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An Institution called Jogappa
“Jogapparinda taa” has been the demand of every cook, home remedy brewer or anyone who wanted value for their money, since my Grandmother’s day. I remember Jogappa Shanbaug, a frail fair man clad in a dhotar and Bombay Ganji, would peer at his customer as if to ensure that the customer knows what he wants, and…
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NaMo Namasmaranam…
Of the Navavidha Bhakti, naamasmaranam is one, and Ravana .was declared a Ram Bhakt because he kept thinking of Ram even though it was to plot his down fall. Each time I read such venomous hatred against BJP or Modi I am reminded of this. Whatever our individual opinion of the party, we need to…
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On Being Mary Kom.
“Priyanka earned much more than Mary Kom did in her entire career” the social media seem to scream. Well like Chinmayee Sumeet pointed each did their jobs and the disparity only mirrors our attitude towards the professions and not the competency of the professionals. Again as Priyanka herself pointed out, the battle that Mary Kom…
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Memorial, Eulogy and Epiphany
Memorial, Eulogy and Epiphany “Hasyam Kama dahanam” is the example for hasya rasa or the emotion of humour… it does not really translate to humour. For a long time I never figured how Kama dahanam could be funny, I mean how can the burning of a man be funny? Then I realized the word hasyam…
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Good bye Zohra- Naani.
Zohra Sehgal Passed away on July 10th, I find it little difficult to accept, it is almost as if she is going to pop up with another of rib tickling pranks. The grand lady, the Doyen, I had only heard of from my grandmother Parwati. To her Zohra was a woman who lived on her…
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Understanding Tenzin Gyatso
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