Why? Why?

My son asks me a dozen “whys” every single day.

Sometimes it exhausts me — but mostly, it gives me a beautiful glimpse into how powerful and endless a child’s imagination can be.

His questions are never small. They stretch across oceans, dive into science, and leap into mathematics — all before bedtime.

The other day he asked:

• How long are the tentacles of a Portuguese man-of-war jellyfish?
  (Up to 165 feet — that’s about 50 meters! But how long is that really?.)
• If a human eyeball is removed and crushed by hand, would the person feel pain when it’s crushed?
• What are quadratic equations?

From the mysteries of the ocean to the complexities of the human body, to algebra — his curiosity knows no boundaries.

Watching him think, wonder, and question reminds me that learning doesn’t begin in a classroom. It begins with curiosity. It begins with “why.”

And while I don’t always have the perfect answers, I hope I never run out of patience for the questions.

Because those endless “whys” are shaping a mind that is learning to explore the world fearlessly.

Sketching by my Girl - Shanaya

 I woke up this morning around 6 or 6:30 and was pleasantly surprised to see my daughter sketching a human portrait. It was such a beautiful moment to start the day.

Aadit’s first typing lesson

Flowers at entrance of my house

 

What a close cartwheel competition-My boy and my girl :)

 

India A Vs England Lions @ Canterbury

 

Mukesh Kumar giving autograph to Aadit

Tushar Deshpande posing with Aadit

Aadit bowling in Park and ride just after the match

Sketch by Aadit (That’s a sketch of me)

 

Finding Rahul

 As the years go by, you get pulled into many roles—making your wife and kids happy, taking care of their needs, thinking about how they can succeed. Your work begins to consume you. It becomes your life. You start focusing on how to make the project successful, how to make a difference, how to meet deadlines.

Somewhere along the way, your hobbies and interests start to fade. You begin to lose the natural way you used to respond to challenges. You start to buckle under pressure. Taking up a hobby—even for a day—feels like a crime, like you’re stealing time from someone you’ve made a commitment to. Reclaiming time for yourself begins to feel impossible.

That’s when you need to pause.

You need to find your way back to the old Rahul—the one who cherished the little things in life, who spent hours doing what he loved: swimming, cricket, carrom, shooting, walking, running, exploring new places, soaking in nature.

Rediscovering oneself is the key.

2017 Sketch made by me

 

Found the photo of a sketch made by me longtime back

Eat a lot

 “Eat a lot” that’s the restaurant name my son suggested he would make when we were discussing our visit in London to Masalchi by Atul Kochhar.

Today he has opened a restaurant in our kitchen and called me for dinner.

To start with here’s the “open” sign while entering the restaurant 

Here’s the “Eat a lot” menu.

Here’s the healthy starter served to me along with low restaurant like music.

This is the chef making the Poli/Naan

Now the chef / waiter serving me

Now it’s eating time.. Delicious

Snow today

 

Shanaya - The gymnast

 These are during our London trip for New year and Christmas lights