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They’ve Not Left You..!
This morning the first piece of news was from a classmate telling me, “He’s gone Bob!” “Who?” I asked. “My
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April 28, 2022
Don’t Be A Parrot..!
Let’s stop being parrots! Years ago, I had a class master who was very fond of dictating notes. That was
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April 27, 2022
My Arm Around You..!
As I see communal tensions slowly, surely and strategically built and religion pitted against religion, I wonder what our role
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April 26, 2022
Monkey Business..!
Went over to see a dear cousin of mine and didn’t find him at home. “Gone to catch monkeys!” said
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April 25, 2022
Cricket, Biden and Ukraine..!
This could happen soon when cricket’s T 20 World Cup begins! “Get me the Pakistan prime minister, I want to
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April 25, 2022
Love and the Angel..!
Was driving by the picturesque sea-link in Mumbai, where couples sit huddled together, all very much in love, when I
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April 23, 2022
Clean Yourself, then the Floor..!
The puzzled chairman entered the precincts of his company, and stared at the peons, clerks, stenographers and other employees, huddled
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April 22, 2022
Professional Cheerleaders Wanted..!
Yes, world over there are huge vacancies for cheerleaders! Even as you see glamorous, good looking girls and boys doing
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April 21, 2022
A Mercedes in a Gutter..!
Many politicians in our country love talking about their humble beginnings, and since most of our country are poor, they
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April 21, 2022
Goin’ Up In Smoke..!
“Want a smoke?” asked my friend Ramesh as we sat in the college cafeteria, many years ago. “No,” I said,
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April 19, 2022
When Asked for Your Honest Opinion..!
“Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend’s forehead..” Chinese Proverb How often we are approached
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April 18, 2022
Improving Our Eyesight..!
The other day while walking in the park, near my house I passed an eighty year old man, who seemed
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April 17, 2022