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Prayer Power or Perturbed Pacing..!
Ever stood outside an ICU? If you have, you’ll know the scene. A husband walking up and down like a
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September 20, 2025
Birthday Celebrations and Democracy..!
A few days ago, newspapers greeted us with full page ads all trying to outdo each other in wishing the
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September 19, 2025
No One to Talk To..!
Many years ago, my secretary, who used to travel by the good old suburban trains of Mumbai, told me stories
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September 18, 2025
Crossover Doctors..!
Let’s start with an imaginary neighbour of mine. One week she was treating patients with tiny sugar globules wrapped in
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September 17, 2025
We Didn’t Shake Hands, Ma..!
There was turmoil in the Mohan household the other evening. The kind that usually follows when cricket is discussed. Not
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September 16, 2025
The Lost Art of Small Talk..!
“Lovely weather we’re having, isn’t it?” There you go — I’ve just started a conversation that would have gone down
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September 15, 2025
A Reason for the Traffic Jam..!
It was just a month ago, I stood at the memorial of the Twin Towers in New York. People streamed
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September 14, 2025
Don’t Associate With Them..!
A few years ago, I attended a function. The choir sang like angels, and the crowd applauded like fans at
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September 13, 2025
Wanted – A Statesman..!
Our political leaders in the ruling party are getting old, and soon we will need younger, dynamic ones to lead
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September 12, 2025
Being Human yet Invisible…!
I opened the paper this morning and there it was—big, bold headlines telling me that Salman Khan had stretched his
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September 11, 2025
Being Your Own Doctor..!
Today’s headline in page fourteen of the Times of India screamed, ‘Many Indians are treating AI as a doctor. And
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September 10, 2025
Behind that Closed Door..!
Yesterday, it was somewhere above the Atlantic Sea, maybe higher, maybe closer to heaven, that I noticed it. A door.
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September 9, 2025