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Herding Corporators into a Resort..!
There is something profoundly touching about the sight of elected representatives being escorted to a luxury resort, not for a
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Welcome Back..!
There are moments in life when history, geography and blood pressure converge at one small counter. One such moment happened
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How Great Is Our God..!
As I wrote Tsippy’s Story and watched it inch its way toward publication, I found myself forced to include a
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Thick Chains We Cannot See..!
As I walk through New York, I notice the dogs. They stride along the pavements, chests puffed out, tails swinging
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Learn to Repair, Not Replace..!
My first car was a 1959 Fiat. When I bought it, it was already old enough to qualify for senior
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Clapping for Scraps and Titbits..!
I must confess, the headline made me pause. It announced with great fanfare that Indians will no longer need a
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How Beautiful, the Snow..!
I watch from my window in the Pocono Mountains as the snow begins its slow descent. It does not fall.
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Shutting Down a City..!
A political leader and Rajya Sabha member from Mumbai has proudly announced that his party can still shut down Mumbai
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Let Your Yay be Yay..!
How often we swear. Not just casually, but dramatically. On our mother’s grave. On our own life. And when all
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Honour and Monkeys..!
In the last two centuries, more people have died due to wars than at any other time in recorded history.
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It Won’t Stop at 69..!
Sixty-nine candidates elected unopposed! Just like that. No ballot papers warmed by human fingers. No queues outside schools. No indelible
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Sleepless World Leaders..!
World leaders, ladies and gentlemen, have officially stopped sleeping. Not because of climate change or inflation, but because sleep has
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