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The relative comfort
It has been a long time, a couple of years to be precise. The reminder on FB of a post from last year brought the memory back. It was late in the evening and I was waiting at a bus stand. If my memory serves me right, It was raining as well. After a long…
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Every bud has to blossom
I see him nearly every day, at the tea stall collecting and cleaning all the used tea glasses, giggling with his acquaintances or going about calmly and seriously with his work. Appears to be all of 10 or 12 years, lean frame, not so maintained face and lost eyes. A sense of helpless feeling grips…
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Stuck being a Draft
“You need to click on the send button. Unless you want it to remain as a draft, with the content known only to you.” I in jest remarked at a colleague who was contemplating for quite a good time after drafting an email. As I looked back at my screen, my eyes fell on the…
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Heroes , and the narratives which define them
Browsing through YouTube, came across the video of Shashi Tharoor’s debate in regards to British Colonization. One of the many aspects he spoke about was the Bengal Famine during WW II and the response of Winston Churchill in respect to his officers in India asking for the supplies for the famine-hit region instead of stocking…
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Life beyond faith in God.
The concept of God has been an experiment since childhood for me. Thanks to the ever-changing beliefs of my father in pursuit of exploring the idea of God and faith, I have been exposed to various belief systems including Hinduism, Christianity, non-religion etc. The good part of all this has been that my dad was…