Columns

  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
 Get Rich Scams and Us..!
As I read about people who are fooled by online and other scams, I realize that many people try to
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July 28, 2023
Bowling a Maiden Over..!
          If you think our maidens are not into cricket you should hear what happened to my fictitious bachelor friend Prem
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July 27, 2023
    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