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Street dogs are not all that bad. This I learnt yesterday. This is how I learnt my lesson: We were going to the hospital for my Mom’s check up. I had to withdraw some money from the nearby ATM. A couple of dogs sat there blocking the door. I was ...

It has been sometime since I have told you regarding the situation in our building. Today, I will be talking about a ‘Toh’ game that is being played here. Every now and then Our Lady of Intolerance, her family and others in our building, who are not known to us, ...

Mom is the best cook in the world! Yes, my Mom is. But I do go to the kitchen to cook and get coffee. In the mornings, while making coffee I often look outside the kitchen window. During these times I have seen a cloth hung on the underside of ...

Board exams can make some students shake with fear! Some pass through them like a breeze. Today due to the presence of internet and a lot of awareness about problems like leaked question papers and examination stress, help is available. There is another issue that needs to be considered – ...

Nafrat ki lathi todo, lalach ka khanjar phainko zid ke peeche mat daudo…Poorab, Paschim, Uttar, Dakshin walon mera matlab hai. Mere desh premiyon aapas mein prem karo desh premiyon… – sang Mohd. Rafi Sahib in Desh Premi in 1982. After all these years, the message is still relevant in the ...

Like Bollywood artistes have several memories associated with their movies, I have some associated with the people I have met. One of them is Kavita Krishnamurthy. Kavita like most of us know is the singer who sang, Bijli girane main hoon aayi… and Tu cheez badi hai mast mast… I ...

Though Hindu Brahmins, we believed in Christianity also, thanks to my Mom’s upbringing. Besides, I did my M.Sc. from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai. I would send Christmas cards to the Botany department and the HOD. But we never celebrated Christmas with the fervor we do now. An incident changed our ...

Once again it is that time of the year when Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas or Good Ole Santa comes down from his abode in the snowy lands and give us the gifts we asked for and even not asked for. This year A Journalist Reveals wishes for health, wealth and ...

Today is the birthday of late music director Naushad Sahib. He was one of the last icons of the old tradition – making music for lyrics rather than the other way round. And he would form his songs around Hindusthani Ragas. The first and only time I was in touch ...

It is my favouritest singer Mohammad Rafi Sahab’s birthday today. And it is the right time that I am reminded of his song Mere desh premiyon aapas mein prem karo… because it is not only the Christmas Eve today, but also the month of Rajjab going on and also Poornima ...