The tale of three cities.

This year, I got a chance to visit the three former presidency towns of India. In all three cities, the streets that stand as memoirs of history are adorned by the yellow & black wagons. Unlike the general population, they have access to the expanse of the city quite like the pigeons of Mumbai who…

A Reminder.

On an early morning, to feel some fresh air, I was out at the terrace. From the first floor of the nearby house, a grandma, very old, probably in her 90s appeared. She was dressed in an age-old attire, the kind of dress that can now only be seen in history books. She could barely…

How many of you are lazy?

How many of you are lazy? When asked such a question, the reaction is almost the same among people.🤷 Almost everyone agrees happily that they are lazy. Why is that so? 🤔 Are all of them really lazy? Are all the people around us lazy? I think it is a matter of perspectives. To a…

What Sabarimala issue is getting Kerala into.

The Supreme Court of India struck down a rule banning the entry of women between the ages of 10 and 50 into the temple of Sabarimala in Kerala. This verdict, however, received mixed responses from the people. Some people including women strongly criticised this verdict. They exclaimed that their religious sentiments would be hurt as…

The First Citizen of India

When Shri Ram Nath Kovind filed his nomination for the post of first citizen of India in 2017 backed by the ruling NDA coalition, it took India by suprise. When the expected candidates were some hard core right wing leaders like L K Advani, Murali Manohar Joshy, the BJP played a master political stroke by…