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With patriotism being questioned, sedition being defined and a strange nationalism being the criteria for motherland loyalty, we may have a confused

August 6, 2019

Singing In the Kitchen..!

It’s an old house in the outskirts of Bangalore. I marvel at the fact they have not pulled it down.

August 5, 2019

Pick Up the Baton and Run..!

Quite often I meet people who tell me about what they would have become if they had made some right

August 4, 2019

Why Did I Take the Train?

“Why did you take the train?” asked my friend, as he met me on the platform and stared curiously at

August 3, 2019

The Open Grave..!

’Twas an open grave I passed on my way out of the cemetery: Quite often gravediggers dig graves beforehand and

August 2, 2019

How Dare You..!

A young girl, known to me, wrote to a priest saying very politely that though she respected him, she was

August 1, 2019

Suicide and an Anchor..!

As I read about the suicide of Café Coffee Day’s Siddhartha I realized that slowly but surely, suicides in the

July 31, 2019

Alligator in a Gutter..!

You and I have seen videos of snakes being pulled out of flats and bungalows, but I was pretty astounded

July 30, 2019

Strength of a Woman..!

It’s a strange, sad sight I am seeing as my car overtakes an auto rickshaw: A young couple holding a

July 29, 2019

Your Blade of Grass..!

The skies were dark and a heavy cloud hung over us as we drove on roads that echoed the darkness

July 28, 2019

Love Without Measure..!

The other day I watched a wife look after her disabled husband. He was a surly, grumpy sort who did

July 27, 2019

Government Guilt Trip..!

Was looking at a senior citizen railway ticket the other day, and below the tiny, computer lettering, which only the

July 26, 2019

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