Was at the Holocaust museum in New York once and as I walked in tearful silence, past horrible pictures of concentration camps, faded pictures of pretty girls, anxious mothers, despairing fathers and eager sons
Wednesday, 25th February, 2026
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Its raining in January! said my treadmill with a black disgruntled look.So?Why did you go for a walk in the rains, you could have used me instead!What could you have offered me, I asked, that is better than my
We walked towards the mountain, my friend and I. We knew we had to cross to the other side. We had heard, the valleys across were full of milk and honey, that jobs were aplenty, people sweet and friendly and op
A line appearing almost daily in newspapers, after murders in broad daylight, religious places vandalized, or assaults committed is that the police were mute spectators! I decided to visit a police station on t
'……May the outer and inward man be one..' SocratesYears ago as a teenager, I remember seeing Gregory Peck in Mc Kennas Gold and telling myself that wow, I would love to be that man. He was one
Been watchin' an old video of the Chinese Olympic opening night over a decade ago, and been gazing spellbound at them eleven thousand sports people from all over the world, stampin' their footprints on huge par
I opened the morning paper and frowned as I read headlines about inflation in India, This is ridiculous! I muttered to myself, as usual the USA is jealous of us, China wants to belittle us and the UK wants to p
It was at the historic city of Charleston I found the flute. Id wandered into one of the oldest markets in the USA, the City Market, its old brick walls and tiled roof pouted history to all who ventured in. But
In many an auction you hear the auctioneer offering some particular piece in an as is where is condition! Which means that it is being sold in its current condition, whatever this condition happens to be. But d
Today as I'm flying back home from New York, something that stands out vividly in that city is its passion! A passion for enjoying work with subways and roads filled with millionaires and billionaires on their-
Whats happening? I ask as a man on the street with a loudspeaker shouted, Free! Free! Free!A political party is distributing spectacles free of cost for everybody! says someone in the crowd.But I have my own gl
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As I sit on the porch of the old house, in the historic city of Charleston, where we are holidaying I sip my coffee and sniff the morning air. It is crisp, fresh and highly invigorating. Even though temperature
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Not just you and me but big and small nations burn their national fingers trying to befriend a bully! Over fifty years ago, President Nixon, quite a crafty man, and not just because of his Pinocchio nose, decid
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As Harnaz Sandhu, with self-assurance and assertiveness, strong voice and spirited speech swept the Miss Universe title, she threw a message, not a bouquet of flowers to a waiting, receptive audience, but a bou
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It was a strange sound I heard from the trees the other day, and there through the branches saw stuck a coloured paper kite, along with taut string stretching and un-stretching and pulling the helpless kite tha
A few years ago my daughter sent me a photo, where she is sitting on a cycle in Central Park, New York. Under the photo, she has written, thank you for teaching me cycling daddy! It was while looking at her pic-
Was walking along the aisle of one of the most magnificent cathedrals in the world, looking with wonder at its lofty columns, how they arched into holding the spectacular roof, way, way above my head when I saw
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Every day I saw him with his terrified dog.Leash in one hand and stick in the other, he screamed, shrieked and shouted commands to the poor dumb creature and if the four legged fellow failed to comprehend or re
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Over one hundred and fifty years old, St Patricks Cathedral on 5th Avenue, Manhattan, once the tallest building in New York, still manages to captivate with its sheer magnificence! I walked in awestruck by its
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If youve been thinking that cricket is only discussed and talked about by men on the field or commuters traveling in Mumbai locals or Delhi to Agra buses, youre in for a surprise as my friend a bachelor, whose
