When I looked out of the window I could tell it was raining. Not heavily but a gentle constant drizzle. Enough to turn the tarmac wet and make the runway look unusually black. In contrast the gr...
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“It’s time you wrote something serious” Rashmi suddenly pronounced. We were at Ricks attending a friend’s birthday bash and Rashmi’s comment took me completely by surprise.

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I never know what to say when I’m asked to give a speech. So last week when Amity International School invited me to their Independence Day function I accepted on condition that I would not have...
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I can’t claim to receive a lot of letters from readers of these sentiments. Probably most of you don’t think the contents are worth commenting upon. Perhaps that also means you don’t have s...
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“How often do people tell you the truth?” I was asked the other day. My interlocutor was a young twenty year old sophomore from Jamia Millia. He was a guest on The Big Question, our tuesday n...
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"What's the most irritating thing that's ever happened to you?" the young lady asked. It was a casual question at a casual encounter but it brought back memories long forgotten. It's strange...
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I often regret doing things I should not have or not doing things I should have but only rarely am I pleased about a decision to avoid something that I was, to the last moment, tempted to attend....
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There’s something about the title General that puts people on their guard.  Whilst kings and princes are held in awe and professors and doctors treated with respect, Generals are fear...
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The strangest things can happen in India and one of them will happen tomorrow morning very possibly as you quaff your cornflakes or bite into your toast.  In Agra, in a room overlooking the...
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