Monday, 25 November 2024

Oxygen for the Ailing

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  It was the May of 2021. The second wave of COVID was raging across the country and thousands were dying every day. Even more than the firs...
Thursday, 21 November 2024

A Train to Sangam - The Murphy’s Law on Rails

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     A WDM4, preserved in the National Rail Museum It was the May of 1991. Rajiv Gandhi had been assassinated in Sriperambudur during a publ...
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Tuesday, 19 November 2024

Delhiites Are So Busy Cursing the Smog They Have Forgotten the Joys of Winter.

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Delhiites must think that they are God’s gift to Indians. They enjoy the best civic amenities in the country. Delhi has the best roads, pave...
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Thursday, 14 November 2024

गीता का कर्मयोग - कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते … के आगे

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श्रीमद्भग्वद्गीता के कुछ सर्वाधिक उद्धृत श्लोक हैं: कर्र्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते माफलेषु कदाचन ….. जिसका आशय है कि कर्म में ही तुम्हारा अधिकार है, ...
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Monday, 9 September 2024

The Scenic Railway of Sri Lanka

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One of the most beautiful railway lines in the world is the one on the West coast of Sri Lanka. The line skims the sea coast and is sandwich...
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Thursday, 8 August 2024

A Medal for the Masses

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  (Be my guest, Dear Reader, if you feel offended)   The medal tally in the 2024 Olympics, as I write this, is China (28 Gold, 25 Silver, ...
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Saturday, 20 July 2024

Puja Khedkars of Indian Railways

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There are Pooja Khedkars in all departments and echelons of the government, not only the IAS. In Salem, Tamil Nadu, where I was the Divisio...
Saturday, 6 July 2024

बाल-हत्यारे का निबंध

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खबर है कि पुणे  के  पोर्शाचालक,   पुण्यात्मा , पियक्कड़ , परमेश्वर - पोषित पुत्र ने मास्टर साहब को निबंध लिखकर जमा कर दिया है।...
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