And during the next elections as different parties promise freebies to the poor, and the same poor people with stars in their eyes jump to claim them, remember it’s your tax money that is being paid in exchan
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DC Pathak IANS Human beings have been given the rare gift of 'discretion' which can be defined as the 'pause' one makes to allow for application of mind before some 'action' was init
Robert Clements“I’ll have another drink,” he told the waiter.“It’s your fourth,” I said.“So you’re good at counting,” he acknowledged.“Don’t you think you’ve had enough?”“I know when
I pressed the horn, stomped on the accelerator, cursed the driver in the next car and nearly shouted at the traffic policeman. “What’s the matter dad?” she asked.“I hate being late,” I grumbled.“D-
Dr John Mohan Razu The planet we live – the earth is bountiful and grandeurs. It is so well intrinsically blended in such ways that we see the connectivity and inter-connectivity within and between eac
Here’s a small story of two brothers who lived side by side in their own farms for many years, until one day, a foolish argument caused a rift between them. This was the first serious disagreement the brother
They came in fancy funeral attire!Friends and relatives in their Sunday best, carefully preserved for occasions like this; a funeral of a young relative!I’d come early, and expected nobody! Because no one had
King Charles! It seems a bit strange to call Charles the king of England, after getting used to addressing Britain’s constitutional monarch as ‘Her Majesty the Queen’, so King it is, and a constitutional
Robert Clements“It’s still a New Year!” sang out the sun as it rose over a sleeping world, “It’s only twelve days old!”And from every tree a collective caw, a chirp and a cheep of joy rose in cresce
Three sparkling white buildings!A guest house with grounds!All housing one hundred and four orphans!And yet I remember when all of this wasn’t ever there, not on the ground nor also in the mind of the founder-
Nimrat KaurPlaksha UniversityData is something we have all heard of but need to learn more about. At times, it is even something that scares us. We are sceptical of data and the possibility that it might lead t
A friend sent me these gems of wisdom penned by a grandpa, and since I’ve become one again two days ago, I thought I’d share them with you all, so have a laugh: Whether a man winds up with a nest egg, or a
Though I have visited and holidayed with family in quite a few of the hill stations, the visit I remember so well was the Rohtang Pass in Kulu Manali. The sudden appearance of the mighty Himalayas, peak after p
On New Year's Eve, most cities in our country have the highest number of policemen on duty. Because this is one night they are supposed to really work, and that’s not about ‘solving’ a crime, but about
It was a strange ride back home one Sunday. The daughters were furious and so was their father; me. Something had happened that we all felt was unfair. “I’ve been insulted,” said my eldest.“It’s
Dr Brainerd PrinceWe have used the image and metaphor of the mountain as a place to do academic work, away from the city. We find ourselves at the foot of the academic mountain. We have identified a real-life p
It could have either been a careless mason, or that the area under the tile was crumbling and had to be broken. And so, broken it was. Not just the area beneath the tile, but the tile also. The mason did his jo
“Can you imagine,” said the elected representative, poking a fat finger into my ribs, “the people want a new bus terminus.”“Yes,” I said, “I’ve heard about that.”“What do we need a bus termi
Today, they’re five years old! And I reproduce what I wrote of them when they surfaced on earth:There’s two young men, twins, who’ve come into my life, and as I hold either one or the other of my daughter
Now, I’m not one to panic over small sounds coming out of nowhere, but these here voices were coming from boots and even a pair of shoes in my room, “Bob, write about us today please!”You don’t disobey
