Everything in between

ICELAND: THE LAND OF FIRE AND ICE We already had plans to go ice caving and dog sledding on our winter vacation in Iceland. If it hadn’t been the time of the year when the waters freeze over, we’d have definitely done a beautiful amphibious boat ride too. So when a friend suggested we do a helicopter ride, our reactions ranged from lukewarm (mine) to uber-excited (my husband’s). A chopper ride doesn’t come cheap and then, really, what would we see, a white blanket over everything? But the husband moped. I caved.   Reluctantly, I googled and went with the first name that caught my eye, Reykjavik Helicopters, probably because it was in all CAPS! Their owner/CEO Fridgeir Gudjonsson confirmed my fears: “Right now everything is covered in snow on most routes.” He also said he had no pictures from December tours. Want to know what I read into this? There were no pictures as not many people had done a winter chopper ride because … i t  w a s  j u s t  ...

"It’s easy to resent those who chose their parents more wisely, but kvetching about it is almost as obnoxious." No, these aren’t my words, but they do help put the whole fuss around nepotism that Indian film stars have kicked up into the right perspective. No one’s right: not those that complain of others being more privileged and definitely not those that chant “nepotism rocks” (this actually is in terrible taste). Don’t we all watch out for our own? If your friend is the CEO of a tech firm and your daughter a young software engineer looking for a job, would you put in a good word or would you scour around to first check if someone else was more deserving? Even big corporates like to promote from within their ranks. See the Ambanis. Mukesh Ambani is chairman and CEO of the holding company founded by his father Dhirubhai. Mukesh's wife Nita sits on the board, while son Akash and daughter Isha are on the boards of the company's retail and telecom units. Awa...