Banish the Blues

Banish the Blues

Banish the blues – Why blow a fuse? Happy or morose, The choice is yours.

Donald Trump 2.0: How will it impact India, Pakistan and China

Recall Trump’s televised speech from Fort Myer, Arlington (Virginia) on August 21, 2017, sternly warning Pakistan to stop sheltering and exporting terror. But Pakistan never stopped and America signed a Pakistan-scripted peace deal with the Taliban. 

Sustainability

Sustainability is the “pet” word today
Yet, no one has the faintest clue

The Paradox of Obscurity

Why am I not a known name? 
Does obscurity bring me peace of mind? 

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Adieu K.R. Gouri, 'Iron Lady' of Kerala and inspiration to women leaders

Gouri Amma had a mind of her own and always lived life on her own terms which did not go down well with the patriarchal society in Kerala 

The Virtues of A Rose Elude most Thorns, sadly

Enmity and Jealousy both see Virtue as a thorn

Can’t take life seriously

Hold the hand of Silence

Be Sensible, Say Merci Beaucoup

Wear your mask, keep your distance, be Sensible

Ne l’oublions pas (Lest we forget)

All was ablaze, bizarre the scenes

Why India's Covid battle is making the rich-poor gap starker

Obviously, when the gap between availability and requirement of facilities is so huge, there would be a tendency among the rich to buy them at any cost, whereas others like politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, judges, journalists, etc are going to ‘buy’ the same facilities by peddling their influence

I Wonder

Is it wiser to remain the fool that you are

Take Heed, O Lord, Thou Art Yourself in Danger

Things, O Things, all cluttered around

In stay-at-home time, a low-cost air-conditioning system that needs no electricity

In these times of the COVID-19 pandemic when the air pollution and temperatures in the cities are increasing and more and more people and families are forced to stay inside their homes during the lockdown, they need to have a comfortable stay, especially in hot summer months

Time, the Resident Infidel

What is Time, I often wonder

Academic life facing the brunt of the pandemic

The ongoing second wave of coronavirus has hit India with much greater fury than before. It’s a nightmare come to reality with the number of cases soaring to over 400,000 dail

The Dance of Democracy, When it’s Ugly

People, like those who like true Democracy

Tagore the universal man: A tribute from Trinidad

Tagore the universal man had conceived of a world where man would be integral to nature and where cosmogony would find moorings in the full soul force, a world where cultures would talk, integrate and assimilate and where the creative impulse of man would unfold and seek fulfillment in merging with infinite consciousness

Dame Fortune is a Fickle Mistress

Do not pluck flowers from my garden

Conquest

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