Memories are made of these

Letters from a father to a daughter are always endearing and the latest one is extremely heartfelt. We love the way Narayana Murthy has penned his heart out to his daughter Akshata emphasising on the fact that the simplest things in life are often the happiest and they are for free. Here’s a brief excerpt from the letter...

Akshata, becoming a father transformed me in ways that I could never have thought possible. I am often asked about the qualities that I have imparted to my children. I tell them that it is your mother who shouldered this great responsibility and I am ever so grateful to her for bringing you up to be the fine individuals you are.

She communicated values more by action than by talking about them. She taught Rohan and you the importance of simplicity and austerity. It was in the mid-eighties, Infosys had just begun its operations, and we did not have any money to spend on non-basic goods. Your mother explained to you that we would not be able to buy the dress and that you would have to drop out of the performance. Much later, you told me that you had not been able to understand or appreciate that incident...

Prakash, Ujjala and Farhan in Toronto

Bengalurean Vinay Bharadwaj’s Let’s Talk with Vinay is an inspiring English talk show on the Internet that gets the biggest names in the city to talk about their successes and failures.

While the city’s who’s who like Prasad Bidapa, Ashwini Bopanna, Mayuri Upadhya, Puneeth Rajkumar and Raghu Dixit among others have all made an appearance on the show, it caught the attention of none other than Deepika Padukone, who retweeted Vinay’s episode revolving around mental health with counselor, Anna Chandy! Speaking of Deepika, her parents are giving us new fitness goals! Prakash and Ujjala who recently visited her in Toronto were spotted with Farhan Dhalla, her trainer. While he helped them work out, he also posted a picture on social media.