It was a contest which offered a luxury sedan as a prize, and I thought, why not, wouldnt mind getting one. Imagine my surprise when I opened the form and found the luxury car offered was the same model I was d
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Bob’s Banter
He was resting at the well. I knew hed sent his followers away, to get a much needed respite away from his busy schedule of teaching and preaching and healing. But as his head touched the side of the brick wall
I love reading the comments for my columns from readers, and something Ive noticed is that there are readers who get motivated by the inspirational columns, and others who say, it cant be done!Theres a picture
Over three decades ago, while a young Rotarian, a game was played by the over hundred members of my club, and it was about who they felt was most popular. I was pleasantly surprised to find I had won.Two years
It was a tight slap on the actress that left its mark!An act that should be condemned, however much we try to justify the reason behind it. It was not done by some angry member of the public but carried out by
This is not a time to crow.Though the galvanising of thought and ideas were hugely successful, though the Constitution of the country has been saved, yet it is not a time to crow over ones victory.There were ma
The mood in the country is rather mixed right now after the elections, but if all of us could focus on the positive instead of the negative, then the whole country would be happy again. I came across this wonde
Man has many weaknesses, but one of his biggest is he can never play the role of God. Strangely, many dream of being gods in some form or other, of having people loving them absolutely, praising them constantly
Yes, theres much to be learnt from the election results yesterday. But Im going to cover only two, and that is compassion and arrogance.What India saw for the last few years for a resurgent Rahul, not the old s
Had been invited to speak at a book-launch and during the evening asked the new author when he planned to write another book, I plan to take three months off, and go to some place quiet, where I am alone, and w
Ever so often do I hear people telling me how they lay awake through the previous night. They make it sound like the end of the world.You lay awake all night? I ask laughing.Yes, they say, yes, dont laugh Bob!A
Maybe its the fact that I couldnt complete my morning walk today, because I wasnt feeling too well, that made me look for another alternative to walking.I stared at the advertisement: A walk machine! All I had
Ive made many wrong decisions in my life, said a famous person, But Im proud of every one of them, because I made a decision!Life is all about making decisions isn't it?So often we go through life hoping a prob
It happened a few years ago, when a young Indian army officer serving in the dangerous Jammu and Kashmir region, received information that terrorists were firing indiscriminately onto the public at the Jammu Ra
Was in Bhopal a few months ago conducting a workshop on writing and public speaking, and having an extra day before heading home, was offered a sightseeing trip by a few students. There was a lot of Bhopal to b
There are many who fight shy and even condemn technological and scientific advances in our world. But by doing so theyll become dinosaurs in our modern age. Here are some funny stories of those who struggled to
Two months ago, Krystyna Pyszkova from the Czech Republic clinched the Miss World 2024 title at a grand ceremony held in Mumbai, but today I remembered my Miss World:She lived behind my house in a hut for just
Singing in one of the best choirs in the country and under the illustrious Coomi Wadia, I think I have been spoiled silly. A point she emphatically enforces is that in case a choir member makes a mistake during
Theres a soft terror thats going unchecked in our country! As I watch politicians in our country speaking what they want and getting away with it, Ive often wondered how they get away very often with murder? Iv
It was a gathering in the country of a billion and a quarter, There were murmurs and sharp words, but no smiles, chuckles or laughter.The people were fed up, all those whod gathered there, What did you do for u
