The Supreme Courts disquiet over mounting vacancies in high courts and tribunals… reveal a dangerous divide.. TOI Editorial, 11th August 21We are always hailed as the largest democracy in the world!But are we
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I stopped and stared in shock. Those around me also stared, but they were not looking at what I saw, they were looking at me. Whats wrong? asked a friend.How could this happen here? I asked.We were in Manhattan
The only constant thing in our lives is change!The winds of change blow through our life, sometimes gently, sometimes like a monsoon storm. We hate being disturbed from our resting places – and having to move
The observation by an Indian Chief Minister a few years ago, degrading a former Miss World while commenting about her lack of beauty is disgusting and disturbing. According to this very knowledgeable man, she d
So often when we are hit, we feel we have to hit back with the same weapons. But we should learn to fight back with the instruments of peace instead and bring in beauty where violence exists.At 4.00 pm on May 2
Many years ago, just out of my teens I read two books that really changed my life. One was The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale and the other was Think and Grow Rich by Dale Carnegie.In those
Members of the Olympics Committee sitting in Tokyo, looked tiredly at each other, Handling all the complaints makes me wonder whether its worth the trouble of actually having these games! said the Chairman, as
Its a suspicious world we live in now. If we dress different, we people are wary, so much so that a political leader remarked, I know whos behind our political turmoil because I can recognize them from their cl
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have Gautama BuddhaWith a disgruntled look on his face, Kumar got into his car as his driver opened the door. He remembered when the c
With lethal, bludgeoning, battering blows, that make sickening thud as wooden stick meets soft, beautiful head, proud father lands each blow on his beloved daughter. Limp eyes look up with horror, as very hands
At this very moment, there are more selfies being taken than cameramen or professional photographers taking pictures! Two months ago, while walking down the streets of New York I found selfie sticks being sold
Poor Mirabai Chanu! What a weight rested on her, as one point three billion pinned all their hopes on her weight lifting shoulders!What a shame, that we, with the worlds second largest population, are still tra
It was a huge ad in the newspaper, not just a page, but two; it showed pictures and prices of scores of items that were going at a discount. There were beard trimmers going at two hundred and forty nine bucks,
Twas just before the Covid wave a friend called, Ive got tickets for the IPL matches, want to come Bob? You crazy? I asked him, Ive got my old TV and where else can you watch 18 balls being bowled per over
This happened before Covid shut schools down.The call came while I was out. Please come and hear your song. It was the headmaster of a school. He had asked me some time ago, to write the school anthem and I had
Quite often I see an apology in the newspapers for some news item wrongly reported, or see a lawyer movie where the slick lawyer says, Im sorry your honour! But in both cases, I know it was either the fear of l
Its a small showpiece dagger I hold in my hand, a present from the Mayor of Batangas in the Philippines, when Id visited the country many years ago. He was a young mayor and I heard quite a gangster and war lor
Its a small showpiece dagger I hold in my hand, a present from the Mayor of Batangas in the Philippines, when Id visited the country many years ago. He was a young mayor and I heard quite a gangster and war lor
My wife, a medical doctor, is quite strict about the sweets I am allowed to have, and when she does give me permission, laughs as I take it, sit on my favourite rocking chair, and relish the delicacy!Why are yo
Watching movies centred around old kingdoms, kings and courts, one is intrigued by the role played by courtiers who surround the king, or the ladies in waiting, bowing and curtsying a queen!But, their role was
