A thing of beauty is a joy forever! That was my immediate reaction when we arrived at the mesmerizing spot…call it a beach or a harbor or an aerodrome! The history and geography of that place was none of my concern at that time when nature outdid everything that resembled a megacity. Of course, I …
Month: June 2012
My impatient mind!
The reading room attached to the library was crowded. The Sunday visitors were on the ‘rampage’. The tables were almost empty. But, when I was about to leave, one of the readers put down a magazine. I picked it up, not because it was very interesting. It contained a couple of political articles and a …
Birds of the same feather
There was a commotion out there… some sort of ‘ethnic clash’. The affected party raised an alarm even as the opponents inflicted pain on them. But that was all; quite a few landed at the spot from nowhere in response to the alarm. The counter attack was in full swing and the ones who started …
International Children’s Festival… something for elders too!
It was like summer showers in Ooty when natives and the tourists jump for joy as they rush towards nature’s canopy provided by trees. On one such occasion, when I was on my way to my house with the borrowed umbrella in my hand, I could see some students from the plains dancing to a …
Waves make the difference…
“Sunset and the evening sky… sunset and…†My mind kept on repeating these words as we were on our way to the beach, close to the Stanley park. In the good old days, a visit to the beach was a daily affair during summer holidays and the picture was almost clear on the mental canvass …