Tag Archives: India
The Woman’s R.K. Laxman!
Foreword by noted author Ravi Subramanian: “I find it an intriguing story, full of humorous suspense- well worth the read. Go ahead, plunge into India. You are sure to enjoy it as much as I did.” Blurb: This book, a fun trip through India- with all the peculiar experiences of the country; has the ingredients …
Missile Abdul Kalam: A Tribute
A beautiful soul just took off Like the missiles he so popularly made. A newspaper hawker just left behind news That will be hard to erase! Tears flow unabated For a man related to the citizens of the country With the delicate chords of love That he wove around their hearts. His life – an …
Prisoner Jailor Prime Minister: A Book Review
“This is destiny. Here I am, on the last day of 2016, leading a coalition of diverse parties – a dark horse riding an unexpected political tsunami in a mid-term poll exactly two-and-a-half years after the general election of 2014. “ The author of this book, I gather, is especially interested in political personalities and …
What We Can Do
When the winds of change threaten to invite anarchy within its midst my tri coloured flag flies high in the sky putting to shame all superficial claims to maintain democracy. When the winds of change entice a generation too chilled out to feel the pangs of democratic labour then, my national flag rustles quietly in …
If He Could, We Can!
The bald head, those branded spherical spectacles, the white loin cloth and that lean long stick – we identify so much with all those that symbolized freedom. …… Even today, when all seems lost when law and order is just a line on paper, when conscience is only a fashionable word to decorate self help …
Vande Mataram!
When winds of change threaten to drown you in their callous modes of destruction….. When forgotten values, lost in the mire of corrupt thoughts and emotion strangulate your conscience…… When a country becomes a mere medium to grab greedily transcending all classes of humanity… THEN…. duty beckons beyond selfish satiation and mass misendeavour… THEN… the …
Love Across The Borders: A Book Review
“Hmn…it’s a shame on us, how come an Indian boy loves a Chinese girl?”
“Yes, I saw. Insult to the Chinese community.”
So, will two countries who have yet to resolve their differences even after so many years permit their citizens to convert their dreams of love into a reality? Will they allow two lovers to get together in a world where love sees no boundaries, no conflicts?
HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY, DEAR FELLOW INDIANS!
Even as my family and I hurl the national flag atop our little house my eyes turn moist. My twelve year old son is amused. “After all, it is just a flag. And we are showing respect to our country by hoisting it, that’s it” he thinks. But, it happens to me every time I …
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