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I have a problem of recognizing my own shoes. One day I left my chappals in front of the temple and came back home, wearing foot wear belonging to some one else. The next day again, I went to the same temple, quite near our house. The poojary recognized his chappals immediately and I had [...]

OCCUPY DALA STREET MOVEMENT

It started as a protest against the attitude of the Government, in tackling the economic collapse. Now a large number of countries are facing this phenomenal wave of protests. When Marx analyzed economics in a scientific way, capitalism was in its adolescent stage. Now it has become an old man. Who could have anticipated the [...]

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Both are very familiar and have some oddities The elephant is the only animal with the scrotum inside its body. If the genital organ is not excited, you cannot say whether the African elephant is male or female! The Asian male can be distinguished by its tusks; the African female too has tusks. The trunk [...]

HISTORY-CITY STATES

Western historians talk of Greek city States, as the beginning of civilization. They refuse to recognize that the East developed much earlier. Kashi and Anuradhapuram in Ceylon, to mention just two cities in the Indian subcontinent (Ceylon was part of India till 1936), were far more ancient than Athens. In those days the population was [...]

MOON

After a long time I saw the crescent moon. I miss it when the western sky is blank. I had gone to the roadside temple at the end of Indirapuram. The road is dirty and dusty, like any village road in Uttar Pradesh; but the very rustic nature has a weird attraction for me. The [...]

STORY- LURE OF THE FORBIDDEN FRUIT

When the bus stopped at our village, it was quite dark. The “Lady” asked me to hold her hand. I call her “Lady” because I do not know her name. “Beti, I forgot to take my electric torch. Wll you hold my hand? I cannot see clearly.” She is very taciturn and never talked to [...]

STOMACH AND DIGESTION

There are few people with healthy digestive system. Problems like indigestion, gas, constipation etc. plague most of us. Ayurvedic system gives due importance to this aspect. Before studying the symptoms of the disease, they ask you questions about digestion. It must be remembered that eating should be for health, not to satisfy the tongue. The [...]

TEAM ANNA

Team Anna core group is meeting today. They like to confront the Congress as an alternative opposition, but there are cracks in the core group itsef. A motley crowd cannot form a party, based on a single, impractical aim of combating corruptin. Economic and foreign policies are important. BJP FAILED, BECAUSE THEY LACK POLICY. Anna [...]

TRUE STORY

JACK FRUIT My uncle was very fond of his daughter, married to a station master, working at Hubli railway station. It was the season of jack fruits in Keralam. People do not steal it, even when it grows by the road side. So my uncle thought of presenting a ripe fruit, which is really tasty. [...]

ON TOP OF THE HILL

The calm serinity of the evening is something we must not miss. Go out and climb a hill, to watch the sun going down and the stars appearing one by one! When it is dark, the diamonds scattered in the sky is a treat to the eyes.The cool breeze enliven our body. If a friend [...]