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
Saturday, 11th April, 2026
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Bob’s Banter
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
As I see the stupid flyover rebuilt in Andheri, in Mumbai, which is six feet higher than one of the arms leading to Juhu, and hear the ridicule the government has to face over it, I am also reminded of the time
Miss, says the little fellow running after his class teacher, He called me a bad word!The wise teacher looks at her young student, And what did you do to provoke him to say that?No, Im not defending the boy or
All over the world people look at their computer screens waiting for Ransomware or some cyber terrorware to pop out and devour them and their computers. In a home one evening, a father looked at his two childre
Years ago in school, I was once one of the shyest boys around. Girls teased me no end, and other boys bullied me till one day at the morning assembly, I heard my head master say something that changed my life.
So many of us go through life wondering why God didn't give us great looks, good height or more colour. We look at others who we think are prettier or more handsome and sigh with envy, "If only…" we say to ou
The only certainty of life is death. And yet most of us continue living as if death will never visit us. We do not prepare ourselves for it and live as if we are going to live forever.A little girl lay dying an
Many years ago, much before the invention of the cell phone, there were many moments you could have a break. Take traveling in a local train; it was so different! You jumped into the compartment, got a seat for
The Supreme Court felt a few years ago that the two years imprisonment now meted out for causing death due to rash driving is grossly inadequate. I agree, but would like to define what the police believe is ras
Today I shudder to see more and more photographs and pictures of donations and acts of giving. Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing! say the holy scriptures. But do we listen? All I see
I remember seeing this ad for a motorbike, with a handsome hunk riding it.What a bike, what a machine, what a guy, what a helmet.I looked at the ad. At the four stroke state of the art engineering marvel, that
Once when my wife had gone to New York to see our daughter, I was on my own, and quite often ordered food from hotels nearby. One morning it was spicy vadas which Id got out of bed dreaming about! The hotel sen
Ma, asked the little girl, scampering after her mother, Whats Good Friday?Its the day Jesus died on the cross! said the mother as she smiled at her daughters widening eyes, knowing what the next question would
Something Ive noticed abroad, and hardly ever here, are people moving aside to give another the right of way. It could be anyone standing on the aisle inside a store, and when someone walks towards them, he or
