‘At her cremation, he whispered, “Mother, I’ll join you soon on the other side. I pray you find peace at last.” It was like one of their numerous parting hugs at airports. As usual, his eyes were wet, but on this occasion, his hands shivered; they had just consigned her […]
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Silent philanthropy is what makes us humans
“Unselfish empathy, compassion and care, without bias or discrimination, define the humanity in its best form. It is better to be a good human before becoming anything else. Expecting others to be good first, as a condition, before taking the necessary initiatives to be good does not help us or […]
To err is human and to forgive divine
‘“To err is human and to forgive, divine”, goes an old English saying, from a poem, An Essay on Criticism, by Alexander Pope (1688–1744), a famous English writer. Two more famous quotes are also from his poems: (a) A little learning is a dang’rous thing; and (b) Fools rush in where angels fear to […]
Nothing is everything. History repeats itself.
“What goes around comes around; that is karma. What goes up must come down; that is gravity. A day is followed by night and winter is followed by summer. Things keep going round and round. We come from nothing and return to nothing, and that is the truth of life. […]
India needs a vital Constitutional Amendment
“India, home to 1.37 billion people and the world’s largest democracy, with about 900 million eligible voters, is feverishly celebrating an election festival at present, with such unbelievable euphoria. Alarmingly, none of the real issues facing and undermining the country – population, pollution, corruption, education and women security issues – […]
Kashmiri Pandits never learn – a true story
“In February 2019, during his visit to Jammu, the author had a chance meeting with a senior member of his community at his uncle’s place. This well-read, intelligent and charismatic, Kashmiri Pandit gentleman initially challenged and dismissed the author’s views on Kashmir and his approach to dealing with the Kashmir […]
Indian population growth is a global issue
“The author is desperately appealing to the members of the UN, G8, G20, UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and all other world bodies to exert an unyielding pressure on India to urgently control its population growth or else be prepared for Super Bug, educated environmental refugees and a […]
India’s hopeless population issue – a gone case?
‘My last appeal to the leaders of India before the May 23rd General Elections: “Please save India. Why can’t you people see that Indian cities are suffocating due to bad air quality? Why is it so difficult for you people to see those traffic jams and growing commuter times? Why can’t […]
We are one human race
“With travel and globalisation, humans get exposed to other humans and their cultures. They discover local variants of their own self and their own (ever-changing) culture in other people. With that, their fear against other humans – from other lands – disappears and their personal tolerance for them increases. Therefore, […]
We must look after our elders
“Who is responsible for the care and nurture of our elders – the government or the society or the children? Are elders purely at the whim and mercy of their children? Where are the traditional values? What has happened to the traditional family structure? Why are nuclear families becoming selfish? […]