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The WhatsApp War..!
Every morning, as the sun peeps over our confused democracy, a silent war begins. Not at our borders, not in
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April 29, 2025
Say Cheers to Our New Leaves..!
The peepul tree that towers over my house and garden had been shedding its leaves with a reckless abandon only
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April 28, 2025
Heroes in Uniform or Just Uniforms?
We’re brought up on Hollywood movies showing brave firemen sliding down poles, racing to their gleaming engines, sirens wailing, and
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April 27, 2025
Living their Judgement Day..!
There was a time, not so long ago, when you could walk into a church and feel the brush of
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April 26, 2025
The Whistle of a Bullet..!
So, this morning while sipping my sugarless coffee (doctor’s orders; doctor being my wife), I kept reading all the horror
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April 24, 2025
Why Terrorists Use Terror..!
It was a gentle morning, the kind where birds sang despite traffic, and the chaiwalla smiled despite inflation. And then—boom!
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April 23, 2025
Climb to Clean, Says the Late Pope..!
The white cassock now lies still. The shepherd’s staff rests. And the world, Catholic or not, pauses to mourn a
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April 22, 2025
The Khaki and Khadi Dance..!
The headline that day screamed across the newspaper and smacked me harder than any police lathi ever could: “Inspector Tukaram
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April 22, 2025
Strengthen Them or Watch Them Crumble..!
It’s becoming an almost daily occurrence now—the news of another young person, full of potential, choosing to end their life.
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April 21, 2025
Is Your Life Worth Keeping?
The Reader’s Digest had a story that’s stayed on my mind. Not because it was dramatic, or tear-jerking, or filled with grand
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April 20, 2025
If Jesus Hadn’t Risen…!
Imagine the scene: A dusty Jerusalem morning, the day after the crucifixion. The city, still buzzing from the spectacle of
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April 19, 2025
Playing With the Constitution..!
Ah, there they go again—the Supreme Court wagging its finger like a stern headmaster at a bunch of unruly students
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April 18, 2025