Columns

    Speechless and Silent..!
My voice is playing truant again, and I remember an incident a few years ago, just before a choral concert,
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July 26, 2023
Political Godmen Teachers..!
“Bob!” said the voice at the other end, “You would fit well as the principal of our godmen school!” It
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July 25, 2023
   The Wheelchair..!
These were words I saw in a mosque in Fatehpur Sikri: “The world is a bridge, pass over it, but
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July 24, 2023
Wasted Biceps and Triceps..!
Now, I could be talkin’ ‘bout about any one of the ageing Khans or maybe any other actor: So I
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July 23, 2023
The Right and Left Hand of Giving..!
Have been watching with curious interest my younger daughter’s little baby on its road to discovery: As she slowly starts
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July 22, 2023
A Collector’s Item..!
Many years ago, a young priest told me he was going to do his doctorate. Now, I know that doctorates
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July 21, 2023
Hugs, Rape and Silence..!
The bearded headman and his fat bald assistant looked at each other worried, “I have to travel to other rich
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July 20, 2023
Partying, Prayers and His Presence..!
Something that happens with increasing frequency in a party where everybody is on the floor, swirling and moving passionately to
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July 19, 2023
Escaping the IT, ED and Police..!
Second, to my love of writing is that of public speaking, and I was quite happy when the Madras Rotary
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July 18, 2023
Don’t Keep Sally..!
It was a video clip of a lion, most probably an escapee from a zoo walking freely on a city
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July 17, 2023
The Maturity of Faith..!
Yesterday, at lunch I met a young lady from Manipur, and in her eyes saw sadness, “They have decided to
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July 16, 2023
When You Hear Thunder..!
A few years ago I was talking to my daughter, a student of psychology in Seattle, USA, when through the
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July 15, 2023