Day 59 of Smilemakers around you- Walking in a white vest.
He is there on the dot at 6.15 am on the walking track for his daily morning routine. His favourite quote is from the book ‘Dyaneshwari’ which says that if you decide to be unhappy you will, if you first decide to be happy then you will find smiles everywhere. He retired as an engineer […]
Day 58 of Smilemakers around you – Sharpening knives with a sparkling smile
He trudges across different localities of Mumbai on different days of the week with a huge load on his back. His screams on top of his voice to announce his arrival. He has mainly old customers who keep calling him back to sharpen their old knives. He is part of a dying trade called knife […]
Day 55 – Watching the world pass by with a toothless smile
She has spent the prime years of her life working in private houses- washing, sweeping, swabbing till her body could take up no more of the physical exertion. Her frail body now can barely manage even her own movements. She has no idea how old she is, her son lives away, she lives with her […]
Day 1 of Creating Smiles – Feed them well
(Updated for website readers in 2021) I had announced the purpose of my new Smiles project on my 52nd birthday on 27th July’15 during a pooja at my Dubai home. The purpose of this Smiles project then was to inspire existing and potential readers to take at least one action on each day of the […]