The Father of Ethics
Posted on Jun 13 2008The Father of Ethics
Chanakya (350-275 BC), also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta, was
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Tribute to a soldier
Posted on Dec 27 2007I received this in e mail. I think we al should read it.
Your alarm goes o
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Foods and Tastes
Posted on Dec 27 2007One of the most important ingredient of life, food and more specifically preparations of food are th
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Inventions that changed the world
Posted on Dec 26 2007Guns, phones, computers, internal combustion engine …… the list goes on. Many people h
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Music to my ears
Posted on Dec 14 2007It was a warm and sultry afternoon and a free one too. I was trying to take a nap in my room, when I
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A Colourful Dash
Posted on Sep 19 2005Life in the early fifties in Kashmir, was not very pleasant. Shortages of electricity were common, and so were other amenities. The damp cold meant being shut indoors for days at a stretch, only to be let out to go to school. This was like being sent from the frying pan to the fire.
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Womenspeak
Posted on Jul 22 2005Now having reached an age when I can pat a girl on her cheeks and get away with it, I feel it my duty to instruct youngsters, so that they do not make the follies I made.
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Open Letter to the Health Minister
Posted on Jun 27 2005Dear Dr. Ramadoss,
When we were children my sister's favorite film was Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje. By today's standards it was a garishly made film with gaudy colors and very artificial behavior of characters. That is beside the point, the film made no impact on my sister; she never developed any great affection for either music or dance.
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All the Animals in the Zoo
Posted on Jun 20 2005“Ghooi's house?” asked the old man, “see the last but one building in this row? The one with a big black dog who barks his head off if you approach the gate, that's the one.” Not a very complimentary description either of the dog or the house, but that is how neighbours used to give directions to our house. The dog was only one of the many denizens of our house. The greatest attraction was the deer.
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Of Birds and Bees
Posted on Jun 10 2005The minute a bird wakes up, he or she thinks it is their sacred duty to make a racket. For 30 long years, I had no objection to this. Being a city dweller my interaction with birds was limited to those served on the table.
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Rani's English
Posted on Feb 8 2005Don't get me wrong; Delhiites just do not corrupt English with Hindi and Punjabi. They also corrupt Hindi and Punjabi with English. When you are introduced to someone, he or she is apt to ask you in chaste Hindi:
“Aap kahaa se belong karte hai?” The word 'belong' put in the middle of Hindi words gives you a feeling of comfort, especially if you are poor in Hindi.
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To Russia, with Love
Posted on Jun 18 2004"Dobro Utra, Ya Ravi v Delhi, "(Good morning, I am Ravi from Delhi) I began to introduce myself to my colleagues. Vadim stopped me. "We speak little English, please." " I have no problem with Russian," I braved it.
“We have, with your Russian.”
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Wanted- A Short Bride!
Posted on May 13 2004She looked at me, her deep blue eyes showing a gamut of emotions and her mouth working up a steam to whisper something wonderful to me. "She speak no English, only German," answered a tall, Teutonic beauty that hurried down to help us communicate. This is the trouble with Germany...
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The Unpaid Dowry
Posted on Apr 21 2004After all, Kesar was his responsibility, not the panchayat's. Had the panchayat come to put a balm on every bruise and cut she had suffered while playing? Did the panchayat members know how to comb and tie a little girl's hair?
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The Death Of A Queen
Posted on Oct 19 2003Long experience had taught Amina that the first birth is the most difficult and subsequent ones were progressively easier. This time, she was sure of a very smooth childbirth, with little risk or worry. She had expected the labour to last for a few hours
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The Lottery
Posted on Aug 4 2003After graduation, we thought we would go separate ways. Shekhar joined the industry while I joined the Central Government. Despite the fact that both had transferable jobs, it was a coincidence that we spent most of the years together in the same city. It has been mostly either Mumbai or Delhi and a single three year stint in Calcutta.
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To M'am With Love - Read The Original Conclusion
Posted on Mar 26 2003Evelyn became the centre of attention of her fifty-odd students. They flocked to her house after college and on Sundays, many carrying gifts from their gardens or fields. A basket of mangoes, a medium sized jack fruit, vegetables of the season, all found their way to her table. As always, she shared out the goodies she made out of these and what a cook she was! Jackfruit cake was one
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The Portrait
Posted on Mar 21 2003What you have heard is right, Duchess. The home of the Vinci's is truly comfortable without being opulent and the tables there full of meat and wine. The beds of fine quality give restful sleep to the weary. But what the heart yearns for is the need to be with those who understand and appreciate the finer aspects of life. Art is not the construction of a chapel or a bridge. Neither of those two is
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Matriculation Blues
Posted on Jan 22 2003In return for the chattak, most of us were willing to tell Sharad's father that he was an outstanding student of the class. In a way it was true too. There was none who could equal Sharad's record, either before or after him. As time, the great healer would later tell, Sharad created a record that to this day remains unbroken. He is the only man to have made 14 attempts at the matriculation examination.
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