A bus journey and a gift of life
byKochi (Kerala): Thirty-year-old Rasad Muhammad would never have thought that his desperate search for a kidney would end in a bus journey. Muhammad, whose…
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Narrative on Modi that will annoy supporters, detractors (Book Review)
byBook: “The NaMo Story, A Political Life”; Author: Kingshuk Nag; Publisher: Roli Books; Pages: 188; Price: Rs 295. If Narendra Damodardas Modi reads the…
Why so serious? Add fun, spunk to everyday things!
byNew Delhi: How about using an ashtray in the shape of a squat toilet, a mini bean bag as a phone rest, or a…
The Broken Column of Stavanger brings Kapurthala to mind
byStavanger (Norway) : While back in India one recalls the sculptors that were got commissioned by the then Maharaja of Kapurthala at various places…
Old Stavanger, Norway has a glimpse of rural Uttarakhand, Himachal
byStavanger (Norway) : While the Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) and the Kejarag, a large stone wedged between two mountains about 1000 metres above the fjord,…
Sonia-Manmohan debate useless, says Congress; hasn’t delivered, charges BJP
byThe issue of dual power centres has hit the ruling United Progressive Alliance prompting both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress to dismiss…
Silent Conversations and the Coming of Internet Devta
byBefore the Internet, such things happened only between Man and God, in a language that had no script, like the Revelations. But while these…
India’s education system must prepare children for life
byThe far-reaching Right To Education Act, now in its fourth year of implementation, obliges the central and state governments to provide eight years of…
Great speeches and ground realities
byIt was encouraging to listen to Rahaul Gandhi, the youth icon of India, spilling his heart out at CII annual meet. He truly seemed…
Beauty of Shimla hills, Rhododendrons
byShimla: Much of the Himalayan lands in Himachal have a forest cover that hold a variety of trees, which are not only help to…