As I glanced at the papers today, all of them mentioning different leaders in our country, I came across some thoughts by Steve Goodier on leadership, and added some of my own. But I want you to read it even as
Saturday, 24th January, 2026
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Bob’s Banter
On a visit to a physiotherapist, an exercise she prescribed for a painful right shoulder was the putting of my left arms against my right.“Clasp both your palms together and push against each other.” She sa
He’s gone now, to the great beyond, but many years ago, as I returned from my walk, I used to find a slightly oldish man waiting for me, his back bent, body trembling with Parkinson's, but eyes staring eagerl
As I bid farewell to the masons, carpenters and electricians and the last of the construction workers after they had repaired my old house, in the process carrying away three lorry loads or more of debris, I wa
‘Be secular: Supreme Court on PIL for ban on parties with religious link’ TOI, 1st Feb“What’s the news in India?” asked my American friend, as I read an Indian newspaper in an airport in America.“A
Mornings are coffee time, and a time, which I spend most conscientiously brewing the concoction to perfection! Quite a few of my friends, knowing my love for the brew, send me packets of the pod from all over t
Once while conducting a workshop on ‘Purpose and the Job’ a participant stopped my talk and asked me, "I am a senior manager of a materials department and joined this organization twenty five years ago as a
Was sitting in my garden this morning, when I was struck by the sheer beauty all around, the joy the different shades of green gave out, and looking more closely realized how the leaves of the different plants
“Forward, the Light Brigade!Charge for the guns!” he said.Into the valley of DeathRode the six hundred.“Forward, the Light Brigade!”Was there a man dismayed?Not though the soldier knewSomeone had blunde
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
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
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
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
