Reflection

Success does not come empty-handed. It comes with bundles of hassles. The first measures of success are how many turn jealous against you; how many friends you lose; how many…

It’s right we’re going through some tough times. It’s right we’re finding it tough to negotiate crisis which plunges the whole world into unprecedented crisis. It’s right we’re taken aback…

In the sudden silence of Ulhas As I sat by the window, alone, And turned the pages of Geetobitan, Songs written, lay littered in monsoon melody, Page after page before…

Time is sometimes hard to cruise by. It is like a proverbial golden goose. Maybe, we expect too much from it. When Time refuses to oblige, we get into first…

It is the time when burning is the order of the day. Smouldering smoke darkens the horizon. The blue of sky reminds the blues of times. The scarred remains provide…

As I was about to enter class eleven science (I am a class teacher) today, I stopped a little. I called my fellow teachers. They hurried over. Time was short.…

I first saw Tapas Pal in his debut film Dadar Kirti long after it was released in 1980. It was a relaxed Sunday noon in early ninety when Delhi Doordarshan…

I cannot say it is a happy time to buy cake, cut it in candle light and decorate a Christmas tree humming some strains from Christmas carol. I cannot say…

I keep on humming this song right from morning today: I am a traveller… I’ve forgotten my home as the world becomes my home. Bhupen Hazarika lends his inimitable voice…

The run-up to Diwali, this year, is far from bright. From, perhaps, all sides, all around the map of India, cyclonic storms are brewing and threatening to run through across,…