Saturday Night Fear
I have seen fear in its worst possible disguise, but what I saw on a Saturday, night chance outing is unbelievable. It is probably...
Mushfiq Hashimi: The Musician Who Escaped From Afghanistan
The year is 1991....even though Soviet Union has pulled out of Afghanistan and predicted Najibullah will not last more than few months, he continues...
Sepia Toned Memories
It was incredible, the sheer length. From scalp up to almost her heels, the thick cascade of luxuriant tresses swept down like a torrent....
Hanging Corpses, Flying Buns
It was yet another boring social-studies exam.
In the sole mission of regurgitating all the 'by-hearted' dates and kings, a curious event erased my...
Konkan Connections – 15
Xavier was very furious. He was totally charged up. There was no way any one could pacify him. He immediately called Yashwant, Kudwa and...
The Many Pitfalls of Holding on to Money
Benjamin Franklin once noted that "Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it". This becomes a scientific truth when wealth...
To the moon with love!
MD, FRCP, FRCPE, FRCPG, FRCPI, FACC, FAMS, is presently the Chairman of State Health Society, Govt. of Bihar, India, Visiting Prof. Cardiology at...
Look Who’s Talking!
"Veni Vedi Veci" ? Familiar words which when translated mean "I came, I saw, I conquered." Julius Caesar, one of the greatest orators the...
Sanitation In India
One of the most unpleasant things about our cities is the spectacle of people defecating in the open. However crude it might seem to...
The Role of Entrepreneurs in Mangalore’s Growth
(Author is an alumni of NITK,Surathkal and is presently pursuing Management studies at IIM, Bangalore. He was previously employed with Microsoft and Intel, and...
