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Tirupati Dupatta and Christmas Cake..!
This year at the Christmas fairs, was it my imagination that made me notice something unusual? Instead of drifting lazily
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No Invite for Rahul..!
No invite for Rahul at the Putin Banquet last week. The news channels buzzed like bees around a honey pot,
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Peace and chalk Piece…!
There was a time when peace meant something beautiful. It meant neighbours chatting at the gate. It meant children playing
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Just an Indigo Thought..!
Chaos reigns in the skies. Delayed flights, stranded passengers, cancelled schedules, and angry crowds waving boarding passes like protest flags.
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Preparations for Christmas..!
There was a time when the first of December arrived with the mellow voice of Jim Reeves singing “Silver Bells”
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Are We Back at School?
How quickly we grow up and imagine we have stopped behaving like children.But all it takes is a little observation
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Not Losing Any Sleep..!
The headlines screamed that the dollar had breached the ninety-rupee mark!  Just a year ago it was around eighty-four rupees
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The Redevelopment Dream..!
There is a magical moment in the life of every old housing society when its tired walls suddenly begin to
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Nothing’s Different This Christmas..!
There’s nothing different this Christmas season. Two thousand years ago a baby was born in a stable, wrapped in cloth,
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Setting Negativity Aside.. !
The Prime Minister spoke a few days ago, standing tall and confident at the start of the winter session, and
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The Malabar Parotta..!
Two days ago, my wife and I took a ride on the metro to the city and had our favourite
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Science, Faith and Language..!
There are times when I wonder how many brilliant minds have been silenced because someone in flowing robes said that
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