Why do people die? How nice it would be if nobody died! But everything nature does has a reason behind it – some within our understanding – and many beyond it. Reason behind death is obviously an easy one. ‘No death’ would mean more population… More oldsters… More problems… But what if something like this happened… If I were made the ultimate decision maker… Read more
I remember reading somewhere, the person or thing you fear is usually not as fearsome as his/her/its image you’ve created in your mind. But however big talks we give on this topic and however tall claims we make, we all fail miserably when it comes to overcoming the fear of wife. One of my newly married friends seems to have done extensive research on this. The other day, I received an SMS from him proving how baseless this fear is. Here is how the circle of fear goes: Read more
Posted in Humour
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Tagged fear, wife
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Few days ago while taking an evening walk, I saw an elderly lady sitting on a chair in a sprawling lawn in front of her house. Very few houses in the city have open space in front of them. “How lucky this ‘aunty’ is!” I said to myself. Not only did she have the open space in front of her house but also was the space extremely beautiful. Flowers, grass, trees… She was sitting amidst lush vegetation – a rare opportunity indeed for the city folks. But before I could start guessing how much she might be enjoying the nature, I noticed a newspaper in her hands. Read more
The Save Tiger Campaign reminds me of one of the documentaries I watched long back on TV. It brings alive to me the picture of how the villagers in the surrounding areas of Sundarbans were living a horror-filled life. Animals going missing from the sheds was something the villagers were used to. It was also not unusual for the villagers to see their family members disappearing, especially children playing in the vicinity of their home in the evening… and sometimes even adults sleeping outside their home in summer nights. Read more
I don’t remember how old I was then. Might be in LKG, UKG or standard 1. It was decades back; Life in a small village – A village with few houses, countable on fingers. Most of them were wooden houses, jhopdis (huts) and gumtis (small movable houses standing on 4 legs). Very few of them were semi concrete. There was no electricity; people used paraffin lamps and lanterns. Read more
Posted in Life
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Tagged beedi, childhood, dad, smoking
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A guy caught between materialistic temptations & spiritual aspirations. As a child, he dreamt of owning a chain of hotels. But finally ended up owning this blog. This blog is his prized possession. Please do not spam it with the enlargement ads. Gouri hates spam since he is a veggie by birth and conscience. He loves nature and dreams of owning a private wood some day. Of course, not the way Veerappan did :)
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