Sivapriya Velayutham

Better person

How often did our parents or teachers discipline or criticise us as children? Occasionally also being beaten. Did they intend to cause us pain or suffering? No. It was meant […]

Turn on your GPS

Travelling to a destination is easy nowadays. Let your GPS know where you want to be, it shows you the way. If you are confused about where to go, to […]

Inside the prison

I’m not tall. Everyone who saw me as a child said that I hadn’t grown. No matter how intelligent I was in my studies, the conversation was always about my […]

Take responsibility

For a while, I invested money in that bank.  They had promised me big profits. I made sure to save money in all possible ways and deposit. A few months […]

Unpaid holidays

I’ve been employed by this company for over 20 years. I had high hopes when I first started working for this company 20 years ago. Increments, pay increases, paid time […]

Alarm chain

My parents had gone out for a doctor’s consultation. They were supposed to come before 7 pm. It was 9 pm. They were still not back. I started becoming restless […]

Behind the doors

When I was a kid, we went to my aunt’s house during my vacation. In those days, there were no beds or separate rooms. The houses had one or two […]

Stand up for yourself

When I was a kid, I went to my aunt’s house. They invited me to join them for lunch.  Their family was big with 7 daughters and a son. The […]

Manipulate your mind

I am going to tell a story which I read a few years back. A lady was allergic to pink roses. The moment she gets close to pink roses, their […]

Whatever you choose

In my workplace, my colleague was smart enough to take credit for whatever I did. I was mostly a behind-the-scenes worker who just enjoyed my work. She had a good […]