It should not come as a surprise, if you ask an Indian, which race he belongs to, and he doesn’t know. He will tell you his caste instead. Or better still, their statehood (Delhite, Bihari, Kashmiri). Some of the respondents […] Read More
This year’s A-to-Z challenge posts have a special place in my heart. Inspired by Lizzy Rogers who blogs at Considerings and Yvonne Spence, #1000speak initiative, I have written all these posts from my heart (no brain involved). I penned what […] Read More
Penchant for beauty Praises of Lord Pouring rains, Playing a chord Poem is born Plot reads Pretty girls around Poppies and paddy fields Plough the field Plant the seeds Pure at heart, they Pray for greens Panic strikes Prayers didn’t […] Read More
A blog series on “Compassion” is incomplete without a hail to the healing touch of doctors and nurses. I sometimes wonder, why the sick are called “patient”? Isn’t it be a namer given to the doctors treating them? The patience […] Read More
When Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to the white passengers, not even in her faint dream did she know that a simple “NO” would trigger a revolution. Her act of defiance, and the following Montgomery Bus Boycott are […] Read More
Inhuman are we, Insensate, ruthless and vicious Mercy my lord We defend rape A naked woman lying on the street Intestines lying in a lump outside Mercy my Lord! We propagate honor killing Stone pelting and hanging the lovers Insane […] Read More
“Love” for me, has a wide array of aspects – love which I feel, smile in the loving thoughts, laughing in each others arms, watching the rain together, when my little one kisses me, when I run on the sea […] Read More
This post is written as the eleventh in the series of A-to-Z challenge and a part of #1000speak. My series theme is “Compassion” and today’s thought is based on Being “Kind” to yourself Compassion engulfs facets. Sympathy and humanity for others is a part […] Read More
This post is written as the tenth in the series of A-to-Z challenge and a part of #1000speak. My series theme is “Compassion” and today’s thought is based on “Jaadu ki Jhapppi” (Hindi phrase for Magical Hugs) Jaadu ki Jhappi is a Bollywood concept […] Read More
This post is written as the ninth in the series of A-to-Z challenge and a part of #1000speak. My series theme is “Compassion” and today’s thought is based on “Imperfection” I have just picked the quietest corner possible in the cacophony of my own […] Read More