Columns

He Held You As You Fell..!
For many years visitors coming home would stare curiously at a corner of the entrance, where they saw an old-fashioned
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August 9, 2023
When You Go Home..!
And as the bodies of those killed in Manipur waited to be buried, choir after choir sang for the memorial
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August 8, 2023
   Let Peace Begin With Me..!
I still remember a drive through Kentucky when suddenly my eye was caught by miles and miles of stonewalls alongside
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August 7, 2023
   Gandhi’s Amazing Spectacles..!
Indulge me today! I’d like to dream that a rich Indian has purchased Gandhiji’s spectacles and flies home with it
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August 6, 2023
Bringing Mountaintops to the Valley Below..!
A few years ago, in a high-rise building, close to where I live, a mother, who’s married daughter returned to
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August 5, 2023
 Remaining Anonymous..!
For many years I opened the morning paper and stared fascinated at pictures of film stars spending time with cancer
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August 4, 2023
Protest to Protect People..!
As I write this piece, my wife is off to join a protest, “For Manipur?” I ask looking up. “No!”
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August 3, 2023
  When We Show  Mercy..!
My thoughts go to an incident that took place some time ago in the society I live in: A gardener
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August 2, 2023
Anchor and Suicides..!
Since I use the magnificent sea link in Mumbai very often, I was saddened to hear that yesterday another businessman
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August 1, 2023
Shooting the Messenger..!
A few years ago, a news item appearing in Indian newspapers mentioned that people had found out that blankets offered
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July 31, 2023
Fooled by Tiger Statistics..!
Front page headlines of a leading national English daily yesterday carried news that the tiger population had increased by five
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July 30, 2023
Trying to Live Longer..!
A well-meaning reader of my column sent me a video, which speaks very emphatically about books which should have been
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July 29, 2023