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The Age of War

Courtesy-: Times of India Celebrity Blog by Divya Palat “Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”- Isaac Asimov. If that is true the world must be getting more and more incompetent each day. The horrors of this week were so frightful they were like a terrifying movie but unfortunately all to real. The shocking violence that erupted in the Manesar plant was not … Read More The Age of War

The Good Doctor

“I am sorry. Your brain has been compromised. Your left side is paralysed and you will now never be able to move again!” Those were the first words I heard from a Doctor on the Monday morning when I was just diagnosed with Acute Disseminated Encyphomyelitis. I remember tears flowing down my face as I tried to grasp the enormity of what he had … Read More The Good Doctor

1000 Facebook Friends doesn’t mean you have friends

Courtesy Divya Palat Celebrity Blog for the Times of India Today I take a break from the news and the politics and even the decline of the rupee to focus on something much more personal. Today I take the time to talk about relationships. Today, is a world where you have over 1000 Facebook friends and even more Twitter followers / friends. But even … Read More 1000 Facebook Friends doesn’t mean you have friends

A date with History- Pompeii and Vesuvius

Courtesy -: TravelwithDivya.com Pompeii and Vesuvius are MUST -DO Trips from Naples. They’re not very far – Vesuvius is about 9 km from Naples and Pompeii 8 odd kms from it. The tour we booked was a small group tour on Viator and we found that Viator for the most part, gave us great deals and interesting tours! The tour started post a fabulous, … Read More A date with History- Pompeii and Vesuvius

The days before the show!

  FourSome is at the NCPA Cheer Festival this Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and is 2 days away! Feelings- madness, exhaustion, excitement. Comedy is hard! 4 comedies HARDER! Luckily for me I have a bunch of very enthusiastic actors who allow me my madness and have faith that something brilliant will come out of the insanity! I am actually quite funny (usually unknowingly!). And I … Read More The days before the show!

Picture perfect Capri

And from Rome , it was off on the Trenitalia all the way to Naples a long 4 and a half hour journey and then a 45 minute hydrofoil to the brilliant and blue Isle of Capri! The First Class was comfortable and the wifi free IF and only IF you had a local number because you had to put in your local phone … Read More Picture perfect Capri

I’m Divya and I’m NOT an Alcoholic

Courtesy Times of India- Divya Palat’s Celebrity Blog Mumbai was always the city that never slept! We were the entertainment capital of India where art and artists were appreciated, lauded and encouraged. We had the Indian film industry and some of the world’s finest musical and theatrical talents. If you wanted to achieve anything artistic you came to Mumbai. That was the dream. And … Read More I’m Divya and I’m NOT an Alcoholic

Why?

  Why is life not the way we want it to be? There is too much to do…too little time… Too much time…too little joy, Too many people, too few friends, Small beginnings, dramatic ends!   To wait, to see, to wander, to be, To live, to breathe, to touch, to feel, To cry, to hurt, to pain,to grieve, To dream, to want, to … Read More Why?

Living, loving and breathing Milan!

COURTESY-: TravelwithDivya.com Italy has always been on my MUST-VISIT list of destinations! I added it to my ‘Oprah-Visualisation Chart’ and romanticized it, dreamt of it, read about the hotels and the language and so when we finally decided to go to Italy- I was really, really excited! now I must confess, I always wanted to go to Rome and Venice ! They seemed glorious … Read More Living, loving and breathing Milan!

A comment

Courtesy- Times of India Celebrity Blogs (Divya Palat’s Blog) They tell us in school ‘History repeats itself,’ and we keep wondering if that actually were the case, why would people be so stupid and keep doing horrible things especially if the effects were documented in the past. Man must not be too smart though because despite learning this in school nowadays you don’t have … Read More A comment

The DREADED MONDAY MORNING (after a break!)

It’s that Monday post the incredible vacation! Schools are open, work is on schedule and traffic is a b!@%h! You wish you were back in bed/on the beach/shopping! You wish you were anywhere but back because back seems even more awful now especially after than incredible break! That’s the thing with breaks….once you taste freedom and the enormous possibilities that the world holds in … Read More The DREADED MONDAY MORNING (after a break!)

The Rocking Reds of Ayers Rock/ Uluru!

Another remarkable trip was to Ayers rock, Uluru and to Longitude 131. With just 15 tents, with private sunrise and sunset views of Uluru,in the Kata Tjuta National Park this hotel is incredible! Part of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World, we had been wanting to see this beautiful hotel for a while! I am proud to say several Australians haven’t yet been to … Read More The Rocking Reds of Ayers Rock/ Uluru!