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A New Creature..!
Ever so often I come across someone grieving, and I try to comfort them with this small story: In a
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February 26, 2022
The ‘What-Next’ Leaders..!
Just one bullet! An assassination of an archduke, and the first world war began! Millions died on battlefields. It was
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February 25, 2022
Rewriting History..!
Each successive government rewrites history, the way an author revises his books. “Look at this,” says a minister in my
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February 24, 2022
Just a Little Nudge..!
Just celebrated our 40th wedding anniversary a few days ago, which brought back memories of days when I struggled to
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February 23, 2022
Thankful, With a Grateful Heart..!
“How are you Bob?” asked a friend, and before he could say Jack Robinson, or it’s Asian equivalent I had
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February 22, 2022
Choosing Good Friends..!
In my book, ‘DARE’ I have a chapter, ‘Dare to Make and Keep Friends’, but thought that today we could
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February 21, 2022
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict..!
Have just finished writing a play for an Australian company on the Israeli-Palestinian skirmish, and through the script have offered
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February 19, 2022
Don’t Let Them Free..!
“It can’t be done!” “It can! And it will be done!” I insisted looking at the contractor, while sadly staring
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February 18, 2022
Don’t Smile at the Air-hostess..!
As countries open up and we Asians start flying again, I thought it imperative to write this little piece, which
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February 17, 2022
Don’t Woo Prashant Kishor..!
Today, political rallies are all about candidates insulting each other. The days of dignified talk seem to be over, and
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February 16, 2022
Cat’s Milk and Election Promises..!
She greeted me like we were old friends, purring and wrapping herself round my legs, “Hey,” I said, “I don’t
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February 16, 2022
Putty, Paint and Professional Pretense..!
It was a narrow bridge one climbed, from once a lazy station, onto the road above. Elphinstone Road station in
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February 14, 2022