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Celebrate Gently
Last year I wrote a story about Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in my column “Out and About” in The Times of India, Thane Plus, in which I urged readers to celebrate gently. I feel its relevance has not diminished and therefore I am reproducing the story here. Celebrate Gently (First published in The Times of India, Thane Plus on 26 August 2006) Last year, on the sixth day of Ganapati Mahotsav, a truck carrying an idol was proceeding towards immersion. The …
High Life
They are beautiful. They’re rich. They are famous. But the similarity doesn’t end there. Lindsay Lohan, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Nicole Richie have other things in common…like being booked for drunken driving, doing drugs, serving prison terms and going for rehabilitation. To common folk, these girls have a dream life: looks to die for, good fortune, wealth, fame, fan-following. Or do they? Having to go to rehab at 20 is not exactly the kind of life anyone would want. …
Harvest
The mind’s garden is fertile As we sow, so shall we reap A good seed produces a smile A bad one makes us weep Resentment leads to anger Prejudice promotes hatred Fear is a synonym for danger Guilt kills before we’re dead Doubts raise uncertainty Envy is the root of pain Blame generates toxicity Is there anything we gain? To avoid a harvest of weeds We must plant noble seeds Like those of genuine love Blessed with grace from above …
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Tagged Divinity, Expressions, Life, Love, Love Poems, Reflections, Social issues
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Reform better than mere punishment?
So finally, after 14 long years, sentences in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case have been announced and all the accused, including the high-profile film star Sanjay Dutt, have been convicted. The punishments vary—from death sentences to probation. Everyone has an opinion on the judgement. I am no exception. I am sharing mine here. After I heard about the conviction, I pondered: What is the purpose of punishments? The idea of punishment strikes me as odd. The law of …
Petty Politics
So finally we have the first woman president of India. Shiv Sena declared that it supports the candidature of Ms Pratibha Patil because she is a Marathi woman. So now we choose presidents based on their mother tongue. And I thought India was a secular country, where things like caste, creed and religion didn’t matter. The UPA chose Ms Patil as their presidential candidate because she would be the first woman president of India. So now we also choose presidents …
A letter to Ms Sanghamitra Chakraborty
Sanghamitra Chakraborty Editor Prevention (India Edition) Dear Editor: I was taken aback on reading your note in the latest (July 2007) issue of Prevention magazine (India Edition). Here’s an extract of the note that I found particularly startling: “I know of a man who had devised a simple way to sort his laundry. He would fling them on the wall in front of him. If they stuck, thanks to the grime, they were ready for a wash. If they didn’t, …
Manifesting our reality
I am thinking, who am I and why am I here? I am thinking, what is my purpose in life? I am thinking, am I only a puppet or do I have any control over my life and my environment? Most of the times events in life make us feel that we are merely acting out a script, with little, if any, scope to change anything. But then there are those life-changing moments that force you to think otherwise. We …
Traders of Fear
As a novice in poetry, I love experimenting. So I decided to write a poem on World Environment Day (being observed today). The cars on roads are swarming The deforestation too is alarming The rising CO2 levels are harming Is this leading to global warming? The amount of fuel being burned Along with trees being upturned Oh! environmentalists are concerned So should consumption be governed? Politicians are churning money Making hay while it is all sunny Though scientists don’t find …
Global warming — truth or politicised science?
It is World Environment Day [WED] on June 05, 2007. This year’s WED theme is “Melting Ice – A hot topic?” Why is ice melting? Because of global warming. And what is global warming? Simply put, it means hotting up of our beloved planet. Some say it is because of the rising temperatures on Earth. The cause: deforestation and burning of fossil fuels, leading to a drastic increase in CO2 levels, which in turn is trapping heat in the Earth’s …
Celebrating Womanhood
On March 08, the world celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD). Newspapers, TV and radio channels and even hoardings were shouting hoarsely about the importance of Women’s Day. Most of it was empty rhetoric — lip service, if you will. I wonder what the true significance of the day is. When I ask someone why it is celebrated, I get answers such as “to celebrate the power of women”, “to emphasise the role of women in the modern world”, or even …