TIRED GODDESS – Dr. POORVA TIWARI

TIRED GODDESS – Dr. POORVA TIWARI

Have you ever seen a tired goddess? I have seen one. It was a chance meeting. On 29th November, 2024 I went to have lunch at the Taj Mahal Hotel (TMH) Abids, Hyderabad. This is one of the landmark hotels and places at Hyderabad. The food here is heavenly and has high hygiene standards. After […]

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‘THE DARZI – WITH DIFFERENCE’

‘THE DARZI – WITH DIFFERENCE’

It was during my student days in Delhi, I saw this shop in Kamala Nagar, Delhi. Kamala Nagar (students used to call ‘K Nags’) is exactly behind Delhi University. After classes many students used to go to Kamala Nagar market, almost every evening. It was during one such visit, I noticed this tailoring shop – […]

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ON BEING A LEARNER

ON BEING A LEARNER

On being a Learner – I was introduced to the following shloka, that describes the qualities of an ideal student, by my father during my childhood. At every occasion my father used to stress on these qualities. Never in my life till date did I think of this shloka or the intention of my father. […]

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Honest Man

NASSIR ALI – INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL AND A HONEST MAN

I met Nassir Ali first time at one of the Sun Life Insurance training sessions in 2012 – 2013 – almost a decade ago. He used to work in insurance operations of the Sun Life. I met him again after a decade and a life time later! When I met him first, he was young […]

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I shall wait eternally in my death

I WISH FOR MY DEATH

All I ask for is death in sleep. Many people have walked on the same path earlier. Many fortunate may have died in their sleep. But on this path, there won’t be any footprints to guide. Every time the path becomes new. I never asked at birth – what will be the ‘Life’ like? The […]

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JAWAN

JAWAN

Yesterday morning around 9 am thousands of people across the globe spent three hours watching the movie ‘Jawan’. This was the day (07.09.2023) this movie is released. The hero is Shah Rukh Khan (SRK). People are going crazy watching the movie. This movie is a super unprecedented hit. Everyone of the team worked hard to […]

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Nothing Succeeds like Success

Nothing Succeeds like Success or Nothing Fails like Failure

Everybody wants to be successful. The biggest menace and the worst drug (more dangerous than Marijuana and Cocaine etc.) is the intoxication of success. All people pray the god for success. There are 1.40 billion populations in India. There is but one God. All the people pray the same God for Success. For example: All […]

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Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985)

Vicki Baum, the author of “Grand Hotel,” wrote: “you can live down any number of failures, but you can’t live down a great success.” After witnessing the fall and rise of his novel “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” Manuel Puig would agree. Originally released to critical dismissal – “a rather frail little love story” – the […]

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