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Feb 223 min read

My best friend is Abbas, a Muslim.

One can easily be misled by media hype and vested interests who have much to gain by painting a very bad image of all Muslims. One can...

Jan 3, 20231 min read

Friend and Best Friend

We give little when we give of our possessions but we give much when we give of ourselves. A true friendship is even more precious than...

Aug 25, 20211 min read

Relations with America can only be either dangerous or fatal.

It is difficult to fathom what America thought and why it acted in the way it did, when it went into and then suddenly pulled out of...

Jun 13, 20214 min read

My Female Roommate

To escape persecution by the Burmese military junta, our family of 8 had returned to India as refugees in 1964. Those were difficult...

Nov 15, 20201 min read

If it's not for money, then why do you write?

A friend asked me, "If it's not for money then why do you write?" It would be foolish to say that 'money is not important' but can that...

Oct 14, 20202 min read

Who is a friend?

"Everyone is the other and no one is himself." ~ Martin Heidegger Living in society, means to be pressurised by the masses to behave in a...

Feb 20, 20203 min read

A master’s farewell Letter

"If God, for a second, forgave what I have become, and granted me a little bit more of life, I would use it to the best of my ability. I...

Nov 8, 20191 min read

The Art of Conversation ~ Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

It seems we have lost the art of conversation. Here are some golden guidelines followed by Former President of India - Dr. APJ Abdul...

Jun 7, 20192 min read

There is more to life, than ...

Conversations about stress and de-stressing, seem to dominate our lives. To talk about stress has become a fashionable but necessary...

May 14, 20191 min read

Not everyone who helps us is a well wisher.

Watch this video : Drongo Bird Tricks Meerkats | Africa | BBC Earth Facebook - Twitter - linkedin - SikhNet #bird #cheat #Drongo #friend...

Oct 29, 20182 min read

My children are not my friends

During a visit to Kolkata, my cousin Raja, a deep and wonderful man, asked me, "How would you describe your relationship with your...