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 Kiss became the bone of contention, an act which is the precursor of love and affection suddenly became the cynosure of some eyes. That too one,  which  was almost a fleetingly flying one where there was no lip-lock so to say or even intended. Oh for our Victorian prudishness that an act purportedly in jest, […]

 I wonder how many old timers from our time can recall the presence of Benny in our Campus at RIMC. Benny was a typical tramp, dark complexioned, matted hair, scraggy beard, sunken eyes, clothed in tatters carrying an empty can for food, a stick in hand, in short the perfect tramp. He was a mysterious

 Taxes and death are a certainty in one’s life so said Benjamin Franklin in 1789, “Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes,” in a letter to Jean-Baptiste Le Roy”  We the middle class, salaried citizens of our

“Tyger Tyger, burning bright,  In the forests of the night” I am sure most of us would recall this William Blake poem from our school days. The national tiger census is an occasion to celebrate with the roaring success of Project Tiger. At the last count, India boasts of 3682 Panthera Tigris, their scientific name. When

 Morning walks are not just an exercise, it is much more than that, it prepares you for the day ahead, a breath of fresh air and if you have a keen eye, plenty to register and take note of. The walkers are of all kinds, some who just amble along glad to be away from

Is food only about just taste, or looks or is it a lot more? I am convinced it is the aroma which gets the gastronomic juices active.  While on the UN Peacekeeping mission in Cote d’Ivoire, I had a colleague from Yemen, who was a culinary expert and he really enjoyed wielding the ladle as

  Mhow in Monsoons is heavenly, after the drab and dreary summers, the cool breeze and showers bring the much needed relief to the parched Earth as also to all of us. Summers take their toll on us humans as well, the heat saps you physically as also mentally. Monsoons being salubrious  are the harbinger

 In the Army, double riding on a bicycle was an offence and was not just frowned upon but invited strict punishment, especially in the training academies. Although a “fireman lift” or a “baby carry” where we were supposed to carry our buddies on our shoulder or in our arms like a baby was par for

 Talk about glass ceilings, and the attention is riveted on women breaking the shackles and barriers to come out of the mould defined or rather ordained by the society. A term which was used by US feminists in the 70s and 80s, with  Marilyn Loden credited with its first usage in 1978. What is interesting

 Processions strangely have nothing to do with either process or processor. Procession stems from Latin ‘processio’ which means to move forward, by definition it is also supposed to be organised move towards an objective. Most of these processions move forward alright at the pace of a caterpillar but in the bargain ensure that all others are