Sasibhusan Rath A grand father carries his grand child on his back or shoulder playing himself as a horse or an elephant, the grand child becomes the rider and pilot. Both have voluntarily agreed to play the game for deriving... (Continue reading)
Padma Mohan Kumar The English language has been so much a part of Indian urban life for well over a century that it is now difficult to imagine a life without it. English is a uniting factor during social interaction... (Continue reading)
J.T Jayasingh Gazing from the Dover beach the Victorian poet Mathew Arnold could only have the glimpse of the darker sides of life. The sea revealed to him as it had revealed to Sophocles long ago, life’s secrets: “… for... (Continue reading)
Mathew George Airasia’s promotional offer was too tempting to resist, just Rs.3000 (RM 240) from Trivandrum to Kualalampur and back. Even while charting out our travel plans we had decided to take an independent route that veers away from organized... (Continue reading)
Jayaprakashan Ambali Every major war alters the human consciousness. Overwhelming images of terror and destruction punctuated by a few moments of heroism and glory are captured by that generation in a few words and passed on to the next. Words... (Continue reading)
Siddhartha Mohapatra That India has failed its people in many aspects of governance is a bitter pill to swallow for many. For all its successes, achievements & clout at international high tables the fact remains that India has failed to... (Continue reading)
Something pure is rare and great and something hybrid is versatile and fascinating. With all its bizarreness and oddities English is a fascinating language. Its attractive parts are perhaps the beauty of its rhythm, power of its words, flexibility, generosity... (Continue reading)
Once I walked along a river bank in a silent dusk and a little movement I felt in the bushes and there a motherly brownish cow was grazing. The peace on its face was simply amazing. She was unbelievably self... (Continue reading)