Category Archives: Reflections
Oh Christmas!
One more Christmas is over. Santa came with the Carol group from the local church. I was amused by Santa’s antics and watched him as he danced and swayed with his stick in his hand, while the carol group sang … Continue reading
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Unsafe journeys
On a night train journey from Kerala to Bangalore, a few months before. The girl who sleeps in the other upper berth of my compartment screams shortly after midnight, breaking the uneasy sleep that I always have during train journeys. … Continue reading
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Freedom
We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts , foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is … Continue reading
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Black! Beauty?
One of my best friends got married today. I could not attend the wedding. I had been working hard the past week and I could not bring myself to travel 500 kilometers in a train to attend her wedding. I … Continue reading
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A drop to fill a pot
The Night Rain, with her Crying and laughing, Weeping, and unceasing Lamenting, swaying her Long hair, like a crouching Young mad woman. … The Night Rain, In those old Nights of privilege, The one who made me laugh, Covered me … Continue reading
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Truth alone triumphs!
“There are few nudities as objectionable as the naked truth” – Agnes Repplier ‘Satyameva Jayate’. So reads our national motto. Truth alone triumphs. But are all truths meant to be told? And that too in public? This is not a … Continue reading
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