I was first introduced to Vinita in the year 2012. She entered with her trunk and occupied the room opposite to my room in the Dingy corridor of the residence hall of the Lady Shriram College (LSR), New Delhi. While most of us had arrived with our parents/relatives being the first day in a hostel; […]
During one solitary vacation, I happened to complete Hermann Hesse’s novel Demian. It is a short read of around 150 pages; it is not the words that are difficult to understand but the thoughts. The reason I emphasize on the word solitary is because, the work of Hesse should be read in solitude as this […]
“Appreciation is a good thing, it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well” (Voltaire) These were the words I said when I was given the opportunity to say the morning Thought For The Day in the morning school assembly. I remember memorizing these words the night before to appear confident. […]
The love affair of me and Al Juffair* began when I was in 6th grade. Juffair is a beautiful city in the island Kingdom of Bahrain. The sea surrounds the enchanting country of Bahrain everywhere.As far as your eyes can take you- only the endless blue sea can be admired. I still remember my teacher […]
I attended my first driving class around 7 years ago. It was a theory class where the instructor taught us the various types of hand gestures that drivers used. Example:- extending hand for right turn or moving the hand in a circular motion for a U-turn etc. I call these hand gestures used by drivers […]
“Again, I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God” (MATTHEW 19:24, LUKE 18) This is one of the most popular Biblical quotations that people interpret as those who are rich do not […]
Almost all the major religions of the world have an element of pilgrimage in it. It is usually for the search of the Supreme One and seeking of a divine connection for its followers. Do we really require a ‘search’? Here are two beautiful stories that I wish to present before sharing my thoughts: STORY […]
The term ‘worship’ originates from the old English word ‘woerthship’ meaning ‘giving back the worth’ or ‘reproclaiming the worth. Usually, the term worship is used in the context of religion or God (or by whatever name you address) and using worship in the true sense of the word seems rather pompous. So, perhaps, in the […]
Just before the summer vacation, she seemed child-like (obviously as I thought it to be childhood), waiting to be told what to do with the backdrop of the terror of examination in her thoughts. Somehow, she was able to squeeze through the so-called most-important examinations of her century – the Board examinations. Finally, the summer-break […]
Recently, I came across what you could call a bizarre story. This is a short story is called ‘Wakefield’ by the author Nathaniel Hawthrone. One fine day (maybe not-so fine), Wakefield decides to absent himself from his life and goes into self-banishment. He tells his wife that he is going on a short trip and […]
