Bijli was hungry. Very hungry. The weather was depressing. It had been raining incessantly since the morning and the storm that thrashed the village the previous night had almost robbed them of their roof. Them, Rasik, Bijli his wife and their daughter Minu. And also the cow in the cowshed, which now lay in the [...]
This post is a response to the article published by Sanjay Kartaria on the magazine last week: How Anti Inflation Works. I realize that is the idea, but does it really work? This article drew my interest given what I feel is the basic policy dilemma which is based on replicating policy from one end [...]
Phone rings… Boy: Hello. Girl: Silence. Boy: Hello (with a sharp voice). Girl: Silence (thinking she may lose herself in his voice forgetting all about the rest of the world whirling around her). Boy: Hello!! (This time a bit furious and feeling disturbed in the middle of the night due to the time difference between [...]
Just because I am a scientist by training does not mean I do not believe in if it is meant to be it will be. Just because I was born in the east, does not mean I do not appreciate the west. Just because I live in the west, does not mean I will ignore [...]
Which is the master? Which influences faster? The brain or the heart? Baffles even the smart Your heart says NO Your brain says YES Which way to go To avoid redress Short pain yields long pleasure Short pleasure yields long pain Advice, inspiration or peer-pressure Any option you consider main But as easy as A,B,C [...]
“Theatre for all…” a unique concept; 5 years back any one hearing “theatre for all…” would have fallen down in dismay. Can theatre reach out to normal people? Can an ordinary man stand in front of 500 people and deliver a Monologue and make an impact on the society? Is theatre really come off age? [...]
Right now she is seated so close to me that I can feel her breath on my skin. In this blood freezing winter, I can’t resist longer against her heat-pumping eyes. She has been glaring at me for quite some time now and I am burning in the warmth of her intentions. I might have [...]
I told you ….you can’t take it away, not you nor any one else……it is at times like these that my eyes rebel and act stubborn and become self sufficient to do what ever they desire. How can you tell me how much I should love you…or who deserves my love more than you. I [...]
Keep an eye on your children. Hold their hands when in a crowded place or while on an outing. Never let them walk or lag behind you while you decide to walk ten feet ahead of them. I have noticed many parents that do exactly this and then end up regretting it because their child [...]
Over the last twenty years self-help books have inundated the market. I know, I’ve read most of them. I started reading self-help books, because I felt I wasn’t getting out of life as much as I was putting in. I put a lot of effort into my job and into my social life trying to [...]