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God could not have been everywhere, so he made parents. And God could not have heaven on earth so he made heaven like paradise places on the earth.  And so being one of the most fortunate one, I was able to experience both God and Godliness and heaven-ness in this year’s wonderful trip to Nepal with extended family.  Family Album link Mom-Dad, Chacha- Chachi, Dadi and Bhua with all the younger ones Appu, Banshi, Manu and Soumya, we were total of 11 people from age group of 12(Sowmya-Bhua’s daughter) to Dadi (82+). Habitual of reaching airport just an hour early for domestic travel, I assumed that reaching 2:5 hours in advance of departure, we were well ahead of time. And so all of us were almost in a holiday relaxing mode already taking pictures and having snacks at the airport. While we reached the Indigo counter at around 10:00 AM for the flight of 11:45 AM, it was a long line already and little did I realize that not everybody had a passport so checking documents with

            They say – you look gorgeous in the new saree, that diamond necklace adds shine to your shine, your long hairs like the waves of waterwall, your eyes and its kajal – like the deep valley . The entire Bollywood industry is full of songs/actions/dramas dedicated to ladies and their accessories...like kajal, kajra, kangna, choodi, bindi, nathni….But do we ever wait a second and reflect? Does my beauty and my talent is determined and accessed by what I wear??         Conservatives or moderates, both alike majorly assess a women’s bauty by her dress-ups and makeups . Conservatives will suggest and like her wear Sarees which all of us would agree exposes the best curves of her body … whole female figure stands the best exposed in sarees. Moderates and forwards are none the less.. short skirts, minis, tight blouses, jeans all to ensure the female body and its figure is appealing. For that matter even the ladies business suits. Did we ever observe the difference betwe

Whoa..….it’s the birthday of my Republic again! Happy Birthday to the Indian Constitution and a very Happy Republic day to my fellow countrymen. Over so many years now, the one constant buddy I have mostly been celebrating this auspicious day with, is the INDIAN RAILWAYS. On this special occasion, lying back on my side upper birth in Bhopal express, I would like to take the opportunity to talk about and thank our very special Indian railways. My views are personal but factual and based on my past 17 years of constant travel with Railways. Certain caveats exists like my stretch of travel is mostly North India and almost all trips are overnight journeys. But with all due honor and sense of pride, I can claim that Indian railways as an entity is very sweet, accommodating and human. It’s a real form of the spirit of Indian-ness. Railways as an entity is nothing but a union of its railway staff, station crowd, backend IT systems (reservations, cancellations), fellow passengers and of