India is a land of festivals and we witness immense variety of such festivals all though the year but most of these festivals are connected to some religions, castes or regions, though the way such festivals are celebrated has something common about them. Of course, the ‘style’ of these festivals differ from religion to religion. …
Month: January 2015
If there is a will, there is a way.
Some Newspapers in India give an opportunity to the readers to express their views on men and matters through certain columns exclusively meant for this purpose. Most of the articles which appear in these columns are humorous and invariably based on some interesting incidents at home. At times, we are reminded of some funny incidents …
Long years ago…
A couple of books which I borrowed from the Nilgiris library last week still lay on the table unopened and undisturbed. I remember having read them more than a decade ago but when, at last, I took one of them ‘Prison and chocolate cake’ by Nayantara sahgal, Pandit Nehru’s niece or rather Vijayalakshmi Pandit’s daughter, …
Make hay while the Sun shine
Bright and sunny days are here again!. Emerging from cloudy, Misty days accompanied by wind and light rains, the newcomer has retained its basic quality which is Part and Parcel of this hill station especially during the four months called “Winterâ€. And, because of this, the pleasant, blue sky seemed to tell (or warn) us, …
Of facts and …
Of late, we hear ‘distorted’ versions of ancient India’s scientific achivement. But, before we dismiss all such stories as baseless, we have to lend our ears to what our great grandpas had to say about certain unique aspects of Indian “discoveriesâ€. It may appear to be baseless but as pointed out by our grandpas, “ …
It’s Cricket all the way!
I was in a dilemma… To skip or not to skip the pre-lunch hour of the Zoology class. The Zoology professor was watching me and I thought he will be harsh on me if I skip the class. But, fortunately, he called me and said in a sub-dued voice, ” I know what prevents you …