How have we reached such a terrible national situation today? Where friends look at one another with distrust, neighbours peep into each other’s houses with suspicion and mobs rule the streets with police fishing bodies out of Delhi drains? It all begins when we are too much of a coward…
The National Coward Award..!
Political Noise and the Steam Engine..!
As all around our nation I hear the bluster, see the sneers and feel the heat of danger I borrow from my book, ‘DARE’ the lines on the steam engines of our childhood! In my mind, even today, there is no ferocious, powerful, robust, beast, like the steam engine of…
Namaste! Let’s Look Below Sir..!
This morning I removed the cushion on my seat and suddenly the view outside my window was glorious. Till then, I had been looking down from my perch at barren land, rubbish strewn all over, and goats, dogs and cats picking up whatever leftovers, inhuman humans, had thrown out through…
Mahakali Caves Tell A Tale..!
I visited the Mahakali Caves, in Andheri East, Mumbai. They are over two thousand years old. I imagined instead of car and auto, I could hear the steady ring of stone hammer on copper chisel, digging into basalt? Tap. Tap. Tap. Steadfastly, surely, skillfully, precise blow on blow, hammers, chips,…
Silence Speaks Sometimes..!
Was called as a guest speaker for a meeting the other day, answered a few questions after my talk and was sitting down, when the vote of thanks was given. I settled down to hear the normal thanks to the speaker, the caterer, the photographer and everybody else around when…
Writing From A Hospital..!
Was in a hospital, in a waiting room when I wrote this piece: All around me are solemn faces, hushed voices, anxious looks, people looking worriedly at each other, scared, frightened: Watching a doctor as he comes out of a closed door, with apprehension and even terror! And at some…
Have You Ever Been Falsely Accused?
It’s a message I’ve just received from a dear reader that makes me write on being falsely accused. The message I received was, “Bob, can I have a small story to comfort a friend of mine who has been falsely accused in public?” “Do I have a story?” “Do you…
Five Million Cheerleaders..!
“Why are we going to India dear? You really don’t want to do business with them?” “Five million cheerleaders from the airport to the stadium he wants me to see! And, I’ll put out my hand and shake theirs and…” “No husband, you got to say namaste!” “Oh yeah I…
Get To Know Your Enemy..!
In any book on warfare, such a title means, to get to know your enemy to realise his or her weaknesses to finally beat them, but yesterday, while doing my reading of the Holy Scriptures, I came across this verse saying, “Love your enemies!” Which made me think, that this…
Nappy Changing and the Paternity Bill..!
My young neighbour Kumar, whose wife is expecting a baby, rode in the lift with me to the car park below, “How’s the wife?” I asked pleasantly. “Very excited!” said Kumar mournfully. “Something worrying you?” I asked, “I know the name of a very good gynecologist!” “Did you hear they…