Omnipresent Humanity Sometime back (a time made to feel perceptibly like an eon by the pandemic which has engulfed the world and turned it topsy turvy) I had written on the need to identify, characterize and define individuals not by their caste, colour, region, religion or any such seemingly diverse…

Andaman and Nicobar Islands — An archipelagic Shangrila 1. Slightly less than two years ago, when COVID -19 had first raised its searing head and the pandemic had begun to shake the world, I had written about how increased domestic tourism can be an aid in steam rolling a post-pandemic…

“Bibi” — My Mother My mother, Shanti Devi, (who me and my four siblings addressed fondly and affectionately as “Bibi”) passed into eternity exactly twenty three years back (13th January 1998, to be precise), on the auspicious day of Lohri, a day which marks the beginning of the auspicious period…

Abundant vs Adequate vs Appropriate Recently I happened to read an Article titled “Liquidity Conundrum: Abundant vs Adequate vs Appropriate” written by Tamal Bandyopadhyay, the Consulting Editor of the financial daily “Business Standard” which talked about the dilemma being faced by the Reserve Bank of India and the Monetary Policy…

My Late Sister Guddi (nee Nilima Aggarwal — an Ode) Today the second of three elder sisters nicknamed Guddi (meaning Doll) but formally christened Nilima (derived from blue — reflecting the purity, freshness, sincerity and openness of the sky and the sea) would have completed 78 years — before one…

Positivity Unleashed The contemporary age with its deep rooted and overpowering technological backbone (nee underbelly) and increasing focus on materiality has led to feelings of anxiety, despondency and mental stress becoming interminably enmeshed in our psyche. The outbreak of the pandemic has only served in facilitating such feelings to scale…

“VISIONARY EXTRAORDINARE” Statesman, Scientist, Poet, Academician, Thinker, Artist and many more — the list is endless and the attributes seemingly disparate, but none of them could, singly, collectively, jointly or severally be used to describe our beloved Late Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who left us this day six years back…

The Glory of Sports and Munificent Spirituality of Sportsmen The theory that physical activity in any form, whether playing a game or any other form of exercise, is necessary not just for longevity but also for a congenial and stable personality and mental balance has been espoused and accepted by…

Pitaji (Late Principal Shanti Narayan) — A Tribute Today, my father (whom all of us brothers and sisters most reverentially and out of utmost respect addressed as “Pitaji”), the Late Principal Shanti Narayan would have completed 110 years of age — a number seemingly insignificant at first sight and certainly…