Stating the Obvious
0I spot Subu outside the ‘living museum’ struggling to put his shoes on, quite alone as usual. I run to […]
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Babies take Giant Steps
0I am standing next to the bamboo groove at the edge of the small round pond at the entrance, watching […]
Useless Words
0Once upon a time an old man spread rumors that his neighbor was a thief. As a result, the young […]
Breathing it in…
0When you think of wisdom and those who are wise, is there a stereotype – wise old man (or woman) […]
A Ph.D. in Polo
0Polo and Me When I tell people, “I wouldn’t have a Ph.D. if I didn’t play polo,” they either tilt […]
Who’s Teaching Whom?
2I washed my cumbersome long hair in the morning. Since, it’s still wet, I walk into the school with my […]
A Single Vibration
1Everything has a vibration. We have all been told that or have read that. And most of us would have […]
Understanding Love
1Love is so misunderstood. Be it with friends or family or companions, it still remains fraught with ambiguity and tension. […]
Why do Grown-ups Ask Strange Questions?
0I ask a serious-looking Khyati, an 8 year old of Orange Group who’s been hit by a ball in the […]
Dropping more than Drawers
2Love drops from Above Soaking the body’s cloak and diffuses into the invisible …leaving no stains The children are washing […]
Mending Fences
0There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and […]
Hope for Flowers
0Book: Hope for Flowers; Author: Trina Paulus I have often felt that children’s stories or rather stories for children are […]
Hunger for Books
0In 2007, celebrated writer Doris Lessing, aged 88, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Presented below is her acceptance […]
Drinking from the Founts of Knowledge
0There are periods in the lives of the collectivity just as much as in the life of an individual, when […]
Go, Kiss the World
1I was the last child of a small-time government servant, in a family of five brothers. My earliest memory of […]
What does Society Expect of Us?
2That’s a question that will take most of us a lifetime to answer! Are we socially more acceptable if we […]
The Miracles around Us
0Many of us go through roller coaster rides not just in our life in the long run but almost on […]
A Pilgrimage with Words
0The other day, there was a Sufi proverb quoted in a journal: “There are two rules on the spiritual path: […]
Friend turned Foe
0Water. Can’t live without it. Thought of affectionately as man’s best friend by many. And ironically, friend turns foe and […]
Points to Ponder
0We would always like to see a clear road ahead to walk without fear, doubt and insecurity, make the right […]
A Quiz
0Ancient India has excelled in the Arts, in Commerce and Industry, in Administration and Warfare, in Science and Medicine, in […]
My Lessons in Life
0The funny thing about life is that you realize the value of something only when it begins to leave you. […]
A Match for Yoga
0Badminton. Its my latest obsession. And yesterday, it revealed to me my latest realization… it seems there is very little […]
Looking the other Way
3How often do you catch yourself saying something like this: “Oh… so and so is to blame – he gave […]
A Lesson in Love
0“The tragedies of the heart and the body are the weeping of children over their little griefs and their broken […]
The Blame Game
0Life raises many questions which do not seem to have a simple and easy answer. Question : Why is it […]
If Life was my Teacher
0The soul came to the world to learn a lesson, to live out a mystery that only life can unravel. […]
Snakes and Ladders
0As I pick up my study material to understand the fine points of insurance, my child wants me to play […]
Growth of the Physician
1The physician is not just a person working out the cure of an illness. This may be his self-chosen or […]
Not Renewing Mistakes
0To put into practice the little you know is the best way to learn more; it is the most powerful […]
