Columns

Trapeze Artist Dies, Psychologists Called..!
It was a tragic evening in Bautzen, Germany. A twenty-seven-year-old trapeze artist, flying through the air, missed her hold and
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October 2, 2025
Gandhi Jayanti, Dasara and Democracy..!
Today has two celebrations—Gandhi Jayanti and Dasara—both point us to the same lesson: the fight for freedom and the triumph
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October 1, 2025
Eight Minutes Late..!
The bus was supposed to arrive at 6:15. It turned up at 6:23. Eight minutes late. Eight minutes in which
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September 30, 2025
Behave Like Winners..!
It’s been a strange spectacle, isn’t it? Eleven men in blue who carry the hopes of a billion people on
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September 29, 2025
Manipulator or Master Builder..!
Yesterday, at an AGM, I saw a liar and manipulator being destroyed. Not with drama, not with sirens or headlines,
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September 29, 2025
A Wet, Marked, Used Bible..!
This morning, while sitting in my little garden, I opened my Bible for my usual quiet time. The birds were
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September 27, 2025
Your Taxes-Our Re-Election Fund..!
Today, as I opened the morning paper, my coffee nearly turned cold. There it was, staring me in the face—Bihari
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September 26, 2025
Three Young Men..!
This morning, as I sipped my coffee and scanned the news, I nearly spilled my hot brew. There on the
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September 25, 2025
Don’t Want to be a Doctor..!
The newspaper headline stared at me like an unblinking eye: “Boy with 99.99% ends life on day of departure to
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September 24, 2025
Very ‘Positive’ Talks..!
Today nothing serious okay, just a fictitious tale! Ruby and Jai met in New York. Ruby’s country couldn’t care less
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September 23, 2025
Swadeshi and My Maruti 800..!
There’s something about the word Swadeshi that makes the chest swell and the voice quiver with patriotism. We picture Gandhi
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September 22, 2025
Visas, Tariffs and Doing Unto Others..!
I sat this morning and saw headline after headline of India and Indians being targeted abroad. In America, Trump’s tariffs,
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September 21, 2025