World Press Freedom Day
A Call to Conscience for Indian Writers and Poets Every year on May 3rd, the world observes World Press Freedom Day, a reminder of the fundamental right to freedom of…
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Happy New Year India!
I make New Year resolutions every year. This year I decided to make a New Year’s resolution today, because isn’t today the new year for our country? “So what resolution…
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Republic Day 2022
There was a time not long ago, when Republic Day and Independence Day brought such joy to my heart. I heard the oft repeated songs, “Ay Mere Pyare Watan” “Ay…
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Talking to kids about patriotism.
She sat on the kitchen platform, legs dangling over the edge. I moved about putting dishes away and generally pottering around. “Mamma,” she said suddenly, “Do you know what I…
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Kids and Freedom!
The prompt for today was, “Giving Freedom to kids” Once upon a time childhood was synonymous with Freedom. The freedom to lounge around the house on a holiday. The freedom…
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Freedom? What’s that?
For the first time in my life, I could not immediately begin writing when I was given a prompt. The prompt was , “What does freedom mean to me.” This…
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