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No breaking news please..

On my way back from a vacation in Gangtok last year, my son kept asking the same question ‘will the plane crash’ ? I tried to allay his fears to best of my abilities – that thousands of plane fly each day, its the safest mode of transportation, planes are strong, pilots are very good – but he was not convinced. ‘I saw a plane crash on TV’ continue reading No breaking news please..

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A little bit of ‘thank you’ in my life…

Few days ago in the gym, I met an extremely upset man, an Indian but having lived abroad for many years. The reason – he felt that one of the gym instructors did not say thank you to him – when he allowed him to use the hair dryer before him. The guy went on and on for close to 10 minutes, and many of us around him found it quite amusing. continue reading A little bit of ‘thank you’ in my life…

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Mujhko bhi to ‘lift’ Kara de…

 

If there was ever a ranking for elevator (lift) etiquette, India would figure right at the bottom.

It’s a pain to catch the lift in the morning at the office. There are many who would get onto the lift from ground floor irrespective of whether it’s going down (towards basement) or up (which is the actual destination for these guys). continue reading Mujhko bhi to ‘lift’ Kara de…

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आजकल ज़रा जल्दी में है ज़िन्दगी

आजकल जरा जल्दी में है ज़िन्द्गगी
पलक झपको और वो चली
पहले थोड़ा थम के थी ये चलती
हंसती, रोती, कभी मुस्काती, ठाहके लगाती
continue reading आजकल ज़रा जल्दी में है ज़िन्दगी