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Changing Colours

Once we were discussing how some people ‘change’ colors depending on the situation. At one moment they would be fiery and stern, but another moment they would like the humblest in the world. They would change according to the situation and their self-interest. At this, mother told an interesting story from her household:  
It so happened [...]


What about the Last ones?

What makes us wait?  I just wondered, what kind of blog post would I write if I knew I was to die in 5 days? Will I write about politics? Or will I be able to write about Cricket? Will I write about some dilemmas? Or will anything at all? Will not my each word [...]


Child and Parents

LifeAbsence of parents and the child Many a times, we pass judgements on facts of life. But when someone asks how we can say that for sure, we are have no justification. And in these conditions, those of us who can remember the source of the information get a better hand. I want to help you [...]


Games people play (Part-II)

LifeCan we really be in control of our life?  All of us, at some time in our life, must have wondered if we can really be free and in control of ourselves. Can we get free from all the experiences we had while being brought up by our parents? Can we really shed all the prejudices we [...]


Perseverance

Perseverance  Kumar Rahul Tiwary A wild butterfly has entered my room. It is flying towards the tube light, hitting it and then coming back. It keeps doing this until it falls into some dark and congested place. While she was sitting on a book, I pulled the book and threw her out of the window. After [...]


Yours Humbly

Yours Humbly Kumar Rahul TiwaryTheodore Roosevelt was the President of US before Mr. Taft. He was extremely popular among masses; even his servants loved him. Two years after Roosevelt retired, he called at the White House one day when the President and Mrs Taft were away. He greeted all the old White House servants by [...]


Child within us

Child within us Kumar Rahul Tiwary Our French teacher has a great sense of humour. Once she stunned us by saying, “Abhi jyaada pakaane ka nahi, I have a headache today..”. In her last class, she was telling us that the day her Orkut community reached 200 members, she would give us a treat. She had brought [...]


It will also pass

It will also passKumar Rahul Tiwary  “This moment will also pass” is a small realisation, but in many conditions it is a critical one. Last month, I went through one experience which made me realise this.  I had to make two trips between Thane and Vile Parle on a single day. At the end of [...]


Why to hold ourselves back?

 Why to hold ourselves back? Kumar Rahul TiwaryRecently there was a small debate on whether we should intervene when people behave irresponsible in public, or should we mind our own business and hold ourselves back. These are three incidents from the last three months when I couldn’t hold myself back.  Incident I:  To reach the Elephanta Caves [...]


This morning

This morning This morning, like any other working day, I was walking to reach my office. At one junction, I noticed something unusual. There was a group of twenty something young boys and girls on the footpath. One boy was beating a man with slaps and fists. The person getting beaten was unshaved, with a plastic [...]


You are the Hero of your child

You are the ‘Hero’ of your childAs a young boy of 10, I used to play every evening with my friends in a vacant plot of land near our houses. My father used to return back from his office on his motorbike. Whenever he passed by the road, he looked so splendid. I always used [...]


A cute little story

A cute little story………………………………………………………………………………Concept of relative motion says, those resting on earth are not actually in rest. Sometimes we are stuck in awe in strange places in odd times. Take a short trip to believe that. Last evening, I was passing through a narrow lane. It had just stopped raining and the road looked liked [...]


One eve @ life

Sometimes we don’t care and sometimes we are touched.  
Though I had shifted to my present housing/flat two months ago, I hadn’t met any of my neighbors yet. Last Sunday, I realized this and here I was at the door of the flat opposite to mine.  
A boy opens the door. I ask him to call his [...]