From the first time I read ‘Little Women’, I was convinced that I was Louisa May Alcott’s ‘Jo’ in some past life. And when I found out that Miss Alcott’s birthday was on the same day as mine, the 29th of November, I was utterly convinced we were part of the same great soul. And…
Read moreBlind Love?
This is a post that was recently published on MissionSharingKnowledge.com. I wrote it because I was so fed up with the reaction of people to Aamir Khan’s interview. Here is a part of it “I am sitting at my desk reading the various reactions to what Aamir Khan has said and I am laughing, not…
Read moreNot Minding My Own Business
The train entered Ghatkopar station. It was the first class ladies compartment of the 9.30 Thane local. I had my nose buried in Robin Sharma’s latest book. I felt, rather than saw, a girl take the seat opposite me. Suddenly I heard a joyful, “Oh it’s you!” and felt someone tap my hand to…
Read moreAre you really going to kill me?
(Reposted from my blog “The quill of the phoenix“. Written in response to the heartbreaking picture by photojournalist Osman Sangirli ) Are you really going to kill me? I really don’t want to die, I’d rather run through the grass And pretend that I can fly. Are you going to kill me? I really don’t…
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