India in my Dreams
Tuning the Millennials for the Indian Music
This morning when I made the first phone call,a bolt from the blue made me think about the conversation which I had with Prasanna two weeks back.In one of his posts,he had upbraided about the present generation moving away from the Carnatic and Hindustani music.Like he laments,there is a prejudice prevailing in the society that [...]
THE Day!!!
I opened my eyes and looked out of the window from my ragged bed.Oh no;it’s still dark outside.I hit my face on the pillow and tried to sleep.Why is the dawn still not breaking? What time it would be now?I again woke up and searched for Lakshmi akka on the floor.She was snoring which indicated [...]
Is there a law to punish “these” parents?
Five minutes back I was waiting for an auto at the nearby signal.There was a small boy aged around 7-8 years crossing the road.He was wearing an oversized football jersey.He looked all tensed and in hurry when he saw a police patrol car parked some 10 meters next to where I was standing. When he realized that [...]
THE CURIOUS CASE OF RAHUL GANDHI
Rahul Gandhi: “I feel ashamed to call myself an INDIAN after seeing what has happened here in UP”. PLEASE DON’T BE ASHAMED OF U.P. YET Please don’t be ashamed of Uttar Pradesh yet. Congress ruled the State for the Majority of the duration Pre Independence to Post Independence.. from 1939 to 1989 ( barring the [...]
Not A Story
Shared by a friend I was walking around in a Big Bazar store making shopping, when I saw a Cashier talking to a boy couldn’t have been more than 5 or 6 years old.. The Cashier said, ‘I’m sorry, but you don’t have enough money to buy this doll. Then the little boy turned to [...]
A Woe in front of My Eyes
Here is one matter for which I am going to end my opinion. From childhood onwards I have heard a million views about whether a woman should hold a job or not. It is told that bad times always come as a package. When fate took away three young men from my friend’s family in [...]
I wish there was no religion
Disclaimer : As an Indian,I have the right to speak my opinions in public considering that it doesn’t hurt anyone’s sentiments or morals. Last night when I was about to leave for the day from my office. One of my senior friends pinged asking me. Friend : Why don’t you write your view on religion? Me : [...]
At Times
“Learn from others’ mistakes too,because it is not possible for you to commit all the mistakes in one life” Today morning while commuting,I was completely involved in the book “Barsa” written by Dr.Khadeeja Mumtaz. It was then I realized that somebody was pulling my dupatta.I looked back to see a curious baby boy crawling on the floors [...]
