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Still Carrying Your Child?
Everyday I watch as a very thin mother carries her school going child to the bus stop. “Can’t she walk?”
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January 23, 2020
How To Be Secular..!
Many in our country are afraid of being called secular. Does it mean anti Hindu, anti Muslim, does it mean
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January 22, 2020
Never Too Old to Dream..!
I’d always wanted to start my own advertising firm, and when I set it up a few years ago, many
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January 21, 2020
The Army and Abide With Me..!
A few years ago, I had the privilege of being the MC for the annual Navy Week in Mumbai, and
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January 20, 2020
Politicians: The Best of The Worst..!
As our newspapers are filled with more and more politicians waiting to be heard, here are a few witty words
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January 19, 2020
Faith, Family and Fearlessness..!
Nearly a decade ago, my dear friend, Father Lancy Pinto fr om St Xavier’s, allowed me to interview his mother
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January 18, 2020
Cutting Off Tongues..!
I looked at the banners I was making: We want Freedom of speech! We want Freedom to Speak! We want
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January 17, 2020
Looking At Old Photos.!
We all love looking at old photos don’t we? We show our set of old snaps to all and sundry,
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January 16, 2020
Senior Citizens Are Not Senior Enough..!
Very often nowadays I hear people I know quite well, exclaiming they are senior citizens. It’s as if they have
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January 15, 2020
Experience Silence and Feel Alive..!
The other day when I went onto the treadmill, I was asked why I didn’t play music while exercising and
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January 14, 2020
Living On A Lie..!
As I saw pictures of the nineteen floor illegal buildings in Cochin being brought down after the Supreme Court ordered
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January 13, 2020
How Do You Walk?
An old priest once stopped me and said, “I would love to meet your dad!” “Why?” I asked laughing, “I
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January 12, 2020