Have you ever thought that when we are young, we are so filled with trying to make it high in the world, to pass our exams, getting a good job, then working hard to get the next promotion and a better designati
Saturday, 18th October, 2025
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Bob’s Banter
“Watch out!” I shouted as my driver swerved to avoid the cyclist then jumped out of the car and ran to pick up the fallen man.That’s when I saw his bicycle.It lay old and rusty. I looked down at it and it
He was a brilliant conductor, but I soon found out, one, who could not handle authority. Every time he was asked to speak with the committee about music or concerts, he felt he was being insulted or humiliated.
Today, as the six--year old twins and their mother, my daughter, leave my home for New York, I found what I’d written when they first visited India, and left five years ago: ‘The twins are no longer w
What about having a ‘Forgiveness Day’?What’s that, you ask, what d’you mean by such? Well, since this government seems to be blessing us with days to remember atrocities and injuries, what about a day t
As I look at those who raise their hands in worship in a church, temple or masjid, I realize for me my soul lifts up in praise to my Maker and Creator at moments when I view or hear beauty in creativity!I saw s
‘Ahoy! Ship aground!’ I nearly shouted, as a couple of years ago while driving down near Worli Sea face in Mumbai, my wife and I saw the strangest of sights; just a couple of hundred feet away from us, loom
Increasingly every day, I'm hearing about the use of the lie detector by the police. For many years I’d thought that the polygraph machine was only used with the consent of the accused party but I’m beginni
We all love making resolutions to lose weight or start a hobby or something, don’t we? The problem is getting started.Dorothy Heller illustrated this with an all-too-true poem:I spent a fortuneOn a treadmill,
Many countries line up to greet the young seventy-seven-year-old, " Happy Birthday India!" says China, "May you become as great a super power as I am!""I already am," smiles India, "with a billion and quarter p
How often I meet people who fight the fact they are growing old.Here are some lines on ageing, some borrowed and some my own:‘Old age is a gift. I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I
For those who think of suicide as a way out, or those in depression, do I pen this little tale of mine:The fourteen-year old boy and sister standing by his side looked questioningly at their parents who were pu
When asked what I brought back from my visit to England last month, all I can proudly say is, ‘memories!’ one of which was visiting the famous wax museum of Madame Tussaud’s in London where I joined other-
For hundreds of years, it was said that instead of keeping anger bottled up inside, it was important to let it out. We called it, ‘blowing off your steam!” However, recent studies challenge the common belie
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It happened a few years ago, when my German Shepherd was alive and I heard the sound of my gate opening.I rushed out and stopped the young lad from Jio who had stepped in with his bundle of wire, “Didn’t yo
"Your bath water's getting cold!" shouted a cross voice from the other room, "and if you don't hurry, you'll fall sick bathing in cold water!" The old lady I was speaking to, turned to me apologetically, "that'
Today’s the day of the career dad and mom! Both work, both sometimes earn equal salaries, and both spend long hours away from home.“Why do you work such long hours?” I ask.“Bob, I want my kids to have a
“..Three rail accidents, 21 dead in two months..” 31st July, Times of India. In a second- class compartment somewhere in India a grandmother looked out of a train window with fear in her eyes. “Once
How can we talk of religion without it’s effects being seen in our lives? I address this to all of us who want just one religion for our country, because without spirituality there is no religion. But even as
Many years ago, there was an interesting headline, it screamed, “From Newspaper Boy to President,” It was about the Late President Abdul Kalam who sold newspapers in his boyhood and rose to become President
