Thank you, Mr Satyamurthy! This is an incident that I can never forget. It taught me that help does come from unexpected quarters. At times, even from a complete stranger. His name was Satyamurthy. I remember having gone to his house with a box of sweets on that same day, but to my disappointment I […]
My Friend The first thing you would notice about her is her hair. She had long, black, thick hair which would be nicely braided, folded and tied up with ribbons. I don’t remember when we became friends, but I do remember that I noticed her the first day of my class in this new school […]
Perils of homecoming Yesterday, I was reflecting that the road that takes people away from their hometowns and countries in search of better career opportunities is a one-way path that seldom returns home, and even if it does, it’s not usually a happy homecoming. A distant uncle of mine who spent a considerable time in […]
While the first book was more generic, the second book, Mindblogs 2.0, will have a running theme of ‘people portraits’. People who are famous, not-so-famous and the unknown. People who are inspirational role models. People who have touched our lives. People who have moulded us… People whose life has a lesson for us… People who […]
That strange thing called memory… It’s terrifying, the thought of not being able to remember anyone or anything that has been an important part of your life. It scares me more than the thought of dying alone. I was randomly reading online yesterday, when I suddenly remembered something I wanted to read about, and by […]
Where there’s a will, there’s a highway After I finished reading ‘Mindblogs1.0’ by Christina Daniels, Nirmala Govindarajan and Zahid H Javali, I was euphoric. Here was a down-to-earth, well-crafted book by three well-known bloggers on topics one likes to read about. After reading that there was a section for readers to contribute, I decided to […]
