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Mama Hear My Cry..!
T’was a few years ago that a short bent old lady climbed up to my office and plonked herself in
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November 23, 2019
The Refiner’s Fire..!
A group of women were praying for one of their friends who though a spiritual and religious person was going
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November 23, 2019
Hide Your Marksheets…!
Many years ago, while doing my undergrad, my professor called me to his room, “With what you write and how
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November 21, 2019
‘I Have A Rottweiler!’ He Said Angrily..!
It was the sound of my gate opening. I rushed out and stopped the young lad from Jio who had
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November 20, 2019
Perfection is Pure-fiction..!
Was hardly two weeks ago, when I’d flown down for the memorial service of a dear friend, that as I
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November 19, 2019
Keep the Fizz Going..!
So often we are excited to begin a new task or project or assignment and we start off with a
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November 18, 2019
You Kissed a Man?
The other day a man was telling me about the number of affairs he’d had after marriage, and as he
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November 17, 2019
Fear and the Mumbai Sea-Link..!
Many decades ago while in my teens I loved taking the double- decker bus from the city, run up the
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November 16, 2019
Death and the Cigarette..!
“Twenty-one days!” said my friend to me. “What’s with the numbers?” I asked, “You fasting or something?” “No! I haven’t
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November 15, 2019
The Girl On The Swing..!
It was Children’s Day! She walked just ahead of me in the park. I guessed she must have been around
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November 14, 2019
PMC Bank and a Clever RBI..!
Have been watching the debacle of the PMC Bank which is the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank, and how the
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November 13, 2019
Know Your God..!
The problem with the new airport in Mumbai is that every time you visit, there’s been a change, and this
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November 12, 2019