Sentiments defy logic and common sense and that is what makes them charming. Imagine if Shahjehan was a heartless ruler, this world would have been poorer by one wonder. I am a sentimental old fool. That is why I stared with disbelief at the news that the postal department was closing the Telegram service. They… Continue reading Good Bye, Telegrams!
Month: June 2013
On Father’s day . . .
The first time I saw my father cry was in the back of a car, right after my grandfather’s cremation 12 years ago. It stunned me; I had believed that my appa was a rock, stoic and brave. The frailty of human life hit me as never before. And then it came to me as… Continue reading On Father’s day . . .
Ready? Say “Cheese”!!
Photography is a wonderful time full of creativity and discovery. It is an art where one expresses their perception through frames and every photo has its own story that it conveys but from a photographers point of view. A photograph can be interpreted in different ways just like a poem but only the poet has… Continue reading Ready? Say “Cheese”!!
I give this book to anyone who wants to be a writer. Or to fall in love!
I have read many books. Heaps of them. Different books have inspired me at different times in my life. Through all the experiences of adolescence, love and faherhood, they have held my hand, been both refuge and mentor, a mainstay. There are so many books that I have held dear through the years. But the… Continue reading I give this book to anyone who wants to be a writer. Or to fall in love!
Coughs and sneezes spread diseases: Manipal Nurse Sunday Column
THE lining of the windpipe (trachea) and its branches is sensitive to light touch. This is particularly true of the larynx and the lower part of the trachea where it divides into a branch to each lung. From these sites nerve fibres pass into the vagus nerves and send information to the medulla of the… Continue reading Coughs and sneezes spread diseases: Manipal Nurse Sunday Column