Botanically called as Saussurea obvallata, or the Bramha Kamal as we call it, is a rare sight in it bloomed state. Named after Bramha, the Hindu God of creation, this night blooming flower with a once in a year appearance is said to be an indication of an auspicious event. People in India believe that [...]
“Press the shift key and the * key together. Then press the Space Bar once. Now type out the word BASIC. Press the Return key and then the break key”. Those words were the milk on which I begun my nourishment in to the digital world. The year was 1992. The Gulf war was on. [...]
17 souls lost? More than 130 injured physically, more psychologically? Was this a déjà vu of 7/11? Rewind back 5 years and 2 days. 11/7/2006 the date. 11 minutes 7 bombs, the attack. For them it was a number game. But for the 209 killed, it was the day they didn’t meet their family one [...]
Who says we are a country full of poor. Just look at the vast amount of wealth, and I mean legal wealth owned by individuals without being involved in scams and without having any corporate links. If you have been following the happenings of past few weeks, you will be amazed to know the amount [...]
As the title suggests, it was one summer night. Just one like this one today. The only occupants of out two-storey house were me, my wife and my younger brother. My parents were out on a 15 day long tour, and I was the “Man of the House”. Things were going on smoothly, with we [...]
Today is the Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the Lent period, is a day to express mourning and is a day of repentance in the Christian calendar. Today, Christians all around the world will have their forehead smeared with the sign of cross, made from the ashes of the palm leaves [...]
It’s 8.30 in the night and I am sitting on my front porch, overlooking the road. It’s dark on the road, due to the dim street light. I have switched off the lights on my porch, so it’s like a vantage point for me, offering an unobstructed view of the passing vehicles and people, while [...]
I read this news article in “The Times of India”, and was surprised to know that a compensations equivalent to what are given out in the USA can be got in India. Quite some years back, this swimmer has slipped on a pool floor at a Delhi hotel, and was paralysed waist down. After a [...]