Reflections from the Village Bard
This song was sung by Lata Mangeshkar who died not so long ago but this song has immortalized her in the Galaxy of stars that look down from the Heaven on humanity and where Lata will live forever even if she had sung no other song. She was awarded the highest award a nation…
I often think of people who made a deep impression on the nation of India and left behind a legacy that to this day endures. Such people are rare and are born to change the world in a positive and profound way like no one else. There have been only a handful of such people…
Women bathing in the holy river in India It is usually easier to leave than to go back to your home town. People leave for education, for jobs, for getting married or for many other reasons. Some emigrate to other countries where they settle down. Most people who leave find it hard to go back…
The reform in the justice system worldwide to make it easier for the poor people to get justice at a minimum cost and hassle is long overdue but it faces many challenges due to vested interests of non-reformists. This looks at many issues that need addressing as well as the parallel justice system prevailing…
Nelson Mandela was a hero He was a great man who spent 28 years in a South African jail because he wanted a free South Africa where all races could live…
Evolution of language The trend now is to learn a foreign language along with your higher education that makes you qualified over…
We are only custodians We accumulate things all our lives and do not know what to do with them when we die yet we are reluctant to part with the…
Guns being destroyed The gun violence in many countries is taking many lives yet this problem can be solved as some countries show the way. The recent tragedy in a Florida High school…
Vatican complex in Rome Vatican as the seat of the Roman Catholic faith faces many challenges such as the serious nature of pedophilia among the clergy and the dilution of the faith among certain populace who are disillusioned by the scandals in the church. It also faces serious challenges from the Protestants who,…
A painting of the massacre at the Jalianwala Bagh in Punjab The legacy of the British Raj in India is a reminder of what price the Indians paid in lives and riches to make England prosper that made India poor and in need of help.…