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The Pickpocket..!
This was a piece I wrote while in college, after being pickpocketed and losing the princely sum of ten rupees.
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November 20, 2024
It Shall Be Well..!
What powerful words, aren’t they? ‘It shall be well!’ Words we utter when full of hope and certainty. But imagine
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November 16, 2024
Realising Our Goodness..!
How often we see a mentally challenged child or one born with other disabilities and wonder how God could be
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November 12, 2024
Loud, Garish Music..!
A very stringent anti-conversion law that will ensure zero religious conversions in Maharashtra will be enacted once the Mahayuti comes
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November 11, 2024
Look Who’s Stupid..!
I enjoyed this imaginary conversation with a fellow who thought that all stupid people should wear a sign saying they
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November 10, 2024
The Breath Of God..!
It was a close friend who sent me this wonderful story, and I thank him for doing so. ‘A few
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November 8, 2024
A Lifetime of Empathy..!
She was young and her eyes blazed with excitement and joy as she looked at me, “I’ve got a first
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November 8, 2024
Stuck in the Basecamp…!
So, here’s the thing: You’ve decided to climb Everest. You train yourself to become agile and fit, buy all the
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November 7, 2024
Look at the Process..!
Something I love doing when on the treadmill every morning is to listen to good talks, and this morning it
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November 6, 2024
Touch them Even If They Don’t Know…!
Was at the funeral of a youngster yesterday, a close friend, who died of a mental disorder. Many spoke at
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November 5, 2024
Education without Educating..!
With many state governments insisting that all students, whatever their marks, get admission in college, I wondered how the colleges
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November 4, 2024
Putting God and Ethics First..!
Whenever I’m called to speak at a Rotary meeting, I am fascinated by the Four Way Test, which Rotarians repeat
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November 2, 2024