Monthly Archives: February 2009

APOSTROPHE’S DAY OUT ?

Posted on February 7, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

APOSTROPHE’S DAY OUT? The following news item was published in the Hindustan Times of 2nd February 2009: Quote: Post-apostrophe Birmingham puts a full stop to all that commatose, sorry, comatose punctuation THE CITY Council of Birmingham has decided to take … Continue reading →

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UNKNOWN POET–II

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

UNKNOWN POET– II   Continuing with what was said in my earlier posting titled ” Unknown Poet-I “, here is another beautiful composition  from an unknown poet.It has always inspired me and I am sure it will inspire many others.  … Continue reading →

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UNKNOWN POET-I

Posted on February 4, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

UNKNOWN  POET-  I We all have a general tendency to display our name or attach our name with our worldly possessions.I buy a plot of land for my house.The first thing I do is to provide a barbed wire fencing around … Continue reading →

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Heritage collection: Vintage cars

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

Dear Readers, Sometime in 1977 I was a regular subscriber to Reader’s Digest magazine. On renewing the subscription, RD had sent photographs of vintage cars to me. I have kept these photographs carefully over the years and now put them … Continue reading →

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IS VALENTINE’S DAY NECESSARY ??

Posted on February 1, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

IS VALENTINE’S DAY NECESSARY ?? Come February and the media is full of news items related to Valentine’s Day. This morning a daily reported that a political party, has for a change,announced its plans to take on those who oppose … Continue reading →

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