San Diego: The Plymouth of the West
San Diego is a major city some miles south of Los Angeles and reaches the Mexican border to the south. It is considered to be the second biggest city in...
Coffee, Friend and Conversation: A Deadly Concoction!
Every person self-pities himself/herself for doing so and thinks that they are the only ones dealing with problems and the rest are enjoying life. They end up asking the common...
Love Your Inner God! – II
You must know that, whoever you are and whatever is your occupation, in your inner self a smiling tune always rings for you, that says: “I love you, dear child!”...
Mouth-watering Malpua, Indian Pancakes, for Bhogali Bihu and Sankranti
Last Saturday, it was Bhogali Bihu and Sankranti, in the Northeast and Eastern parts of India. This is also known as ‘Paush Parbon’. A harvest festival, it celebrates plenitude and fertility....
How to Move beyond Heartbreaks and Lost Love!
Most people would have experienced at least one breakup in their lives, which would have either changed them for the better or scarred them forever. Heartbreaks can happen to anyone, at...
Annual Moksha on Sand Banks
Mamta beautifully depicts the supermarket of religion that springs up, in Allahabad, every year, where religion is commerce. Here Moksha (salvation) is an annual dose. The imagery and metaphors are picturesque...
How Internet, the New Age Therapist, is making the World More Vocal!
Before the Internet made its impact, people were wary of communicating openly but for a few extroverts (as they were called). It was tough to get people to speak...
Tales from Srimad Bhagavatam: Dhruvah-tara – VIII
Once Dhruvah saw his step-brother, Uttamah, play with the king. The five-year-old Dhruvah wished the same and approached Uttanpadah. His stepmother, Suruchi, shooed him away. Hurt, Dhruvah, asked his mother why...
True Crime Story: When Marriages are made in Hell!
Arindam shares a true crime story that he had witnessed closely during his stay in Bombay, in the mid-1980s. Trusting and gullible men were enticed and trapped in marriages. Within...
Jihad in my Saffron Garden: A Search for Global Peace among Terrorism and Turmoil
Roshina is a famous writer. Love has eluded her and her passions are her work and her son Zohaib, who she has brought up single-handedly. Despite possessing grit and substance,...