My Dad Says I'm Turning Into My Mother - And Nothing Could Make Me Prouder Here is an article I wrote on Mother’s Day, a recent couple of years back, when my Ma was alive. It captured the es…
Today is the first day of March and I smile as it's a special month for me.I was born on 13th March and am amused when people cringe at the number thirteen(it also was a Friday!) It adds a bit of mys…
I had a very troubled relationship with Shakespeare since the time I came to know of him. Much of it stemmed from the fact that he was prescribed reading not just in school but also what my dad consi…
Book Review:- ( Translated from French by Marion Wiesel, Published by Penguin, 120 pgs) Some dates remain perpetually etched in our brains and consciousness. We don’t forget them. These can…
Every year on or about 23rd January there is a deluge of articles, quotes and stories on Netaji Subhash Bose. In my hometown, the district administration goes into a frenzy, as one of the tallest pa…
Bhagwad Gita, Chapter 6, Verse 34, Arjuna tells Krishna चञ्चलं हि मन: कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद्दृढम् |तस्याहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम् || (The mind is very restless, turbulent, strong and obstin…