Dec 31, 20223 Questions and a MapThe Accidental Ally 2022 Recap! 2022 was a year of connecting the dots. It felt like a lot of pieces of the puzzle were starting to fall into place and they did. For me, our work in 2022 can be summed up with 3 questions and a map. Question 1 Why are there so few people with disabilities in the workforce? In 2018…Disability10 min readDisability10 min read
Dec 29, 202252 books in 52 weeksThe year that transformed my love of books and reading It is the time of the year when everyone, mostly everyone famous, publishes their lists. Favorite books, favorite movies, music, and so on. …Books7 min readBooks7 min read
Published in Bootcamp·Updated Nov 8, 2022Is there a business case for investing in ‘potential’?My perspective based on my life’s experiences. I am an average person. I am a person of average intelligence, looks, average everything. In fact, I spent a majority of my teenage life lamenting my average existence until one day I decided to embrace it and move on. …Accessibility9 min readAccessibility9 min read
Nov 4, 2022Why I believe a woman’s place is in the kitchen.My perspective based on my life’s experiences. I had returned home after a 2 week visit to India to help my mom recover from knee surgery. While I was away, my husband was in charge and took excellent care of the needs of our teenage children. When I got back…Cooking6 min readCooking6 min read
Oct 31, 2022Are you worth your weight on this earth ?An interesting observation I make each time I visit India is how much people care about my weight. I find it amusing that my family, friends, even perfect strangers go out of their way to tell me how ‘fat’ or ‘heavy’ I am. There isn’t a blessed soul that is…Weight Loss3 min readWeight Loss3 min read
Aug 30, 2022This article has no title!Or should I say, I couldn’t find an apt title for what I am about to share with you. I considered a few titles, ‘Finding God’, ‘God found me’, ‘How my religion helped me find myself’ etc etc. I respect everyone’s religious views and preferences. That is not what this…Spirituality10 min readSpirituality10 min read
May 9, 2022Shakti — Part 2: A mother’s vision for the future.A few thoughts on Mother’s Day 2022, on the 2nd anniversary of founding The Accidental Ally. “Are you doing this work because you have a child with a disability?”, I was speaking with a mother of a young woman with Autism. She was interested in my work with The Accidental…Disability11 min readDisability11 min read
Apr 8, 2022Embracing white.A story about acceptance. About 3 months ago, during one of my rare visits to Target, I stumbled onto a very neat stack of white tees. Something prompted me to reach for them. I ended up buying five long sleeve white tees and five short sleeves white tees. This is…Disability9 min readDisability9 min read
Apr 4, 2022The power of ONE!I would like to tell you a story about the power of ONE! I have been inspired to share this story with you because of my work. I have been thinking deeply about a few things that I have been working on, things that have been keeping me up at…Krishna4 min readKrishna4 min read
Feb 23, 2022The Accidental Ally ManifestoThe things we think and are not afraid to say. I have been thinking about writing a manifesto. I don’t know why, but it has been swirling around in my brain for several months. I figured that since today is Tuesday, “2/22/22” or “two’sday”, a ubiquitous palindrome (because it works…Disability10 min readDisability10 min read