Youll have to move out, the building is unsafe, the municipal engineers had told her, as they stood at her doorstep staring unashamedly at her buxom form as she cradled the baby in her arms.Where? she had asked
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Theres only one purpose a billboard or hoarding serves; to be noticed!It cannot be hidden! It has to be glaringly visible! Telling the world, Here I am, look at me! And that is exactly what the ONE HUNDRED AND
"You need to go out once in a while!" the wife's been telling me, Otherwise a stage will come when the world outside wont know you at all, or worse you might forget how to deal with the world outside!Ok, I said
The only Made in India product, we should be proud of sending abroad, and worth exporting is the product of peace and non-violence that was taught by Gandhiji and that won us our freedom. Otherwise, the very co
One very fond memory I carry is getting on to my old motor bike and riding to the sea. Any guesses who my pillion was? No, not some pretty lass but an old uncle. We drove to the beach and then sat on the sand a
Its one of the most impressive old structures among the heritage buildings along the sea front, looked after with total dedication by a tall Anglo- Indian gentleman with a booming voice. The building would have
While running my dad's interior designing firm many years ago, I was called to the house of a potential customer who wanted to do up his place. I sat with a design book in hand and waited to begin my presentati
There was a knock on my door. Outside I found two busy looking individuals, We are engineers, weve come to do a structural audit of your flat sir! said one of them.Thats wonderful! I said, Please check all the
Even as we discussed the Karnataka rapes yesterday and how women are being made to look weak because of insecure men, begs the question, should women wait for men to become confident, before they can walk into
This is not about one woman shouting rape but hundreds coming out and screaming of the atrocities by the Deva Gowda family!Ever wondered where it started?Well, not in the politicians home or through his upbring
A few years back many learned pundits tried to analyze and find out why Hillary Clinton lost the election when she stood against Trump. Just before the results, every exit poll, news channel and publicati
So often our success is because of the hard work of a mother, father, elder brother or sister, or a wife or husband. Sometimes we forget, and tell the world we are self-made people, but today on her birthday I
At JFK in New York he stood in line like everybody else.Getting into the aircraft, he moved aside to let a lady pass, even giving her a courteous nod.At Paris, he arrived late and found the line to India length
We hear of accidents happening because a car, bus or truck went out of control right? Maybe brakes failed, or too high a speed or a sudden pothole! But when men and women go out of control, all we can cry out i
There are so many religious leaders today, who have huge followings, but quite often what is missing from their lives and from their teachings is compassion.I have seen religious leaders, so good with their ser
In a little while, as soon as election results are announced, political floor crossing and horse trading will start and I envisioned myself a waiter in one of the resorts that our elected representatives will s
It was at my cousins office years ago that I met him. He was, according to my cousin, a star salesman, Hear him Bob, said my cousin, He has the gift of the gab! Which meant he could talk fast and easily as word
Lifes problems arent as complicated as we make them out to be. Most have very simple solutions:A large truck attempting to go through a railway underpass found itself stuck between the road and the girders abov
It was just the other day I was really enjoying the morning, looking at the different greens, imbibing the monsoon smells of rain filled earth, when the gardener beckoned me, and handed a flower which had the m
Say what you want, but I feel theres something thats slowly making an impact on India, one that is making the ruling party afraid, and that is love! Yes, Rahul Gandhi, instead of returning bitter speech with an
