Infocus

  • Little Woman..!
    I dont know what the results are going to be tomorrow, with exit polls varying in their proclamations but whatever it is, we in our country will not forget the picture of a small, diminutive woman fighting agai
  • Just Another Woman..!
    She was beautiful! She was Pakistani!She strolled over to where I sat, on the banks of the St Lawrence, just before it rolled into the Great Niagara. May I sit here with you? she asked. Sure, I said and made pl
  • Rise Up and Win..!
    And as Covid lays low, not just lives but jobs and businesses and there is a feeling of despair all around, I decided I would fill todays piece with quotes from those who spoke about failing, getting up and fig
  • No Victory Processions..!
    The three men looked at each other fearfully, We are being called murderers! whispered the chief to the other two, How ever could a court call us that?Next, they may hang us! said the junior of the three, I hav
  • Speed Breaker Psychology..!
    In our country, said the important looking official, from the transport department, the speed breaker is a symbol. Do you know the kind of training the speed breaker makers undergo?No, I said. I thought they we
  • Partnership or Settling Her Down..!
    Bob, please look for a suitable boy for my daughter! said the voice of an old friend of mine on the phone.So your daughter has finally decided to get married? I asked surprised.No, but I want her to settle down
  • Living In A Lousy Place..!
    He was a cheerful fellow, with a wide grin as I came out of the airport. Rough flight? he asked. You bet, I said as I got into his car. I was there to address a group on the role of the press, I looked around a
  • Lockdown Evolution..!
    With the second major lockdown being imposed all over, there is a growing concern among renowned doctors of WHO, which after Donny Trumps frequent outbursts against it is not taken as seriously as they were onc
  • Not Just Fancy Legs..!
    "Doesnt he love showing off his fancy legs!" I said loudly at the park last January. Loud enough for my companions to hear and they sniggered as the bald man in faded white T- shirt and shorts walked by at his
  • Change Your Frying Pan..!
    Every once in a while we see someone with a far of look in their eyes, jaw locked with resolve and face steely with determination. The world laughs as they try to sell some far flung, huge, unimaginable idea. A
  • The little I know of late AM Gokhale, IAS (Retd)
    Dr Viu Meru Dimapur Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician, physicist, inventor, philosopher and theologian is supposed to have said that we should not expect to meet more than one or two honest people in
  • Koffee with Karan and True Beauty..!
    Many years ago I was watching Koffee with Karan and enjoyed him interviewing Rishi Kapoor and wife Neetu. Theirs is a marriage that has lasted quite a few decades and in the film kingdom this is a record of sor
  • Breaking the Chain of Retaliation..!
    I hate her, shes a Pakistani!I stopped in my tracks and glanced worriedly at my Zoom screen to look at who had uttered these words. I saw his face, contorted with rage, and realized I had to not just diffuse a
  • Rallies, Rivers and Regret..!
    Now and then, one hears of the death of an MP or MLA succumbing to Covid-19!As I glance at the small picture that accompanies the newspaper article, I wonder what their last thoughts were as they lay in hospita
  • Political Noise and the Steam Engine..!
    Today, as I listen to the political noise, the talk by rivals, the rabid thrusts, the bluster and blabber, the eyeball looks, and ferocious threats, I think of the steam engine!In my mind, even today, there is
  • Smelly Feet..!
    Whats that terrible smell? shouted the chairman of the board, who was the head of a charitable organization that looked after those in prison. We all wondered where the smell came from, and looked at the odd co
  • Just Being John..!
    I've always been rather fond of John: People said he wasn't good looking but I've seen pretty girls hanging onto him and realized he was quite comfortable with himself, till last evening: "Bob you're not going
  • Are You Losing Diamonds?
    He had worked abroad all his life, and today as he stood with the rest of the family at the wedding of his daughter, he realized he didnt know her at all. He looked at his wife, she looked old and care worn. Sh
  • Armchair Terrorism..!
    Decades ago, I traveled the local trains of Bombay, most often clinging to the sides of the doorway, hanging on for life. Daredevil stunts like this helped me get to my destination on time, maybe a bit dishevel
  • Leaders With Brawn..!
    Maybe you dont know, or just maybe you dont want to read between the lines but with recent pictures of a bare chested Putin flexing muscle, or another talking about the size of his chest, theres a new breed of
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