Empty bellied Indians, poor and impoverished looked up at the platform, where a pre-election meeting was going to be held. They clutched their caved in stomachs and waited with anticipated breaths as the contes
Sunday, 26th July, 2026
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Bob’s Banter
Even as most of us strive to send our children to either settle in the US or study there, we are slowly developing an anger towards that country. Maybe its because of a visa refusal, and Im not going into anyon
Something Im beginning to hear very suddenly, is the government blaming everything on either Nehru, or Gandhiji, or some previous leader. Its a blame game that doesnt happen only in the government, it happens j
Something I used to do every morning in Chicago, as I holidayed there, was to sit on the porch with a huge jug of coffee and shamelessly sip time away! I enjoyed the fresh air of the beginning of Fall but also
Why me? I cried out, looking up to the sky.It happened many years ago when my wife and I had driven down to the sea side with a group of friends for a holiday. One morning we decided we would go down to the wha
Hi! Hi! Why are you waiting outside? I thought our meeting to lay out my strategy for your party to win elections was taking place inside?Yes, it is, but I thought it would be better if we could meet befor
This morning the first piece of news was from a classmate telling me, Hes gone Bob!Who? I asked.My brother! she said, Im now on a plane, on the way to attend his funeral!How terrible is the finality of death es
Lets stop being parrots!Years ago, I had a class master who was very fond of dictating notes. That was okay by me because it was a lot better than listening to his otherwise very boring lectures. But what got m
He looks so peaceful! is often what we hear when we go to pay our past respects at a funeral! Quite often after hearing those words, I wonder what he or she looked like when they were alive: Harried, worried, t
This could happen soon when crickets T 20 World Cup begins!Get me the Pakistan prime minister, I want to speak to him! shouts Biden.I cant get him Mr President! says his Secretary of State.Why not? asked the Pr
The puzzled chairman entered the precincts of his company, and stared at the peons, clerks, stenographers and other employees, huddled together outside his MDs office. He wasnt too startled as he heard the snig
Yes, world over there are huge vacancies for cheerleaders! Even as you see glamorous, good looking girls and boys doing a professional job inside cricket stadiums and at baseball and football matches, unfortuna
Many politicians in our country love talking about their humble beginnings, and since most of our country are poor, they manage to get votes doing so. I love people who have come up by their bootstraps, but oft
Want a smoke? asked my friend Mohan as we sat in the college cafeteria, many years ago.No, I said, but watched fascinated as Mohan pulled out a pack of twenty from his shirt pocket, lit a cigarette with a flour
"Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.." Chinese ProverbHow often we are approached by someone who wants an honest opinion about his short story, a poem, maybe a decision he has made
The other day while walking in the park, near my house I passed an eighty year old man, who seemed to be walking a tad slowly and pensively, A penny for your thoughts? I asked.Just realizing Im getting old! he
In the realms of heaven, on that first Good Friday long ago, the angels were hushed. They could not believe what they were seeing down below; their Lord and Master, their very God, nailed to a rough wooden cros
Tom came over to my home. He walked with a pronounced limp, dragging his leg behind him, his right hand hanging useless at his side. He sat down, his eyes wet with tears. Why doesnt God heal me? he asked bitter
Sorry folks Im not talkin bout those rejected by their lovers, but Im talkin of we poor writers and the continuous rejection we face as we try to build a career in writing.History is replete with examples of wr
Very often I see people adding one more alphabet to their name, or some other such thing, but heres a magic inscription you should write on your ring, and it will do wonders for you!One day, a king decided to h
