--- title: Rahul Desai's Blog description: A virtual reflection of my life, views and news - one article at a time image: https://blog.rahuldesai.com/hubfs/images/Rahul%20Desai%20Website%20Logo%20-%20Aug%202019.png --- ## [You Are Allowed To Say 'No'​](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/learn-to-say-no) October 17, 2021 | Culture | About 2 minutes' read [Read More](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/learn-to-say-no) ** ###### SUBSCRIBE: [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [5 Ways To Say Wah Taj](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/wah-taj-mahal.aspx) June 25, 2017 7 minutes' read [City](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/city) #### [Why Pune Is Not Bangalore](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/86835/why-pune-is-not-bangalore.aspx) January 9, 2013 6 minutes' read [History](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/history) #### [Tragic Story Of Partition](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85311/bid/87794/the-tragic-story-of-partition.aspx) June 21, 2012 7 minutes' read [People](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/people) #### [Hypocrite We All Are](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/68821/hypocrite-that-we-all-are.aspx) October 5, 2011 3 minutes' read [Health](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/health) #### [5 Workout Tips That Work](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/61044/5-workout-tips-that-work.aspx) July 24, 2011 8 minutes' read [Life](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/life) #### [30 Odd. What is it like?](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/33981/30-odd-what-is-it-like.aspx) May 16, 2011 2 minutes' read [Society](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/society) #### [Fuel For A Journey Called Life](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/5159/fuel-to-a-journey-called-life.aspx) March 31, 2011 6 minutes' read [Social Media](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/social-media) #### [5 Reasons To Quit Facebook](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/38246/5-reasons-not-to-be-on-facebook.aspx) January 27, 2011 4 minutes' read [Opinion](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/opinion) #### [Original, Originality, et al.](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/30730/original-originality-et-al.aspx) December 7, 2010 3 minutes' read [City](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/city) #### [Delhi 6](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85312/bid/17883/delhi-6.aspx) October 26, 2010 3 minutes' read [Home](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/home) #### [Home Is Everything](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/5122/home-is-everything.aspx) October 13, 2010 2 minutes' read [Technology](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/technology) #### [Propeller Confessions](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/12519/propeller-confessions.aspx) October 6, 2010 3 minutes' read [Book](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/book) #### [The One Minute Apology](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85311/bid/69090/the-one-minute-apology.aspx) September 27, 2010 1 minute's read [Fiction](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/fiction) #### [Train To Pakistan](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85311/bid/12363/train-to-pakistan.aspx) August 8, 2010 2 minutes' read [Book](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/book) #### [So Much For Reading!](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85311/bid/13449/so-much-for-reading.aspx) July 28, 2010 2 minutes' read [Lifestyle](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/lifestyle) #### [Unprecedented Vacation of 2010](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/13234/vacation.aspx) July 11, 2010 2 minutes' read [Culture](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/culture) #### [2 States (The Story Of My Marriage)](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85311/bid/13012/2-states-the-story-of-my-marriage.aspx) June 30, 2010 2 minutes' read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [To The Himalayas - The Great Indian Quest For Peace (Part I of Many)](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/11655/to-the-himalayas-the-great-indian-quest-for-peace-part-i-of-many.aspx) April 10, 2010 3 minutes' read [People](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/people) #### [25 Things About Me (You May Not Know)](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/12255/25-things-about-me-you-may-not-know.aspx) April 6, 2010 4 minutes' read [Social Media](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/social-media) #### [My Tweet In Newspaper](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/11760/my-tweet-in-newspaper.aspx) February 2, 2010 1 minute's read [Spirituality](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/spirituality) #### [Pursuing Clarity Of The Self](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/10872/understanding-and-pursuing-clarity-of-the-self.aspx) October 27, 2009 1 minute's read [Book](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/book) #### [Quick 15, Favorite 15](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/10742/quick-15-favorite-15.aspx) October 12, 2009 2 minutes' read [City](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/city) #### [Road To Healthy Life ‘09](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/10637/road-to-healthy-life-09.aspx) October 2, 2009 2 minutes' read [Gujarat](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/gujarat) #### [Memories, Forever](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/10088/memories-forever.aspx) July 24, 2009 2 minutes' read [Technology](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/technology) #### [Cloud Computing - Taking Us Green](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/9495/cloud-computing-taking-us-green.aspx) May 30, 2009 4 minutes' read [Life](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/life) #### [The Divine Self Lives Within You](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/9494/the-divine-self-lives-within-you.aspx) May 30, 2009 2 minutes' read [Spirituality](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/spirituality) #### [Listening](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/9426/listening.aspx) April 9, 2009 2 minutes' read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [Slumdog Millionaire](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85312/bid/8154/slumdog-millionaire.aspx) February 1, 2009 1 minute's read [People](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/people) #### [Dilemma](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/8056/dilemma.aspx) January 16, 2009 2 minutes' read [Life](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/life) #### [How To Deal With Change?](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/6300/how-to-deal-with-change.aspx) August 17, 2008 3 minutes' read [Drama](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/drama) #### [Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85312/bid/8175/jaane-tu-ya-jaane-na.aspx) July 7, 2008 1 minute's read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [A Class Analogy: Ant And Grasshopper](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/5566/a-class-analogy-ant-and-grasshopper.aspx) June 13, 2008 2 minutes' read [Blogging](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/blogging) #### [Blog And Blogging - Explained In Plain English](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/4220/blog-and-blogging-explained-in-plain-english.aspx) December 2, 2007 1 minute's read [Safety](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/safety) #### [7 Points Of Safe Blogging](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/5349/7-points-of-safe-blogging.aspx) May 19, 2007 3 minutes' read [Health](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/health) #### [Liver And Brain Damaging Habits](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/5115/liver-and-brain-damaging-habits.aspx) November 7, 2006 4 minutes' read [Blogging](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/blogging) #### [Resistance Is Futile](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/resistance-is-futile.aspx) November 2, 2006 5 minutes' read [Spirituality](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/spirituality) #### [The Formula For All Round Success In Life](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/5119/the-formula-for-all-round-success-in-life.aspx) May 19, 2006 1 minute's read [City](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/city) #### [Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/5120/yeh-hai-bombay-meri-jaan.aspx) May 13, 2006 1 minute's read [Life](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/life) #### [It's About Helmetting Right](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3495/it-s-about-helmet-ing-right.aspx) April 14, 2006 4 minutes' read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [India Unbound - Gurcharan Das](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85311/bid/8146/india-unbound-gurcharan-das.aspx) April 5, 2006 1 minute's read [Career](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/career) #### [An Eye In The Sky](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3439/an-eye-in-the-sky.aspx) April 4, 2006 7 minutes' read [City](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/city) #### [Journey To Bhopal](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3438/journey-to-bhopal.aspx) April 3, 2006 2 minutes' read [Career](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/career) #### [Blogging For Money](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3436/blogging-for-money.aspx) March 16, 2006 6 minutes' read [Politics](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/politics) #### [Discussion Between Rulers Of The Earth](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3435/discussion-between-rulers-of-the-earth.aspx) March 14, 2006 1 minute's read [Bhopal](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/bhopal) #### [Accidentally Witnessed The History](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3434/accidentally-witnessed-the-history.aspx) March 13, 2006 2 minutes' read [Career](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/career) #### [Of All Places, Why Bhopal?](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3418/of-all-places-why-bhopal.aspx) March 6, 2006 4 minutes' read [City](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/city) #### [The Best Things In Life Are Free](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3432/the-best-things-in-life-are-free.aspx) March 5, 2006 1 minute's read [Career](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/career) #### [Confusing Hard Work With Struggle](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3423/don-t-confuse-hard-work-with-struggle.aspx) February 20, 2006 2 minutes' read [People](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/people) #### [The Origin Of Stress](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/5118/the-origin-of-stress.aspx) February 17, 2006 2 minutes' read [History](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/history) #### [Rang De Basanti](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/85312/bid/12752/rang-de-basanti.aspx) February 14, 2006 1 minute's read [City](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/city) #### [Blessed By The Maestros... Twice!](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3431/blessed-by-the-maestros-twice.aspx) February 13, 2006 2 minutes' read [Career](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/career) #### [Networking: As A Career](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3428/networking-as-a-career.aspx) February 10, 2006 3 minutes' read [Career](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/career) #### [Networking: Not Working In India?](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3427/networking-not-working-in-india.aspx) February 6, 2006 2 minutes' read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [Up for Trekking? - Part:II](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3426/up-for-trekking-part-ii.aspx) January 25, 2006 6 minutes' read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [When Opponents Cooperate](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/blog/tabid/3310/bid/3425/when-opponents-cooperate.aspx) January 24, 2006 4 minutes' read [Health](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/health) #### [Rocket Science Behind Hangovers](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3422/rocket-science-behind-hangovers.aspx) January 11, 2006 1 minute's read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [Some Nostalgic Moments: Watching Indo-Pak Cricket Series](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3421/some-nostalgic-moments-watching-indo-pak-cricket-series.aspx) January 11, 2006 1 minute's read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [Once An A$# Always An A#$](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3420/once-an-a-always-an-a.aspx) January 10, 2006 1 minute's read [Creativity](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/creativity) #### [Feels Like God](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3419/feel-like-god.aspx) January 9, 2006 2 minutes' read [Technology](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/technology) #### [Have I Been Too Late?](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3417/have-i-been-too-late-reach-this-level.aspx) December 8, 2005 3 minutes' read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [An Earthquake To Repair The Indo-Pak Fissures](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3413/earthquake-should-be-used-to-repair-indo-pak-fissures.aspx) December 2, 2005 1 minute's read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [Women's Role In Building Peace Between India And Pakistan](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3412/women-s-role-in-building-peace-between-india-pakistan.aspx) December 1, 2005 1 minute's read [India](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/india) #### [India-Pakistan: Is There Really A Trade-off?](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3411/india-pakistan-is-there-a-trade-off.aspx) November 26, 2005 1 minute's read [History](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/topic/history) #### [The Burning K-wor(l)d !!](https://blog.rahuldesai.com/tabid/3310/bid/3410/the-burning-k-wor-l-d.aspx) November 26, 2005 1 minute's read