Ali was and is the Synonym for Boxing but he made you think beyond the Rink

For me Ali was the synonym for Boxing. But I am not a Boxing Fan. I was not always like that, I used to enjoy such sports till I started feeling that two people hitting each other (even with a gloves) and bleeding is not entertainment. I know people might disagree and some even angry. But after this thought creeped in I could never enjoy it … Continue reading Ali was and is the Synonym for Boxing but he made you think beyond the Rink

Today on May 30th My Birthday let me talk about Death :)

Some feel it is inauspicious to talk about Death on one’s own Birthday. Well not just on Birthday, they feel talking about death itself is a bad omen. And that’s the whole point here. I think you cannot talk about birth without thinking about death, it is not inauspicious but just a reality of life. Because every birth has to reach an end in death. … Continue reading Today on May 30th My Birthday let me talk about Death 🙂

Triskaidekaphobia in God’s Own Country

So Kerala elections are done and the LDF comes to power. In God’s own country out of 19 ministers 16 took the oath in the name of the Indian Constitution instead of God while 3 stayed true to the state’s marketing slogan. The imaginary God lost. All is good till here, but even now Triskaidekaphobia seems to be prevalent in the circle. ‘Triskaidekaphobia’ is considered … Continue reading Triskaidekaphobia in God’s Own Country

Gandhi’s Grandson in a Old Age Home; But why is it a Big News?

A news circulating that Kannubhai Ramdas Gandhi one of Bapu’s Grandson is in an old Age home with his wife. After living in US most of his life he and his wife returned to India in 2014 and as the news goes they did not get help they needed from family and now in an old age home and feeling bad about the plight of … Continue reading Gandhi’s Grandson in a Old Age Home; But why is it a Big News?

An Open Letter to Sri Sri about Awards, Malala and Living

Shri Sri.Sri, You have a lot of followers whom you have been teaching the Art of Living and I have spoken to many who have attended your programs and they all have good things to tell about it. I have not attended one of yours and so cannot confirm or refute their comments. But I have attended similar sessions before in small are large groups … Continue reading An Open Letter to Sri Sri about Awards, Malala and Living

Long live the shadow – National Poetry Month 2016 – Day30

Today is Day 30 of the National Poetry Month and after 29 days of daily poetry writing we call it a day today. Here is the last poem of the month Long live the shadow ——————- In a shiver there is a story that cannot be retold not even in thoughts the shiver is the aftermath of a memory that always lurks behind your shadow … Continue reading Long live the shadow – National Poetry Month 2016 – Day30

Tell me that you will – National Poetry Month 2016 – Day29

Tell me why the raindrops feel a speck of love in every human heart beat. Tell me how the summer feels a bit of the chill when windows open into the wild. Tell me that the music does feel sad looking at world’s war machinery cry victory. Tell me when a poetry stumbles on a tear drop and falls into the ocean. Tell me what … Continue reading Tell me that you will – National Poetry Month 2016 – Day29

Serving a Losing Dinner – National Poetry Month 2016 Day-28

I took half day off cooked a few delicacies as authentic as my poor skills can perform the table was neatly arranged as neatly my cluttered mind could do first she came and then after some time he came like there was nothing new glasses were filled they rattled cheers without spilling a drop laughs, talks and laughs again time rolled into the night Life … Continue reading Serving a Losing Dinner – National Poetry Month 2016 Day-28

Variations of a world – National Poetry Month 2016 – Day27

see, hear, feel the dew drop singing trying to tell us the forgotten tale of a drought that turned man against man when the darkness cries in the belly of the animal man lights up the cave the desert buries its heroes next to the anti-heroes while victims mourn for no one babies think technology gave them birth, while parents search for the ON button Continue reading Variations of a world – National Poetry Month 2016 – Day27