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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 docume...

            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 busines...

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...

Life takes turns upside down.  You may be very happy on the top of your world now and the next moment, the whole world can turn upside down. People love and prefer happiness but my rendezvous with life have taught me to prefer being not happy. As said the only fact of life is "This soon shall pass"..so the best bet is being in a state of negation/problems/bad phase. Because bad phase is bound to go, but if you are in a good phase, then the next awaiting phase is  bad one. Th erefore if your time is not good, you are in trouble, distress, despair..celebrate it because your good time is just next door Just recalling few incidences which have just changed the thought which led me envy a few so-called "happy" people. Incident 1 : Had a friend's cousin known to me. This lady Meera (the cousin),  we  (me and my friend)  thought, was the most lucky lady of the whole world. Being the only daughter of her parents, she was brought with utmost love and affection....

Anyone can become angry - that’s easy.  But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose and in a right way – that is not easy -- Aristotle in Nicomachean Ethics This is where Emotional Intelligence (EQ) paves a decisive role. Emotional intelligence is guiding one’s emotions to fulfill one’s rational goal. Reason without emotion is blind and emotions if not guided intelligently can be monsters. We all know by experience that when it comes to taking crucial decisions that shape our actions, feelings count every bit as much and often more- than thought. In a very real sense we have two minds, one that thinks and one that feels . The rational mind is the mode of comprehension, more prominent in awareness, more thoughtful, able to ponder and reflect. The emotional mind is impulsive and powerful, sometimes illogical. Ordinarily there is a balance between the two minds. Emotions feeding into and informing the operations of ra...

The current political situation in the country seems to be a pandora's box; no matter what the cause is, every political party is trying to encash every issue which appears on the table without even going to the depth of what’s right or what’s wrong. For example: Electricity issue in Delhi, every party is in the line to use it as a tool to malign the other one; BJP in the center blames Congress and AAP for not managing resources well, Congress which had been for 15 years in power would blame both the AAP for not having done when in Govt and blaming BJP for not doing enough now, and the nascent AAP would use the same rhetoric for blaming both Congress and BJP to be allies in the power deterioration situation. Another interesting cause now comes up of the e-rickshaws in Delhi. With the recent notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, E-rickshaws currently plying in the city were rendered illegal. The livelihood of almost the two crore e-rickshaw...