Discover China: The Great Wall
China is beautiful, beguiling, mysterious and crammed with history, culture and traditions. The modern and ancient blend together in this intriguing country. Picturesque landscape,...
Celebrating 65 Years of a Chicago Tradition
Chicago Museum of Science & Industry inaugurated its 65th Christmas Around the World & Holidays of Light today at the Holiday Stage. David R....
Reservation for women – Do we need it?
Since ages nations have always engaged in discussing what should be the place of women in the society and the debate still goes on....
USA Presidential Elections, Et Al
I am writing on a topic that will probably generate intense heat, stir immense dust and provide fuel to certain readers to vociferously disagree...
Jordan: The Kingdom of Treasures (Part II)
MADABA
6th century Byzantine mosaic map
'City of Mosaics', is what Madaba is known as to most people. The earliest surviving original map of Jerusalem is...
Ah! My Contemporary
I firmly believe that only a writer has access to the coveted privilege of feeling all alone, if he wants to, in a crowd...
Exploring Cairo, and the Pyramids – Part 2
The Step Pyramid is at Saqqara, has six stepped layers and stands 62 Mtrs high. The Djoser's complex consists of various courts, tombs, other...
An English Wedding- Part I
The wedding was only 3 weeks away and suddenly there was tension in the air. No one had expected Reshma to turn difficult in...
Operation Vijay
People of J&K have faced three uncalled for wars from our neighbor Pakistan and latest intrusion in Kargil area in 1999 is fresh in...
Watermelon Peacock
Throughout the years, watermelon has found itself in many pickles, jams, and other interesting situations. And now even as a carved vegetable! It takes...
