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My Story – Divya Badri

by Maria de Conceicao | Mar 7, 2017 | Colour me bright!, Perspectives | 0 |

‘My Story’ shares the experiences of an Indian living in Switzerland

My Story – Nayana Chakrabarti

by Guest Contributor | May 3, 2017 | Colour me bright!, Perspectives | 0 |

“Welcome to the European summer”, the Easy-Jet steward said, as we disembarked. I smirked. I...

My Story – Pragati Siddhanti

by Guest Contributor | May 10, 2017 | Colour me bright!, Perspectives | 2 |

‘My Story’ shares the experiences of an Indian living in Switzerland “Yes, be open to...

Stories from the Heart – A Mother’s Day Special

by Team, Namaste Switzerland | May 13, 2017 | Colour me bright!, Perspectives | 0 |

This Mother’s Day, our readers share their experiences from their individual incredible motherhood...

A Mother’s Day Tribute

by Guest Contributor | May 14, 2017 | Colour me bright!, Perspectives | 0 |

Our contributor, Amrita Vijay Kumar shares her moving Mother’s Day tribute Kanyadaan: That...

My story – Rasika Krishnamoorthy

by Guest Contributor | Jun 8, 2017 | Perspectives, Sunshine in my Pocket | 0 |

Q: Tell us about yourself? I am a regular part-time working mum of 2 lovely girls and a happy wife...

My Story – Prof. Dr. Krish Sankaran

by Guest Contributor | Jun 25, 2017 | Perspectives, Sunshine in my Pocket | 0 |

Zurich is what I call “home”. There is an endless list of things I can tell about what I love about this country and its people.

My Story – Kirti Sharma

by Guest Contributor | Jul 12, 2017 | Perspectives, Sunshine in my Pocket | 9 |

Kirti Sharma shares her experiences in Switzerland.

My Story – Parul Chhaparia

by Guest Contributor | Sep 8, 2017 | Hues of Gold, Perspectives | 0 |

My Story’ shares the experiences of an Indian living in Switzerland. Meet Parul Chhaparia who has...

My Story – Subha Raj

by Guest Contributor | Nov 22, 2017 | Hues of Gold, Perspectives | 2 |

‘My Story’ shares the experiences of an Indian living in Switzerland. Meet Subha Raj,...

My Story – Ajantha Stella Gnan

by Guest Contributor | Dec 8, 2017 | Perspectives, Ring in the New | 0 |

‘My Story’ shares the experiences of an Indian living in Switzerland. Meet Ajantha Stella Gnan:...

Two worlds, Two cultures

by Nayana Chakrabarti | Mar 5, 2018 | Perspectives, Ring in the New | 0 |

While nostalgia hits adults hard, Third Culture Kids (TCK) have their own, unique experiences...

My Story – Rajan

by Rajan Thambehalli | Mar 8, 2018 | Building Bonds, Perspectives | 2 |

Q: TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF I am Rajan Thambehalli from Bangalore, India. Interestingly...

My Story – Divya Hegde

by Guest Contributor | Jun 8, 2018 | Perspectives, Summer Vibes | 0 |

‘My Story’ shares the experiences of an Indian living in Switzerland. Meet Divya Hegde who moved...

Education and your Third Culture Kid

by Nayana Chakrabarti | Aug 15, 2018 | Perspectives, Summer Vibes | 1 |

Education in the context of raising Third Culture Kids (TCKs) is an exhaustive topic, and yet,...

My Story – Indranil

by Keerthana Nagarajan | Sep 8, 2018 | On Track Again!, Perspectives | 0 |

‘My Story’ shares the experiences of an Indian living in Switzerland. Meet Indranil Bhattacharya...

My Story – Rajani Battula

by Guest Contributor | Dec 8, 2018 | Art and culture, Perspectives, Winter Stories | 1 |

‘My Story’ shares the experiences of an Indian living in Switzerland. Meet Rajani Battula –...

My Story – Rejina Sadhu

by Guest Contributor | Apr 8, 2019 | Nature Springs to Life, Perspectives | 2 |

‘My Story’ shares the experiences of an Indian living in Switzerland. Meet Rejina Sadhu who lives...

The Best of Summer!

by Guest Contributor | Jul 8, 2019 | Perspectives, The Best of Namaste Switzerland | 0 |

How are you planning to spend the summer? Our readers shared their ideas with us for an ideal...

My Story – Sapna Vijayakumar

by Guest Contributor | Aug 8, 2019 | Perspectives, Picking Pace | 0 |

Tell us about yourselfThe day I was born, my parents had decided to watch a movie and headed to...

Cultivating the TCK Bookshelf

by Nayana Chakrabarti | Sep 8, 2019 | Perspectives, Sweet Summer Nostalgia | 0 |

To paraphrase the words of Francis Spufford, I am the woman that books built. And here are some of...

Resolutions – To Make or Not To Make

by Team, Namaste Switzerland | Jan 8, 2020 | Perspectives, Stepping into 2020 | 0 |

It’s that time of the year when the annual debate arises: “are new year resolutions worth it? Why,...

Valentine’s Day Ideas – From the romantic to the adventurous and everything in between!

by Shinta Simon | Feb 8, 2020 | Perspectives, Seasoned with Love, The Month of Love | 0 |

Valentine’s day is right around the corner, and whether you are living the single life or have...

Prepare for your Perimenopause

by Guest Contributor | Mar 8, 2020 | A journey of 3 years, Perspectives | 0 |

If you thought hormonal ups and downs were limited to your teenage years and pregnancy, think...

Under 10 – Corona crisis and the impact

by Aradhna Sethi | Apr 8, 2020 | Lockdown! But the show must go on…, Perspectives | 0 |

Children share their perspectives. Perhaps, it is time to make family time go viral in a non...

The Ahs and Ums of Homeschooling

by Guest Contributor | Apr 8, 2020 | Lockdown! But the show must go on…, Perspectives | 0 |

13-year-old Aanya Sethi opens up about her experiences regarding home schooling in the times of...

Quarantine doesn’t have to be boring

by Guest Contributor | Apr 8, 2020 | Lockdown! But the show must go on…, Perspectives | 0 |

15-year-old Aakash Sethi expresses his opinions and ideas on battling lockdown boredom without...

Homeschooling during the Pandemic

by Shinta Simon | Apr 8, 2020 | Features, Lockdown! But the show must go on…, Perspectives | 0 |

Shinta Simon speaks with parents who have children of different ages to find out their opinions on...

Homeschooling for Kids on the Spectrum

by Vantika Singh | Apr 8, 2020 | Features, Lockdown! But the show must go on…, Perspectives | 0 |

Celebrating World Autism Awareness Day during the Coronavirus lockdown – ironically –...

Lockdown: Stay Home, Stay safe, Stay active

by Ritesh Sood | Apr 8, 2020 | Lockdown! But the show must go on…, Perspectives | 0 |

Things to do at home when there’s nowhere to roam… While the reigning virus poses...

Working from home: India and Switzerland

by Guest Contributor | Apr 8, 2020 | Lockdown! But the show must go on…, Perspectives | 0 |

Divya Hegde is an architect with her own firm the KrimsonTree, India. For more than a decade, as a...

Zoo in the time of Lockdown

by Guest Contributor | Apr 8, 2020 | Lockdown! But the show must go on…, Perspectives | 0 |

Lakshmi Natarajan talks about the Zoo during the COVID19 crisis in an entertaining combination of...

Doodling the unique situation

by Guest Contributor | Apr 8, 2020 | Lockdown! But the show must go on…, Perspectives | 0 |

The COVID-19 fever and the lockdown is taking its toll worldwide. Staying at home with kids the...

A Voyage During The Pandemic

by Guest Contributor | May 8, 2020 | Perspectives, Winds of Change | 0 |

Krithika Natarajan was travelling. The Coronavirus struck. Lockdown happened while she was...

Going beyond #Lockdown2020

by Aradhna Sethi | Jun 8, 2020 | Perspectives, Scents of Summer | 0 |

The learnings, and do we intend to take them ahead? Aradhna Sethi speaks to women from various...

Learning New Languages

by Samvidha Srinath | Jun 8, 2020 | Holiday Reads, Perspectives, Scents of Summer | 0 |

Have you ever wondered how polyglots easily acquire a new language in a matter of a few months?...

Ending the year with gratitude

by Aradhna Sethi | Dec 8, 2020 | Embracing the good times!, Perspectives | 0 |

Positivity, optimism, zest – these are emotions that took a backseat or lost their meaning,...

My story of love in Switzerland

by Guest Contributor | Feb 8, 2021 | Perspectives, Show that you care!, The Month of Love | 0 |

I giggled when one of the Namaste Switzerland founding members, Aradhna Sethi probed if I’d like...

Motivating stories of empowerment of mums of children with special needs

by Vantika Singh | Mar 8, 2021 | A journey of 4 years, Perspectives | 0 |

“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change…I’m changing the things I cannot...

Driven by passion, happy to share

by Noopur Shrivastav | Mar 8, 2021 | A journey of 4 years, Perspectives | 0 |

Celebrating the journeys of some of the women of substance, who have changed the course of their...

A student’s perspective on 2020

by Guest Contributor | Mar 8, 2021 | A journey of 4 years, Perspectives | 0 |

“As students, one of our dreams is to go places. To travel, and see new cities, meet new people,...

Autism Awareness Month amidst the Lockdown

by Vantika Singh | Apr 8, 2021 | Perspectives, Spring Time | 0 |

Make yourself aware of the capabilities that your child possesses and celebrate the World Autism...

It’s all about shared values!

by Sowgandhika Krishnan | Apr 8, 2021 | Art and culture, Perspectives, Spring Time | 0 |

As an artist, Sowgandhika Krishnan shares her perspectives on how various art forms have been...

Different Strokes – Art exhibition in Galerie Kunst Zürich Süd

by Noopur Shrivastav | Apr 8, 2021 | Events, Perspectives, Spring Time | 0 |

The Art exhibition in Galerie Kunst Zürich Süd in Adliswil offered Noopur Shrivastav a glimpse...

Stronger Together: Supporting India through the COVID crisis

by Shinta Simon | May 8, 2021 | Empower, inspire and heal, Perspectives | 0 |

Afflicted people gasping for breath, hospitals sending SOS calls for oxygen aid, the medical system crippled while meeting the needs of ever more patients than existing resources can provide for… that’s what the pandemic is leading to nationwide. In the face of this extreme crisis, Indians across the world have stepped up and rallied together to get resources and critical medical aid to their motherland.