Far away from the maddening crowd

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  Oh little girl! what are you thinking? I am thinking of the sun kissed beaches, My feet getting soaked in sand and sea, My senses dancing to the music of waves and breeze. Oh little one! what's on your mind? My mind is filled with thoughts of greens! Lushgreen forests, with shades of red … Continue reading Far away from the maddening crowd

Skewed “Feminism”

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Three things happened in the last month. First, was the movie PINK, a bold statement about respecting female choices. I wrote about that earlier. The movie was a frank resonance of all the educated girls in Indian subcontinent. The movie brought hope, my India is changing. Second, was that Indian Supreme Court judgement which said … Continue reading Skewed “Feminism”

PINK

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This weekend, I finally saw PINK, a Brilliant movie by Director Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury. As with all movies of this genre, the thoughts linger in your mind much longer. The movie questions our orthodox upbringing and is a mirror of what's wrong with our patriarchal mindset. THE PLOT  The movie is about 3 young independent modern … Continue reading PINK

सरहद 

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सरहद के उस पार भी एक गाँव है जहाँ कुछ तेरे जैसे, जहाँ कुछ मेरे जैसे लोग बसे हैं! सरहद के उस पार भी ऐसी ही मिट्टी है सरहद के उस पार भी यही हवा, यही पानी है ! सरहद के उस पार भी कुछ परिवार हैं वही सपने , वही ग़म, वही ख़ुशियाँ है … Continue reading सरहद 

Smartphones & Relationships : A Bane or a Boon.

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Together Turn your neck around, and you see people with their necks flexed, typing into their smartphones! Go to a restaurant, you will find people glued to their mobile screens rather than conversing! Kids as small as age 1, will cry for the I pads rather than anything else! Our generation has definitely become a … Continue reading Smartphones & Relationships : A Bane or a Boon.

Discover Challenge: Here and Now

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via Discover Challenge: Here and Now The most difficult part is living in the present. All of us want to live in the world of dreams and illusions, for the very simple reason that it seems so enthralling, so beautiful. The future always seems so promising. It is like a fresh canvas, on which we … Continue reading Discover Challenge: Here and Now

Count your Blessings

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Each morning so many of us wake up with a heavy heart, some of us want better jobs, some want more money, some a better spouse, some better children...The wants are endless. But in that mood of melancholy we forget our blessings. Let me give you the checklist Are you alive today? Is there someone( … Continue reading Count your Blessings

The Difference Between Men And Women…Very, Very, True!

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SPOT ON! MEN ARE FROM MARS AND WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS.

THE EDITOR'S JOURNAL

couplegfLet’s say a guy named Fred is attracted to a woman named Martha. He asks her out to a movie; she accepts; they have a pretty good time. A few nights later he asks her out to dinner, and again they enjoy themselves. They continue to see each other regularly, and after a while neither one of them is seeing anybody else.

And then, one evening…

when they’re driving home, a thought occurs to Martha, and, without really thinking, she says it aloud: “Do you realize that, as of tonight, we’ve been seeing each other for exactly six months?”

And then, there is silence in the car.To Martha, it seems like a very loud silence. She thinks to herself: I wonder if it bothers him that I said that. Maybe he’s been feeling confined by our relationship; maybe he thinks I’m trying to push him into some kind of obligation…

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