The Odd One Out
One of my favourite games in childhood was the ‘odd one out’ puzzle. You had to select the word or the picture which did not belong to...
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- Aug 1, 2021
- 5 min
How I met my Best Friend
One of the purest and most fulfilling relationship between two humans (and animals) is that of a friendship. The need to have a confiding...
- Jul 10, 2021
- 5 min
The Delayed Flight
Have you ever been in a plane which is stuck on a runway? There are too many planes ahead of you and yours can’t take off before they do....
- Jan 1, 2021
- 5 min
Of Resolutions and Restarts
The universe was mine to conquer. I could have it all, if only I could find the right day to start. In a traffic laden city, a bridge was...
- Dec 13, 2020
- 4 min
The shoe that didn’t fit
The story of Cinderella and her shoe always fascinated me. All the women of the entire kingdom tried to fit into that one shoe. Picture...
- Aug 23, 2020
- 5 min
Not without my armour
A lot has been said these days about reaching out to others and helping people who are facing problems in life. Many people have spoken...
- Aug 5, 2020
- 4 min
The story of failure
We all grew up listening to stories, from grandma's tales to animated fairy tales. They all began with once upon a time and ended with a...
- Jul 26, 2020
- 4 min
The Three Wise Monkeys of Normalcy
“When will I be normal again?” is something every health care professional has heard time and again. These days most of us have been...
- Jul 7, 2020
- 4 min
A Vaccine called Humour
When the almighty created humans, He bestowed us with an immune system, to fight against the illness that could make us sick. Humans went...
- May 26, 2020
- 5 min
The fallacy of strength
Long ago Charles Darwin spoke about the survival of the strongest. He proposed that, through the trials and tribulations of time, only...
- May 15, 2020
- 5 min
When I found my wings
There was once a little bird sitting in his nest. He wanted to learn how to fly. He kept waiting for his mother to help or dad to take...
- May 4, 2020
- 4 min
The road less trodden
Long ago I had read a poem by Robert Frost, about having to make a choice between two roads. The poet chooses the road less trodden. He...
- Apr 19, 2020
- 4 min
And then there was hope
As a child, I had heard the story of Pandora’s Box. The poor girl unknowingly opened a forbidden box releasing evil and misery into the...
- Mar 26, 2020
- 4 min
The Fault in my Destiny
Have you ever tried to solve a jigsaw puzzle, the pieces spread across, seemingly meaningless, unrelated to each other. Just when you...
- Jan 12, 2020
- 4 min
A fist full of sand
A child was trying to build a sand castle on the beach. He ran around collecting sand in his little fists to fill his little bucket. Each...
- Jan 5, 2020
- 4 min
Too much of a good thing
Ever wonder what is the very first thing we seek in life apart from basic physical needs? The first major milestone of a child involves...
- Dec 3, 2019
- 5 min
The Biased Judge
If we were to do a survey of what we fear the most, one of them would be the fear of being judged. We may scream from the top of the...
- Jul 30, 2019
- 4 min
The helping hand and its side effects
A helping hand it is believed is God’s way of making his presence known. All of us when, distressed need a comforting and helping hand to...
- Jun 26, 2019
- 4 min
The Case of the Missing Crystal Ball
As a child I had gone to a fair, where I saw a fortune-teller with a huge crystal ball and colourful stones. She claimed to be able to...
- Jun 17, 2019
- 4 min
The subtle art of giving up
Perseverance they say is the biggest virtue. A sure shot way to success and glory. We could open up any book of inspiration and it talks...
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