Here we are then, the IPL has got firmly embedded in our collective and individual consciousness. Daily routines are configured now to cater for the timings. Time to get updated on some lesser-known aspects
Sermons, Soliloquys, are an awful Bore!
Since we don’t know why we are here
Let’s do what the the Heaven we like,
Let’s Think Again
Impatience they say, now holds sway
Impatience will bring forth gains,
I C B M's
You see, I C B M’s, as the much-touted
One Man, One Woman, That is All
When life’s no more than each breath we take,
Than the days and nights that we call the past,
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The Truth of Nothingness
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India’s China policy is defensive and lacks clarity
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