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The Boy in the Barbershop..!
Something I love doing if I go for a drive, is to instruct my driver to drive slowly, while I
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June 26, 2022
Wrinkles on Your Face..!
“My God!” you whisper as you stare at the mirror. “What is it?” asks the wife, looking up in alarm,
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June 25, 2022
Why Broaden Our Roads?
“He, he, he,” giggled the slim and slender road as she shifted from side to side, “somebody’s tickling me.” “They’re
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June 24, 2022
Welcome Good and Faithful Servant..!
A year ago, on that morning of July 5th in a hospital in Mumbai, a voice spoke, “You’re free Father
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June 23, 2022
Our Guestrooms..!
“I hope I’m not going to put you and your family to any inconvenience,” I tell my friend as I
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June 22, 2022
The Swimming Pool and Ache Din..!
The joyous shouts from the private swimming pool outside, the thought of a scrumptious breakfast soon, the sight of my
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June 21, 2022
Walking with Pebbles in Our Shoes..!
“Dad,” said my daughter one day, “Isn’t it Central Park that you’ve always loved?” I was quiet, because though I
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June 20, 2022
Please Father, Take Me Back..!
Yesterday was Father’s Day, which made me remember a story I told prisoners in a jail about another father. It
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June 19, 2022
The Snob..!
“My grandfather!” says a Christian snob, “Was a Brahmin before he converted!” “Yes, it’s the second time, you’ve told me
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June 18, 2022
Give a Giraffe Kick..!
It was as the forty plus politician, the beginnings of grey stubble on his cheek, looking down and despondent, walked
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June 17, 2022
Hiding My Marksheet..!
This morning’s paper had me dumbfounded; most students who had passed their exams had scored over ninety percent. I called
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June 16, 2022
Running Scared from Room to Room..!
The twins, and their mother, my daughter and her husband are down from New York and my otherwise quiet house
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June 15, 2022