Category: Us people
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Kashmir News from Samir
Originally posted on The Sameer Yasir Work(s). : Sameer Yasir The haze had covered the northern edge of Tchahl village. A little away from a cricket ground, three men in their 60s, sat on a nearby rock patiently looking at Atta Mohammad Khan, the gravedigger. A few policemen were watching him dig a grave for…
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New brag-rat on the block
Once upon a time, in mythology, there were beautiful damsels, enchantress who diverted the heroes from their chosen path. The Indian mythology called them Apsara’s they were delegated by the Lord of the immortals, to deal with spiritual quest of people or if anything threatened the throne of Indra the Lord of the immortals. Instead…
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Janmashtami
It is Krishna janmashtami at my hometown. Suddenly I see our elaborate family network and our roots in place. My near seventy mother has donned her super cape, and make all the goodies that are to be made, the 5 types of laddoo, and chakkuli and the works. She has then put them into the…
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begging for attention
When the railways entered the Konkan region, i remember my great uncle PN Ananthakrishna Rao who had told us, that don’t think railway will be bring any benefits, the adverse effect is greater. With increase connectivity the coastal towns have lost their greatest pride, we had no beggars, whenever we saw beggars we could be…
