“Memory: the power or process of reproducing or recalling what has been learned and retained;…a particular act of recall or recollection.” –Webster’s Ninth Collegiate Dictionary “Memory is the mother of imagination, reason and skill…This is the companion, this is the tutor, the port, the library with which you travel.” –Mark Van Doren “The true art… Continue reading A Guide to Memory
Month: July 2014
Williamsburg: Where History Comes Alive
Just three hours from Washington D.C., Williamsburg, Virginia, is one of America’s most historic, most treasured and most visited cities. Virginia was one of the largest of the original colonies, and Williamsburg was its political center. Much more than a city, today Williamsburg is a living history museum. In Colonial Williamsburg, shops, businesses and homes… Continue reading Williamsburg: Where History Comes Alive
The Humans of Mangalore
The recent trend of Facebook posts on Humans of New York made me wonder as to why, the humanity in India, though in minority, is considered an extinct species? As Mahatma Gandhi said, “Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.” An unknown… Continue reading The Humans of Mangalore