There was a hunter who used to go for his hunt in the jungle almost daily. Sometimes he would hunt for himself and his family, otherwise he would sell his hunt to earn some money. One day the young hunter thought that a time would come when he will grow too old to be able […]
A delegation of pins went from earth to Brahma, the creator, to discuss an issue that was bothering them and emerging as a serious concern. Pins complained to Brahma that though it should be a natural phenomenon, of late, they were not getting attracted towards the magnet. Brahma was surprised and worried that it was
There was a Zen Master who was famous for his teachings about “Alertness”. Many students and disciples used to come to him from far away places. One day the Prince of a nearby kingdom decided to reach out to the Master to be his student. Master was sitting below a tall Redwood tree and meditating.
Someone asked me randomly one day that who was my favourite character in Mahabharat? As a reflex I said — Eklavya. This name just surfaced as I heard the question, though the guy was expecting something more traditional like typically Arjuna or Krishna or whatever….hence he promptly asked me — Why? why Eklavya !!?? Eklavya
It was mid 1987 when I met Dr. Arun Vakil at Bayer India. He told me that I should consider working for an association. My reaction was that there is no meaningful work being done by people working at these associations. They cyclostyle and dispatch circulars to concerned members or stakeholders, there was no fun,
The new year fever is still in the air. Abhishek Prasad, colleague of mine was sharing a joke that was circulating on WhatsApp groups regarding the New Year Resolution, which was like — “My resolution for 2018 is that I will complete the incomplete resolution that I wrote in 2017, which I planned in 2016
In the suburbs of Florida, his house was damaged in the last thunderstorm. David Goldrich, 65 engaged John Peterson who was in his early forties, to help him with his multi-skill professional services of carpentry, plumbing, electrical and for other ancillary work. It was at least 45+ days of assignment. John was very regular, dedicated
Every day early morning this little girl would come to the church and stand before the Lord, close her eyes and with folded hands, murmur something for a couple of minutes. Then open her eyes, bow down, smile at the Christ’s statue and go out running. This was a daily affair. Every morning she would
On a hot summer afternoon, the lady of the house saw three old men sitting on a bench in the patio outside her bungalow’s courtyard. She reached out to them and offered to come inside her house and relax. One of the old man asked the lady, ‘is your husband home?’ she said ‘no, he
One day I will write separately to tell you how I got connected with performing art, the Stage, music and the entertainment world. Fortunately, I have many friends who are renowned singers, musicians and poets. One such genius is Shri Babulal Gandharva. Babulal ji has invented a new musical instrument called “Bela Bahar”. The thought
