Many literary enthusiasts will have encountered Arundhati Roy, and her Man Booker Prize-winning The God of Small Things. But there is more to Roy than just her writing – she is also an actress, and activist, an intellectual, a political commentator, and a powerful and vocal female role model across South Asia and the world.

Having a fulfilling job, raising a responsible child, having a loving relationship with my husband, maximising my health, having a warm home where my family can relax together and my friends feel welcome, etc.  Your goals are probably different than mine, but one thing I am pretty sure we all have in common is that we want it all.

You know how you read about people who plan their content an entire YEAR ahead? You loathe them because you don’t know how they do it, roll your eyes because you think that’s silly and too predictable, or wish that were you but don’t know where to start. Well, let me banish those reactions for you.

Did you know that coriander, also known as cilantro or Chinese parsley, is one of the most commonly used herbs in the world? It has a pungent aroma/flavour that many people don’t like. It seems to be a love-it or hate-it kind of food. I remember being in the latter camp but somehow I developed a taste for it and now I love the flavour boost it lends to many dishes.  


Processed foods permeate in our modern lifestyle because we have less time and energy to prepare food from scratch. The convenience of processed foods makes for easy snacks and for busy people to whip up a meal in no time.

Who owns innovation in your company? Who do you call when you want to talk about innovation strategy and capability building? How often have you come across departments, not just for Brands, R&D or Product Development, but departments that are focused on what I call organisational innovation — building the capacities, skills and structures to help a whole company innovate?