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Of travel, slumber and a wake-up call
February 3, 2019, 1:19 PM IST
It was a busy travel – I was to touch five different cities in three days. Lo and behold! There was a call from office and I had to reschedule the itinerary midway. Amidst…
February 3, 2019, 1:19 PM IST
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The holy splash of first love
January 17, 2019, 7:37 PM IST
It was during a recent visit to my home state that we sat together over an evening at a friend’s place. There were six of us. We resumed from where we had left last; and…
January 17, 2019, 7:37 PM IST
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Happy new cheer
January 1, 2019, 3:24 PM IST
Cheers! “This is how we friends mark the end of one year and the arrival of another year. Let us do it differently this time.” What is your New Year resolution? “This is how most…
January 1, 2019, 3:24 PM IST
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Winter is coming
December 20, 2018, 10:16 AM IST
Relaxing on a Sunday evening with an old friend at my place, and enjoying a sizzling cup of Kashmiri Kahwa, studded with saffron and finely sliced almonds, I made an unintended utterance, “Winter is coming.”…
December 20, 2018, 10:16 AM IST
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Me, mullah and a glass of juice
December 2, 2018, 3:41 PM IST
It was a tired evening. I was about to call it a day when a colleague from another officer arrived, at an unexpected time for me. She looked as drained out as I was. I…
December 2, 2018, 3:41 PM IST
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Titanic
November 22, 2018, 1:16 PM IST
A walk into nostalgic pastures of one’s life brings to surface many a strange memoir – pleasant as well as unpleasant, funny as well as serious and of course, fanciful as well as truthful. I…
November 22, 2018, 1:16 PM IST
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Eye of the Storm
November 10, 2018, 11:57 AM IST
On the pre-Deepawali evening, I was with the family members, out for festival shopping in a well decorated and crowded market. To take a phone call, I stepped outside the showroom. The caller had granted…
November 10, 2018, 11:57 AM IST
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‘Dear’ Death
October 29, 2018, 7:13 PM IST
I was travelling to take a session on Values for the newly joined executives in my organisation. These musings were born in the car when I was scrolling through the weekly news update. The two…
October 29, 2018, 7:13 PM IST
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Skeleton of faith
October 29, 2018, 3:53 PM IST
The last few months have been transformational in the timelines of the Indian culture. The Supreme Court judgements on Sabarimala, triple talaq and Section 377 have shaken the backbone of many custodians of culture. Traditions…
October 29, 2018, 3:53 PM IST
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Jai Data di
October 9, 2018, 11:20 AM IST
It was a pleasant Sunday morning as sudden downpour provided much-needed relief from the soaring mercury in the Capital. The showers invited me to take a bath in the rain. As I moved to the…
October 9, 2018, 11:20 AM IST
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