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Random reflections on my Liberian trip!

If you grow up in a devout Christian household like me, chances are you would have chanced upon a book about the missionary to Africa Dr. David Livingstone. The famous statement “Dr.Livingstone, I presume” still echoes in my ears. Sadly, that was my only African connection till 2 weeks ago…

Liberia

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Random reflections on my Liberian trip!
Random reflections on my Liberian trip!

Aug 7

Friendships and influences!

In a lonely room, in a corner of the world that didn’t exist in my vocabulary till the last year, I sit and ponder on ‘friendship’; Well, today being friendship day, I guess there aren’t many better topics to contemplate and muse about. The wifey once said this to me…

Friendship

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Jul 24

Amma’s eighth-anniversary musings!

I have often asked myself the question, whether people from heaven watch the drama unraveling on earth? If so, they could never be happy! How can someone be happy looking at the trouble their wards are going through in this wicked world of ours? But heavens are supposed to be…

Anniversary

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May 26

Fatherhood of Man

How does it feel to be a father, Sam? The question was repeated for the umpteenth time; As I joined back to work today after what had been a crazy week and a half, I took time to gather my thoughts together to answer that question. …

Fatherhood

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Fatherhood of Man
Fatherhood of Man

Apr 5

The friend turned hero!

Age hasn’t slowed her, even as the grey strains of hair are beginning to show up. As she bent forward to examine the broken feet of the man, she showed no signs of tiredness. “Aap kyun nahin hospital aaya” her words radiated anger and pain. A tinge of frustration as…

Poverty

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Mar 30

When your hero becomes your friend

Do you have people in your life who you have watched from afar and secretly adored? The cricketer or the film star or a celebrity or the Neighbour next door. A person you have watched in real life or reel and wished you have that kind of talent? Wished you…

Friendship

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Mar 15

My two cents on Hijab and education!

The court verdict didn’t come as a surprise to me at all. Ah, we know it all too well, don’t we? For those privileged enough to stay away from the daily news and thus haven’t heard about this issue, here is what happened. A few girl children were banned from…

Hijab

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Mar 9

To be happy or to be perfect?

Jonathan Liew wrote this about Shane ‘the wizard’ Warne “I love that he wasn’t perfect and most of all I love that he never tried to be” This got me thinking about the eternal pursuit of mankind, ‘perfection’ and does it indeed come in-between happiness? I’m the happiest when I…

Happiness

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Mar 5

Shane the magician — bowling spell!

Death hits you hard like nothing else can. When my Mom died, even after a prolonged sickness giving me enough time to absorb, it hit hard. Memories come haunting by. Many nights I just stared at the ceiling with her images flying by the innermost heart. Memories! Ah, memories. …

Shane Warne

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Feb 13

The women in my life!

The church asked the women in the congregation to stand up to pray for them; I closed my eyes and thought of all the women in my life! As I closed my eyes, my thought went back to the day when I told my mom that all my favourite people…

Women

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