Monthly Archives: October 2010

Diwali is near..

diwali aa rahi hai…    aaj subah galli mein jhadoo maarney waali bai ney mujhey “uncle ji, namastey ” bulaaee   waisey to woh yada kada hi dikhti hai galli mein aaj achanak aisaa kya huaa ki woh thodi si muskraee               …oh,firr … Continue reading

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Boiling Frog Syndrome…

Boiling Frog Syndrome….   Decades ago,when I was in the primary school,I recall having read and recited a delightful poem on frogs.It was titled : Twenty Froggies.It went something like this :   Twenty Froggies -BY GEORGE COOPER Twenty froggies went to … Continue reading

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Karva Chauth musings…..

Karva Chauth musings…. 26th October 2010 was Karva Chauth day.Late in the evening,from the balcony of my house I could peep into and see the entire proceedings going on in the neighbourhood. Elsewhere, a panditji, monotonously read out the Karva … Continue reading

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Rahul and Sharad…..

Rahul into the Ganga..   I read with great interest the following news-item this morning:  Quote : Edgy Sharad wants Rahul thrown into the Ganga. Mail Today,October 26th 2010,By Giridhar Jha in Patna   CAMPAIGNING for the remaining four phases of the … Continue reading

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Riding on a song…..

RIDING ON A SONG….! I have been really awed by a recent song from the Hindi film titled “Dabangg”. It  has topped the charts and is a chart-buster item song almost a must-play in all party circuits. Interestingly,the lyrics of the … Continue reading

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About jokes…..

About Jokes… I have just read a news-item in a few newspapers of today. It is titled:” The official 50 funniest jokes of all times “. It is based on a recent research. Since I am currently teaching a subject … Continue reading

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Marry,Marry,Quite contrary !

Marry,Marry,Quite contrary ! Friends,the queer title of this piece is with a twist and borrowed from the lines of a famous nursery rhyme,I recall from my early childhood. The poem went thus :   Mary, Mary, quite contrary, How does your garden … Continue reading

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My letter in FE..

My letter in Financial Express dated 19th Oct 2010 Recently,I read the following article in the FE and wrote a letter to the editor, by way of my response,which has been published as under : The article : Govt to infuse Rs 8,700 … Continue reading

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Samosa-A Rejoinder…

Samosa-A Rejoinder My dear friend and respected fellow-Muse-ician Dr T S Chandra Mouli ji,an eminent poet, translator and critic,was so taken up with my piece on Samosa, that he responded with a short and sweet poem spontaneously and sent it to … Continue reading

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Samosa-I Love You !

  Samosa-I Love you !!         I just love eating a samosa.Whenever I pass by from a nearby shop frying samosas in the evenings, its delicious aroma and flavour are just too attractive to resist and much … Continue reading

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