There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice… Poetry is a form that shimmers between fact and fiction, a world of suggestions that does not allow one to settle into certainties… The judgements of God are seldom so ambiguous as those of the men who say …
Mobility is a bit broken, isn’t it? I mean, it shouldn’t take so much to ferry people from point A to point B. Yet, mankind has yet to solve this puzzle – they have been at it from a hundred years now, and things are just getting more and more complicated. It started with gasoline-powered …
Is there a God? Are there many Gods? Who writes our destinies? Are they even written? Or does life play out in it’s own way and then we die, never to be seen or heard of again? Do we come back? Even if we do, how would we know? What lies beyond the Universe? Science …
The worldwide lockdown due to COVID-19 resulted in an unexpected benefit – cleaner air, clearer skies, and marked decreases in pollution levels. The Ganga was visibly cleaner, so were the canals of Venice. Delhi’s notorious air quality saw remarkable improvement. There were sightings of wildlife on the streets of Chandigarh, reduced vehicular traffic resulted in …
Fall down seven and get up eight, that my friend, is the way to be. For life throws more than just a punch or two and maybe one more than you can dodge, It may hit you square in the jaw, and before you know it, you are floored. Lying there, rubbing your chin, head …
Malgudi days. To a late 80s- early 90s kid, it brings back sweet memories – Master Manjunath as Swaminathan, the oh-so-familiar beginning credits music, the adventures, the innocence, the sketches by R.K. Narayan…everything about this series was pure gold. And so when a restaurant called Malgudi opens up in Dubai, you would expect it to …
Kids interact in the most wonderful ways. I observe a lot when my son is around other kids – the dynamics of their (sometimes non) interaction says a lot about us as a species. He used to respond much faster to new infants when he was an infant himself, but now is a bit guarded …
My son loves dinosaurs. Until they only appear on TV that is. Anyways, I never thought that toddlers would love Dinos of all things. I mean cute cuddly animals yes, but prehistoric lizards baring their teeth and making frightening noises? NAH. Nevertheless, he has two that keep him company, and occasionally the sounds they make …
A while back, I had an interesting conversation on my (not so frequent) visit to my hairdresser. My barber, oh sorry, ‘hairdresser’, was in a jovial mood that day. Turned out that his mom was coming for a visit, and so he had taken a leave for two weeks. Also turned out that he was …
Can you guess the most eaten vegetable in the United States? Well, I can safely say that whatever you guessed, was wrong. The answer, and winner by a wide margin, is the French fry. It accounts for a quarter of their entire vegetable intake. And if this surprised you, try guessing the second most consumed …
