Nickunj Malik

Nickunj Malik’s journalistic career began when she walked into the office of Khaleej Times newspaper in Dubai thirty-one years ago and got the job. Since then, her articles have appeared in various newspapers all over the world. She now resides in Portugal and is married to a banker who loves numbers more than words.

Double trouble

When your husband has spent most of his life in tailored suits, moving discreetly between boardrooms across 10 different countries, his persona is not associated with birthday fireworks. None at

May 8, 2025by Nickunj MalikIn

The No-Factor

Let me begin with a confession: I have the assertiveness of a mildly apologetic Buddhist monk when it comes to saying “no”. No, really! Ask me to water your 56

May 4, 2025by Nickunj MalikIn

Faux pas

No sooner had I grasped the dictionary meaning of faux pas, I started making them. Umm, and in generous measures. If you are wondering how socially outrageous I can be,

April 2, 2025by Nickunj MalikIn

Gentle guidance

Last night I bid goodbye to our daughter at the airport. Both of us hid our tearful eyes from each other as her much-cherished, two-week vacation came to an end,

March 24, 2025by Nickunj MalikIn

Lost and found

I must admit that I love everything that is mutually contradictory. Like oxymorons. What do I mean by that? Well, if two things completely negate each other so that if

March 8, 2025by Nickunj MalikIn

Bem Vindo: Intellectual mistakes

“Coming back to Perfect Health, the book that I was perusing, it claimed that ‘aging is a mistake’” Any mention of Deepak Chopra – the physician, writer, public speaker, alternate

February 21, 2025by Nickunj MalikIn

Form filling

Unlike other people who shy away from it, I simply love filling forms. You can hand me any application – visa, immigration, customs, bank account opening, money transfer, feedback, airline

February 17, 2025by Nickunj MalikIn

Nice spice

People who are not familiar with Indian food tend to club all the aromatic and exotic-looking fragrant dishes under one broad nomenclature and call it ‘curry’. However, any self-respecting chef

January 17, 2025by Nickunj MalikIn

Sixty shades of grey

I must confess that, in the last decade, a lot of changes happened in my personal life. These included moving from one continent to another, selling my favourite sports car,

January 12, 2025by Nickunj MalikIn