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Rati Ramadas Girish
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Support System: As cliques go, parents are a class apart
As soon as you have a baby you are automatically enrolled into the group. If you wish to seek them out, they are everywhere.
Rati Ramadas Girish
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Who’s smarter: A questioning baby or a parent with all the answers?
A child’s million queries can make you question your own lack of curiosity.
Rati Ramadas Girish
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The pains (and pleasures) of working from home while bringing up baby
A growing child requires constant attention and answers to million questions, making it close to impossible to carve time out for work. But there are compensations...
Rati Ramadas Girish
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is apple cider vinegar as good for health as it sounds?
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Exaggerations, silences and treasure: Kerala’s Arabian tale of migration to the ‘Gulf’
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The sheer joy of bringing up baby and dog together
We have been raising two babies. One slightly ahead of the other in the learning curve.
Rati Ramadas Girish
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To get the right answer from your child, don't underestimate the power of a simple question
Some days a simple, "What did you do at school?" just doesn't cut it. So I have to dig, and prod, and coax, and cajole.
Rati Ramadas Girish
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Come rain or come shine, all seasons are playtime for children. Why not for us grown-ups?
‘It is too hot to play’, ‘it is raining outside’ – why do we insist on sheltering children from the outdoors?
Rati Ramadas Girish
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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Don’t be fooled, that sandbox in a children’s playground is a social minefield
Life in a playground is not all ha ha hee hee.
Rati Ramadas Girish
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Raising a child in the West is an intensely lonely affair. Not so in India
Of course it takes a village to raise a child, but even in urban India, help will always be given to those parents who ask for it.
Rati Ramadas Girish