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Lonely after Christmas..!
As the last wisps of Christmas magic dissipated, Kamala felt a familiar pang of loneliness settle in. The tree was
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December 25, 2024
An Indian Christmas..!
Many years ago, a close friend of mine from Jalandhar celebrated Diwali at my home, and we as a family
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December 24, 2024
Hotel Rooms Around the Manger..!
Who had the rooms near the Manger, I wonder? How many occupants did the innkeeper warn about a baby being
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December 23, 2024
Did Peter Wake Up Grumpy?
Why not? It was a chilly winter morning in Jerusalem, and Peter woke up feeling miserable. His body ached, his
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December 22, 2024
The Christmas Spirit..!
A few years ago, maybe it still happens today, transport and traffic police in Mumbai, met taxi drivers to tell
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December 21, 2024
Feel Alive through Silence..!
A few years ago, my wife and I had been to Chicago during winter, and stayed in the basement of
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December 20, 2024
Choose Good Friends..!
In my book, ‘DARE’, I have a chapter, ‘Dare to Make and Keep Friends’, but today I’m not going to
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December 19, 2024
The Neem and the Peepal..!
Ever so often, I hear a branch of the Neem tree outside my window rubbing against the metal awning, and
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December 18, 2024
Trust the Director..!
Something I loved doing and still love, is directing some of the plays I’ve written. But even as I directed
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December 17, 2024
Not Celebrating Christmas..!
Yesterday I sang a quartet piece with a family, who’d just lost their father, a strong powerful bass. The three,
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December 16, 2024
Choirs, Christmas, and the Conductor..!
Have you ever heard choirs, whose melodious voices bring tears of joy into your eyes? As if the windows of
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December 14, 2024
Forever Worried Mothers..!
Something that keeps my wife from having a good night’s sleep is when she hears that one of our daughter’s
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December 13, 2024