Astrology is Science?
Here is an interesting train of thought I hopped on to, based on a really short discussion I had with my wife recently. She was studying something related to statistics and toldRead More…
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A dip in the sea
Continuing the tradition, I became an ‘Extreme Specialist’ on July 2, 2006 when I bungee jumped into the sparkling green waters of the Mediterranean Sea. This one was higher, faster and more exhilarating.Read More…
A soldier’s journey
A short poem originally written by me around Mar 1998 Fallen on an old ragged hatch,Bearing the pain for all he had to fetch,The mother’s joy, the mother’s pride,For his land, heRead More…
Inspired in a Bombay local train
There are many moments in life when something beautiful is eagerly brought into your head by your eyes and the brain just ruthlessly flicks it off its surface only because it wasRead More…
A giant leap for my kind
This time I am in Cyprus at a place called Ayia Napa. It’s supposed to be the place where the day begins at midnight. Its tourist season and people from all over the worldRead More…
My near death experience
I was standing on a small metal platform. Along with me was a stranger striking a friendly conversation with me in a very reassuring voice. He was asking me my name andRead More…
Full circle
This is not a story of love. Nor is it a tale of war. Its just my story with both in it. I was feeling hollow that day. I was going toRead More…
The man from Jhumritalaiyya
Jhumritalaiyya? Wow! Did such a place really exist?? I used to think it was just a convenient no-place for script writers of yore. I was reading a reply for the mail IRead More…
Enter the déjà vu
“Hi guys, I am Aarti. And I would be your Communication Skills teacher apart from being your class teacher. My first job would be to appoint a class prefect. C’mon! Volunteers please.”Read More…
Another amusing love story
Of the many ways in which people fall in love, I happened to witness two which were highly amusing if not weird. Here is the other one. This category is what IRead More…