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I had a greeting card for the day waiting for me in my e-mail from Emma, Shannon, and Anand. India on the whole is fast adapting to the western customs. It was pretty clear after glancing through the newspaper full … Continue reading →

On this day 53 years ago, we, Yamuna and myself got into this relationship that is the closest and divine as many say it is decided in heaven by Him. Even with the memory failing, I vividly remember the day … Continue reading →

I was shocked when I found a very poor reply from Prabhu Chawla to a question asked by one Rajeev on ‘India Today’ website. He said, “Nitish Kumar is also following policies which help certain castes and not the entire … Continue reading →

Many look at IITs for many reasons. Parents aspire to see IITs as the choicest target to be attempted by their children to get educated. The students start dreaming and preparing for IITs through IIT-JEE as soon as they reach … Continue reading →

According to Anil Kakodkar, Chairman Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary Department of Atomic Energy, currently the nuclear power plants in the country were working at half their capacity nearly of 4,000 MW due to the fuel shortage. The Nuclear Power … Continue reading →

One of India’s most-celebrated tales of parental devotion relates to Sharvan Kumar, the character in the Ramayan. As I came to know recently, Sharvan Kumar died on the banks of a parched, neglected lake in village Sarvan, Unnao district of … Continue reading →

Singhs sitting We saw off on Friday Laxman Singh and his wife, both serious citizens of above 70 years of age. They went for the first time to US to be with their son and daughter-in-law in New York. Rajat … Continue reading →

In Hind Motors’ days, we observed that with general increment made known through the word of mouth, the rikshapullers used to increase the rates, and so did the shopkeepers, particularly vegetable sellers. It never used to be a supply problem. … Continue reading →