The irony of human life…
Every other day in the newspapers we read about breakthrough researches in medicine, of finding cure for chronic illnesses, of [...]
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07, 2011
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07, 2011
The One Thing*
Strange how things happen right in front of your eyes and you don't notice until others start pointing.The water level [...]
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06, 2011
There’s no such thing as Liberation
We take too many things for granted - even when we know we're taking them for granted. We assume the [...]
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06, 2011
The Art of tackling the vivaha sadya
Seriously. It is an art, that most people master by the time they are seventy or something. Some exceptional folk [...]
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06, 2011
Flowing with the current
All of a sudden you notice the current. It was always there, of course.You had been floating downstream. You thought [...]
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06, 2011
The Lone Tree
There is no wind, no rustle of leaves. The darkness is absolute. A thousand insects are at work as they [...]
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05, 2011
How to get the point across
5-yr-old: "Dad, I want that... mmm... long thing... what is it called?"Dad (distracted): "Which? What?" "Tell me the names of [...]
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05, 2011
Summer Diary: The Woman in White
The old woman, draped in a crumpled white cotton saree, sat absolutely still. The pallu carelessly pulled around her and [...]
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04, 2011
The Pros and Cons of Summer vacation
1. Rise late. The only reason one should rise at all is that one can go out and play till [...]
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04, 2011
Ghosts of LOCs past
The maid was sweeping the floor, making wide arcs with her broom. I was surprised to observe that even at [...]