Thief On The Loose: Part III

"Where have you been the whole day ? " Mother enquired."Been working hard" Meghna replied and thrust a packet of biscuits in her hand. It...

Pardon me, monsieur

"Pardon me, monsieur" - last words of Marie Antoinette, said to the executioner after she accidentally stepping upon his foot. I was once working for...

Salute to womenfolk of Mangalore

International Women's Day observed annually on March 8 is considered a very special day for women. This is a day when the whole world...

Roots And Connectivity

In history we are invariably fascinated by royal family trees, the lineage of kings and queens. For hours we pore over the names of...

Crayons

He entered the house, wiping his sweaty face on the sleeve of his already soiled shirt. She eyed him with lowered eyes - he...

Memphis Design: The Riotous Colors and Shapes of Postmodernism

Memphis Design: The Riotous Colors and Shapes of Postmodernism In the 1980s, a design movement emerged that defied conventions and challenged the status quo. Memphis...

Power Of Prayers

I am encouraged here to write on the power of prayer which I have experienced in my life after I went through a lot...

The Mumbai Blasts – A Reflection

"Did you hear about the bomb blasts in the trains in Bombay?" my husband asked me. I turned cold with fear. It was 11th...

I Confess

From quite a few days, without her expressed consent though, Patricia's words were churning curds in Lolita's mind. (quite a country expression, she told...

travelogues of giridhar mallya

A TURKISH RENDEZEVOUS Our next stop in Dec 1990 was Istanbul (Turkey) which is located half way though the Straight of Bosporus which...

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