुछ खाती हूँ, जो तुझे पसंद है |&amp;nbsp;घर से जाना, बिना तुझे कहे कि &quot;बस आयी&quot;,और फिर आना, ये जान कर तू वापस नहीं आयी ||&amp;nbsp;पहले यूँ </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/8131792087862397031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post_12.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/8131792087862397031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/8131792087862397031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post_12.html' title='अब तू मुझमें ही है!'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-1803732075472769320</id><published>2026-05-09T13:45:00.006+05:30</published><updated>2026-05-09T21:08:32.815+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#hindi"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#hindipoet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#introspection"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#kavita"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#perspective"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#philosophy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#poetry"/><title type='text'>वाद - संवाद</title><summary type="text">क्या संवाद का कोई अर्थ है?या वाद करना व्यर्थ है?क्या कुछ बदलेगा उससे?परंतु ये समझना अवश्य है...ना बात होगी, ना तर्क होंगे,ना कुछ कहेंगे, ना कुछ सुनेंगे |&amp;nbsp;सब अपने भ्रम में धुत होंगे,शायद सब अपने और अपनों के लिए सही भी होंगे ||&amp;nbsp;पर क्या सिर्फ अपना सच जानना पर्याप्त है?या किसी और के सच को समझना अप्राप्त है?सबका अपना सच, अपनी धारणाएं हैं,बस अपनी सोच में मदहोश, व्यक्तित्व की असमानतायें हैं |&amp;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/1803732075472769320/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/1803732075472769320'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/1803732075472769320'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2026/05/blog-post.html' title='वाद - संवाद'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-2585410033982535602</id><published>2025-12-17T23:42:00.012+05:30</published><updated>2026-05-09T20:11:00.456+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#Coffee"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#GriefHealing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#GriefJourney"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#KarmaYoga"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#LettingGo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#LifeAndDeath"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PetGrief"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PetLoss"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PetLossGrief"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#QualityOfLife"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#RainbowBridge"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#SayingGoodbye"/><title type='text'>Seeing life from the eyes of death</title><summary type="text">

It was the night when my husband agreed to put her down. We had debated it for over a week and he&#39;d said we couldn&#39;t kill her. Kill? Yes, it&#39;s called -
        &quot;Mercy Killing&quot;, isn&#39;t it?
Coffee - the therapy dobie
        bitch
She was 35
        days old small pup when&amp;nbsp;Coffee&amp;nbsp;came in our lives 10 years earlier. It is so hard to go past
        this statement without crying. I can&#39;t </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/2585410033982535602/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2025/12/seeing-life-from-eyes-of-death.html#comment-form' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2585410033982535602'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2585410033982535602'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2025/12/seeing-life-from-eyes-of-death.html' title='Seeing life from the eyes of death'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgOZzgjV8ht4o9NmAUQL6hyc-rBukWNVepaC00KjjMuSwGcSKBY2nkN2fM5SvGAVUEObyrGh-gmusiFYM5f8wO9kI-0vDMsVYnJ56Pa_1itbxM-s0cl4-kfIw-D8TrAFFsXLNxoKF3t9G81rd_xEcKKraM3Z0ObdUQ29GJU2Np6ucNvKpFebTIMKcdrm6aT=s72-w164-h200-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-9155566116603927759</id><published>2025-05-01T19:21:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2026-05-09T19:15:15.657+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#hindi"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#hindipoet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#innerconflict"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#introspection"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#kavita"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#ocean"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#poetry"/><title type='text'>सैलाब</title><summary type="text">समंदर की लहरों में खड़ी मैं,&amp;nbsp;या मुझमें ही समंदर है |जो बह रहा है वो पानी है,&amp;nbsp;या मेरे दिल का ये मंजर है ||यूं उमड़ती&amp;nbsp;है&amp;nbsp;कहीं गहराइयों से,&amp;nbsp;वो देखो उफनती&amp;nbsp;लहर सैलाब सी&amp;nbsp;बन के |फ़िर&amp;nbsp;सोचु,&amp;nbsp;संभालु&amp;nbsp;और रोकू इसे,&amp;nbsp;टकरा&amp;nbsp;कर साहिल से लौट आना है इसे ||कुछ सही, कुछ ग़लत की गुफ़्तगू में,&quot;छोड़ो क्या फ़र्क पड़ता है&quot; से &quot;फ़र्क तो पड़ता है&quot; की कश्मकश में |</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/9155566116603927759/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2025/05/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/9155566116603927759'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/9155566116603927759'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2025/05/blog-post.html' title='सैलाब'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwj8B4TBnVRgZgna2OM84qVGg4OE7bcDMcyBAGUQFFy1rvAiG7gYTkQQLkYHmt26AzOWdYK_r64W8VM8g_J7Cg0YWHJn8t-GITXvfHjj7NcJnIro762N8qwMErveUMDOXDOvW6H0yNYt8teKi1macQ5LY2PDMSNTCO1-Rkug5wePVpPKZendIrXwDRQkK1=s72-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-6760337447957074118</id><published>2024-10-25T15:10:00.048+05:30</published><updated>2026-05-09T19:03:25.006+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#compassion"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#hindi"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#hindipoet"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#kavita"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#perspective"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#satire"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#socialcommentary"/><title type='text'>इंसानियत के सपने</title><summary type="text">अचानक आंख खुली|बाहर देखा तो, अभी अंधेरा था ;कुछ समझ नहीं पाई रात थी, या भोर का सवेरा था |बड़ी जोरो से कुछ कुत्तों के भौंकने की आवाज़ें थी ;उफ़्फ़ ये शोर, क्या इन कुत्तों को दिन और रात की तहज़ीब नहीं थी?&amp;nbsp;कुछ दस मिनट चला ये&amp;nbsp;तंटा,&amp;nbsp;और फिर से वही समय का था सन्नाटा |मैं फिर सो गई अपने बिस्तर में;ढूंढते, अररर चादर कहां गई इस ठंड में ||सुबह उठ पता चला, किसी ने एक कुत्ते पर गाड़ी चढ़ा दी |</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/6760337447957074118/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2024/10/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/6760337447957074118'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/6760337447957074118'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2024/10/blog-post.html' title='इंसानियत के सपने'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-2274787679976213890</id><published>2024-09-05T09:47:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2026-05-09T20:10:51.412+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#Cookie"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#GriefHealing"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#GriefJourney"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#KarmaYoga"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#LettingGo"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#LifeAndDeath"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PetGrief"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PetLoss"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#PetLossGrief"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#QualityOfLife"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#RainbowBridge"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#SayingGoodbye"/><title type='text'>Losing the sense of self to find myself again</title><summary type="text">6 months since my girl is gone and I still dread that night. I don&#39;t know if I dread or still can&#39;t believe how 2 hours can topple your life equations. I thought it was just the usual summer heat, gave her curd, and water; took her on my lap, making her drink some more water. And suddenly she had hiccups or some shocks, and stool came out. We rushed to the hospital, and I held her. She weighed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/2274787679976213890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2024/09/losing-sense-of-self-to-find-myself.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2274787679976213890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2274787679976213890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2024/09/losing-sense-of-self-to-find-myself.html' title='Losing the sense of self to find myself again'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBCBwoLu0D67J_jX_g6EnidT_JDsDmg0UsdqZf_blFq0SWq86nwy9H6sKyShEwaPzmduIRIZlJhKVeLK1hWOM7a40cppRSmZVm0Q9uFt-bGVBX6a20WPi3GIq22GsgUoVbpvLa5z2Ty9YfcDzoeRd5d-EPxiCom1jXDZa1VOsi1nkxmFQgp4XfWzzqfvv7=s72-w300-h400-c" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-7267182843959421768</id><published>2023-07-25T23:01:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2023-07-25T23:01:10.533+05:30</updated><title type='text'>For The Sake of Civility</title><summary type="text">As I drive across the road, I see a dead body lying in the
middle of the road; people driving around it to avoid driving over it.

Its internal organs have come out of the anus or stomach,
not sure. I just see something coming out of the body, like the intestine. I
feel really bad and drive away. 

I see a boy on the bike, who also saw that body lying there
and couldn&#39;t make up his mind whether </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/7267182843959421768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/07/for-sake-of-civility.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/7267182843959421768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/7267182843959421768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/07/for-sake-of-civility.html' title='For The Sake of Civility'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-5489026247757679225</id><published>2023-04-10T11:30:00.018+05:30</published><updated>2023-04-19T21:36:01.757+05:30</updated><title type='text'>सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी - 5 - संकल्प</title><summary type="text">खड़ी उस झुग्गी के बाहर, सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी |&amp;nbsp;कुछ क्षण पहले तक, नियति लगती थी सखी हमारी ||&amp;nbsp;तभी माता कुंती को देख आते अपने ओर,आवेश से भरा मन, द्रौपदी ने मुँह लिया फेर |&amp;nbsp;&quot;ऐसी विषम परिस्थितियों की आप हैं कारण,लेकिन भोगना है उसके दुष्परिणाम मुझे ही अकारण ||&quot;&quot;मुझे क्षमा करो पांचाली, दोषी मैं ही हूँ तुम्हारी,लेकिन ध्यान से सुनो अब जो मैं कहती हूँ कुमारी |&amp;nbsp;बहुत कटु वचन सुने हैं </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/5489026247757679225/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_10.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/5489026247757679225'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/5489026247757679225'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_10.html' title='सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी - 5 - संकल्प'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-8480007693760295938</id><published>2023-04-09T22:57:00.023+05:30</published><updated>2023-04-19T21:28:51.895+05:30</updated><title type='text'>सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी - 4 - विकल्प</title><summary type="text">खड़ी उस झुग्गी के बाहर, सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी |&amp;nbsp;कुछ क्षण पहले तक, नियति लगती थी सखी हमारी ||&amp;nbsp;क्या करूँ कहाँ जाऊँ, किससे इस निरर्थक जीवन का अर्थ बूझूँ&#39;?इस व्यभिचारिता में क्या अर्थ है, उसमें कैसे पवित्रता ढुँढू ?कर लिया जो मैंने पाँचो पांडवो से विवाह अगर,सामर्थ्य का पतन ना होगा यूँ नियति से हार कर ?ये कैसा संवाद है द्रौपदी,&amp;nbsp;एक कन्या के नहीं हो सकते पाँच पति |&amp;nbsp;ये कैसा विचार आया</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/8480007693760295938/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_9.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/8480007693760295938'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/8480007693760295938'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_9.html' title='सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी - 4 - विकल्प'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-7447542118899447792</id><published>2023-04-04T20:53:00.015+05:30</published><updated>2023-04-19T21:24:45.493+05:30</updated><title type='text'>सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी - 3 - अन्तर्द्वन्द </title><summary type="text">खड़ी उस झुग्गी के बाहर, सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी |&amp;nbsp;कुछ क्षण पहले तक, नियति लगती थी सखी हमारी ||&amp;nbsp;पांचाली के धैर्य ने टूटते टूटते विनती की है,&quot;हे धर्मराज, क्या उपाय है इस स्थिति का जो धर्मोपरी भी है ?&quot;&quot;तुम चिंतित&amp;nbsp; ना हो पतीत पावनी, तुम्हारी वेदना का अंत होगा,हम चारों भाई सन्यास धारण करें, अतएव तुम्हे दाम्पत्य जीवन का सुख होगा |&quot;&quot;नहीं ज्येष्ठ! ये क्या पर्याय है? इसमें मुझ अनुज अर्जुन का</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/7447542118899447792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_2.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/7447542118899447792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/7447542118899447792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post_2.html' title='सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी - 3 - अन्तर्द्वन्द '/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-1215145053270452942</id><published>2023-04-02T14:26:00.013+05:30</published><updated>2023-04-19T21:20:57.168+05:30</updated><title type='text'>सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी - 2 - धर्म का ज्ञान</title><summary type="text">खड़ी उस झुग्गी के बाहर, सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी |&amp;nbsp;कुछ क्षण पहले तक, नियति लगती थी सखी हमारी ||&amp;nbsp;किंकर्तव्यविमूढ़ सुन रही वार्तालाप; माता विलाप करती,&quot;विवाह को दान कौन कहता है पुत्र !?!&quot;&quot;कन्या का श्रेष्ठ दान ही तो है ये माता !माता -पिता की भाग्य-लक्ष्मी को अपना सौभाग्य बनाने, माँगा ही तो जाता है ||&quot;&quot;एक बार मुड़ कर देख तो लेतीं माता!&quot;धर्म राज की वाणी ने परिस्थिति को भाँपा |&#39;एक कन्या को पाँच </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/1215145053270452942/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/1215145053270452942'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/1215145053270452942'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/04/blog-post.html' title='सोचती द्रुपद राजकुमारी - 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1 - कन्या का दान '/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-5121093180982255453</id><published>2023-01-14T23:00:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2023-01-14T23:00:34.984+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Book सारांश :: The Courage to be Disliked – A philosophy for happy life</title><summary type="text">This could be a book that shall
be read repeatedly for digging deeper into the stated philosophical principles,
while revisiting, revising, and reinforcing those principles in one’s life. I
would say it is not a very agreeable book for the concepts it puts forth and
could require multiple reads with an open mind just to let it state its point.

The book chalks the path to life’s
philosophy using </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/5121093180982255453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-courage-to-be-disliked-philosophy.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/5121093180982255453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/5121093180982255453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-courage-to-be-disliked-philosophy.html' title='Book सारांश :: The Courage to be Disliked – A philosophy for happy life'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMjEYOMALihEm2ujD5HwIQlzVavM5tSciW_1vJOpnCxbCxfy5WabCfTdu8oVAhF8vIuqVomahE3WmfzilR1gOGU56oOT4wltdvZdslhX1k1vykYwFrtaW6hlagSgPW7OF9um446TvKLmBL2foAUtvuUv2QHvfuaq6tgQ5g88kWD6m-dYbSQAMTZZEsQ/s72-c/the_courage_to_be_disliked_book_image.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-2305699203082280403</id><published>2022-08-17T16:28:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2023-01-14T23:01:11.170+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Book सारांश :: Lean In (by Sheryl Sandberg)</title><summary type="text">



When I started reading Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg (COO of Meta aka Facebook), I presumed it to be another self-help book.



However, in the very first chapter, Sandberg mentions her pregnancy when she asks Larry Page (Google co-founder) to reserve parking space for women near the entry gate so that she doesn’t have to walk from the very end of the Parking lot to the gate. Keep aside men, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/2305699203082280403/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2022/08/book-review-lean-in-by-sheryl-sandberg.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2305699203082280403'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2305699203082280403'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2022/08/book-review-lean-in-by-sheryl-sandberg.html' title='Book सारांश :: Lean In (by Sheryl Sandberg)'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-3475154802807166716</id><published>2021-06-21T14:20:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2021-06-21T14:20:59.012+05:30</updated><title type='text'>जब अपने निशाँ ही नहीं होंगे</title><summary type="text">






अपने होने का भी क्या गुमान करना ओ साथी,अपने तो कल निशाँ भी नहीं बचेंग़े।कुछ होंगे जो याद करेंगे शायद कुछ दिन,बाक़ी तो आज भी परवाह नहीं करते होंगे।।तो बहने से पहले,थोड़ा अपने लिए जीना।और बाक़ी उनके लिए जो,होकर भी दुनिया में, नहीं हैं।।जो बहने से पहले,एक बार तो जीना चाहते होंगे।।</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/3475154802807166716/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2021/06/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/3475154802807166716'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/3475154802807166716'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2021/06/blog-post.html' title='जब अपने निशाँ ही नहीं होंगे'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZj1NFmE1z0gL6CS1Ni0EWfvdUX8vhES9U4961qXc-HTVbCc4fRDukjEtEO68BXCBnSbstVrES8gKtlD-ZWPDiJs0JeSz1r4wT_sOHs1sp3EgLOlXLh6gCIam0trjzcRXTr44AS82HsZCS/s72-c/B448A54D-EDB8-46B4-9FE5-F79E7BC36519.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-7713875918671760774</id><published>2021-03-31T10:00:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2021-03-31T10:00:07.511+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Corporate Stories - E2 :: Self Doubt - To be or not to be!</title><summary type="text">It has almost been a week and Achala couldn&#39;t decide the way forward. She has not stepped out of the house, her reservoir of tears kept getting replenished and nowhere near to get dried up. Girish tried to cheer her up with movies, his humor, his closeness, but she wasn&#39;t ready for the transition from demotivated space to feel motivated. It felt like a lot of work to feel good when nothing good </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/7713875918671760774/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2021/03/corporate-stories-e2-self-doubt-to-be.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/7713875918671760774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/7713875918671760774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2021/03/corporate-stories-e2-self-doubt-to-be.html' title='Corporate Stories - E2 :: Self Doubt - To be or not to be!'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-3926853629603737709</id><published>2021-02-05T23:29:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2021-02-11T06:53:47.066+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Corporate Stories - E1 :: Helplessness - The day she breaks down</title><summary type="text">Achala was restless, confused; thinking when all did go wrong. She could not believe the conversation that she had today. It was going over and over, still did not make sense. She has worked so hard, she always has. &quot;Is this my fault?&quot; rings in her head. &quot;Am I not good enough? Just an average software professional who can never make it to the top. But I tried everything.&quot;, she screamed in her </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/3926853629603737709/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2021/02/corporate-stories-e1-helplessness-day.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/3926853629603737709'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/3926853629603737709'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2021/02/corporate-stories-e1-helplessness-day.html' title='Corporate Stories - E1 :: Helplessness - The day she breaks down'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-1143823116726848854</id><published>2020-11-20T13:45:00.008+05:30</published><updated>2020-11-21T08:54:58.233+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Men in my Life</title><summary type="text">As and when I read through the news of gender abuse or discrimination, I consider myself lucky to have such men or boys in my life where I had less resistance, more motivation. They prepared me to deal with any such incidences in life.On this International Mensday, this&amp;nbsp;blog is dedicated to all the men who are, were, and will come into my life. And I’m thankful that they have helped me grow </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/1143823116726848854/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/11/men-in-my-life.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/1143823116726848854'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/1143823116726848854'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/11/men-in-my-life.html' title='Men in my Life'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-G-_hihGUamWgL7KaCFcDkFRYrac2WhBf6_lEol6xS5iIlHB50z3t2DPmPseQxowLtHk_CaRVm_GSVVuMLR5sCXg6jPMbvFrutdYKT76_pUO8_1JEY2FlczlMWRd9UEAkEizb08AUstIA/s72-w400-h266-c/IMG_9244.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-208356764698074511</id><published>2020-10-09T13:48:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2020-10-09T13:48:50.891+05:30</updated><title type='text'>शंका का समाधान ?!?</title><summary type="text">
मन आकुलता से भरा हुआ जब सीता का आभास हुआ,सुध बुध खोए रघुनंदन व अद्भुत ऊर्जा का प्रसार हुआ ।अब ना रहने दूँगा वन में, सीता तुम होगी पटरानी,भय नहीं मुझे उस समाज का अब जिसने की थी मनमानी ।अनुचित वह था तिरस्कृत क्षण, जब था यह कृत्य हुआ,राज-धर्म के पालन में राजा पति-धर्म था भूल गया ।सबका आग्रह आवेदन सुन, सीता आयी संग जाने को,छोड़ के वन और कुटिया, श्रीराम की पटरानी कहलाने को ।चलती हूँ संग हे रामचंद्र, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/208356764698074511/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2016/10/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/208356764698074511'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/208356764698074511'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2016/10/blog-post.html' title='शंका का समाधान ?!?'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09912479317997130954</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2Id5keXZTr7EUIO8EhDGFnyLte5EAEL-ChE8yJF7f7R7u7qV7jHnn65HKw7tttAoty3pOaHHZMXfMzwr5ye5RENyJHqc0GOKHJuR0zXrRpcefZoS-FVXZXajfvI4t7Q/s1600/*'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-7277759509128780556</id><published>2020-09-25T18:15:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2020-09-25T18:15:53.967+05:30</updated><title type='text'>ज़िंदगी गुज़र रही है</title><summary type="text">
गुज़र रही है ज़िंदगी और गुज़र रही हूँ मैं,
क्या रुकना क्या रोकना चल रही हूँ मैं,
शायद जी रही हूँ मैं |
मंज़िलों को पाना या खोना अपनी किस्मत है,
रास्तों पर चलते रहना तो अपनी ज़रूरत है ||

इन&amp;nbsp;रास्तो को देख सोचती हूँ कही थम तो जाऊं,
बस और आगे ना जाऊं यही रह जाऊं |
फिर वो रास्ते बुलाते हैं - कहते हुए धीमे से,
सिर्फ जिंदा रहना है या जीना भी है ?
मेरे साथ ज़िन्दगी गुजारना है या बस गुज़र जाना है ||

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/7277759509128780556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2019/03/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/7277759509128780556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/7277759509128780556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2019/03/blog-post.html' title='ज़िंदगी गुज़र रही है'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc9-ZRT0_-si16bsLEzRmGuzCxcooyBjNGI82Hqj0z8nYuWXGhOtMLbwEu8vS25hl0ObMH_gaYLjYB3mPLpIgjhFgpeJk_BdqKNizI45MemERMrN0oI7y_hCblB6tWQEKZLb5JLYCb2dHR/s72-c/WhatsApp+Image+2020-09-25+at+6.10.05+PM.jpeg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-9160650212207369501</id><published>2020-08-19T14:21:00.018+05:30</published><updated>2026-05-09T19:20:50.000+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#agile"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#estimationtechnique"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#planningpoker"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#scrumpoker"/><title type='text'>Planning Poker - a way to Collective Wisdom</title><summary type="text">Though you will get a lot of content around this topic on the internet. The reason I write about it is that I like this technique, not only because it helps in getting better estimates but also it is a good way of team bonding.What is Estimation?By definition, estimation is an opinion or way of providing an approximation based on the available information. The said information can be incomplete </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/9160650212207369501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/08/planning-poker-way-to-collective-wisdom.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/9160650212207369501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/9160650212207369501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/08/planning-poker-way-to-collective-wisdom.html' title='Planning Poker - a way to Collective Wisdom'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-669887093044921975</id><published>2020-06-07T16:22:00.004+05:30</published><updated>2026-05-09T19:20:23.163+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#2020"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#animalracism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#AreYouHuman"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#COVID19"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#hypocrisy"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#independence"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#noracism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#noreservation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#people"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#racism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#reservation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#society"/><title type='text'>Mirror Mirror on the wall, did COVID make you Human at all?</title><summary type="text">It is the 75th day of the COVID-19 lockdown in India. On Monday, the lockdown will be lifted across the country with limited imposed restrictions. The daily lives will come back to normal (as we would like to believe) unless there is a rise in COVID +ve cases in certain areas. Only such areas will then be locked, barricaded, and termed as micro containment zones for a couple of weeks.We have no </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/669887093044921975/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/06/mirror-mirror-on-wall-did-covid-make.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/669887093044921975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/669887093044921975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/06/mirror-mirror-on-wall-did-covid-make.html' title='Mirror Mirror on the wall, did COVID make you Human at all?'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-2510216993381581169</id><published>2020-05-21T19:55:00.005+05:30</published><updated>2020-05-21T20:18:29.636+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#2020"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#covidexit"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#thinkbridgeindia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="CompanyExit"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="software companies"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Software engineer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="software industry"/><title type='text'>Say goodbyes to move forward</title><summary type="text">Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you&#39;re living? —Bob MarleyI said, No and decided to move to another Company (mid of #coronacrisis) and conclude&amp;nbsp;the journey of almost 6&amp;nbsp;Years with this 6 years old company #thinkbridgeindia. I am among the first 10 employees here. Six years is a long time to stick around a company. And if there ain&#39;t any takeaway, then the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/2510216993381581169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/05/say-goodbyes-to-move-forward.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2510216993381581169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2510216993381581169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/05/say-goodbyes-to-move-forward.html' title='Say goodbyes to move forward'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvsbh62qPydcZCxJIgGHf_J6WZqq2zmr_qLBorkam1uJ4aJX06Mgjec09udJUUKKVSu0j38GBDsrG2aXWhSYIS4rD7OQtoZAYB-gkjZC4lvvnqC00doA5k2zXi8yV07qU8hQbq4xNx0q0/s72-c-d/MicrosoftTeams-image.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-2456873022002932524</id><published>2020-01-26T14:31:00.001+05:30</published><updated>2020-01-26T16:00:15.097+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#2020"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#goodbye2019"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#NewYear"/><title type='text'>Year of Refraction - Bidding Adieu to 2019</title><summary type="text">

This Year went by so fast, really stressful, eventful, and yet so refreshing (at the end). It reaffirmed some of my beliefs. It changed me as a person. A lot happened (as it happens to each of us) and we all could make it to 2020 together.



I&#39;m trying out writing little longer blogs because I got the feedback that my Blogs were too short, leaving few craving for more. I think I wrote hastily </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/2456873022002932524/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/01/year-of-refraction-bidding-adieu-to-2019.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2456873022002932524'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/2456873022002932524'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2020/01/year-of-refraction-bidding-adieu-to-2019.html' title='Year of Refraction - Bidding Adieu to 2019'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLkrRnEkZvFLV3kwryD9fvbkZYnzqIoDFMQGjheYBKz_WwY6KifvY_VQuAMllM-C78IRtCdksrRz_hpPJC4D-YYJutT1_GYXEbiQQV9TvnUHd56p8Dh3FoXJYZmyI3otC_yTS1B0oYH2eg/s72-w792-h915-c-no/" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4765626106402119289.post-3351013266547874267</id><published>2019-08-15T07:37:00.002+05:30</published><updated>2026-05-09T19:19:28.093+05:30</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#animalracism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#blacklivesmatter"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#independence"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#noracism #noreservation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#people"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#racism"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="#reservation"/><title type='text'>Racism is real, Reservation is not!</title><summary type="text">


As Indians, we have known racism for a very long time. For that matter, the world has also known it for a long time.&amp;nbsp;



But only in the last few decades, we have started to realize that&amp;nbsp;


Racism matters and it really affects.




If you really see, WWII seeds were sown on the ground of Racism.&amp;nbsp;Indian independence struggle started to combat racism. We all know about Nelson </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/feeds/3351013266547874267/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2019/08/racism-is-real-reservation-is-not.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/3351013266547874267'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4765626106402119289/posts/default/3351013266547874267'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://amritaraifeelalive.blogspot.com/2019/08/racism-is-real-reservation-is-not.html' title='Racism is real, Reservation is not!'/><author><name>Amrita Rai</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11614779342001569035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>