If your father is a great man, then the children are expected to become greater. This is the general understanding and expectation of every parent and the society. But history tells a different story. Consider the following examples: The Ramayana – Lord Rama was one of the greatest mythical personalities. King Dasarath is known as the father of […]
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10. Pursuit of Happiness of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Introductory Note: Who are the most important people of the last One Thousand years, i.e., from 1000 AD to 2000 AD? The phrase ‘important people’ are defined as ‘a person /s who changed the destiny of the world; defined the great stream of human history and altered our perceptions. Let us remember them. ——————- Thomas […]
A PHOTOGRAPHER CALLED PUSHAN!
Anyone who holds an expensive camera is not a photographer! With the advent of phone cameras and selfies, the world has lost its sensitivity towards good photography. The infinite and useless photographs, videos and other content on the social media is but a corroborative proof of lost sensitivity. In this scenario, there exists a photographer […]
WILL SHE RECOGNIZE?
The unnerving question is, if my mother, who I lost 30 years ago, were to come back today will she recognize me? I do not think any mother would recognize her children. Puzzled? I lost my mother to cancer in 1996. When she was 48 years old; and I was 29 years. My father said […]
MEMORIES OF MOBILE NUMBERS
Memory is too short. All good things of life are forgotten by the mind and only the bad & unpleasant things are remembered. This is very sad! I was going through the contact list of my mobile, saw father’s phone numbers. To be honest, I do not remember them. I have already forgotten them! This […]
The Honor of Becoming Parents Parent
“There is a break in the family history, where the ages accumulate and overlap, and the natural order makes no sense: it’s when the child becomes the parent of their parent.” This happens when the father grows older and begins to move as if he were walking through fog – slowly, very slowly, imprecisely. The […]
BACK TO ROOTS – BICYCLE YATRA
I have been dreaming of going back to my roots – my village and back To Hyderabad – on a bicycle for a long time. It is my bicycle yatra – pilgrimage. As I cycled for two days – morning 6:00 AM to 4:00 PM, people looked at me as if they were seeing an […]
My Eternal Summer (2024)
Grief is not a simple and uncomplicated emotion. Sorrow is not few tears! My Eternal Summer explores the hidden depths and complexities of the pain of loss. There are vital contradictions governing life – the world opening up for teenage Fanny, when a formative presence in her life is about to bid her final farewell. […]
FATHER’S PHONE
“Phone No: 9490119XXX. Rs. 1799/- pack expired on 11th October 2024”. Message from AIRTEL company, as received. The above mobile phone number belonged to my father. This number was originally allotted to father by a government telephone service provider named ‘Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’ (BSNL). No government agency works. It came as no surprise to […]
WHO IS SCARED?
One of the Greek philosophers – I think it was Epicurus – said: “If I am, then death is not. If death is, then I am not. Why should I be scared of that which can only exist when I am not? Long-time men lay oppressed with slavish fear”. This was said some 5000 years […]
