Be grateful to ancestors and stay blessed
Observing Shradh befittingly helps us seek ancestral blessings. You thank the co-passenger for having had an eye on your luggage for few minutes. You also thank the colleague who just drops your cheque in the bank he was proceeding to. You don’t forget saying ‘Thanks’ to the waiter who offers you a cup of tea […]
Saluting the elderly who ever meant our well being
The elderly amongst us did all they could, often stretching themselves beyond capacity, to stand by us. It shall be blasphemy to ignore them when they need utmost care. Ever given thought to the apprehensions and cross currents often perturbing the wrinkled, emaciated, lonesome oldster usually staring at wall or sky with stony eyes? The […]
Know and understand your role to put suicidal thoughts at bay
Pardon me for not mincing words – some of those around shall attempt suicide in foreseeable future; you shall hear few of them didn’t survive. Unfortunately we don’t hear of those already in risk zone because courtesy warrants silence on such sensitive and seminal issues. A significant number of 8 lakh suicides globally can be […]
Life makes sense only in friendly ambience
Relationship with your spouse, children, brother, sister, uncle or grandparents cannot be taken for granted. They shall last only if there a tinge of friendliness. Friendship, like any other relationship also requires continuous maintenance to remain live & vibrant. ‘Fiendship’ is a pious, ennobling term; a relationship that begins when two individuals with similar chemistry […]
Upskilling paid him well in Coron era, the veg vendor said
Skills are involved not only while undergoing technical courses but in all spheres of life. Skills add feather to the way we do routine and special tasks, and also come to our rescue in hard times. Skilled persons have always been in great demand; they know they shall never be jobless. Yet it is passion […]
Harnessing the divine musical power for human welfare
The abstruse musical powers can be harnessed for human welfare by evolving suitable techniques. Music has ever been integral to social, cultural and religious ethos of mankind. In wintry nights early men gathered around fire, danced and sang in accompaniment to music as refreshing relief from drudgery of diurnal life. This energised him to take […]
Covid-19: Handling the mental issues is a greater challenge
With Corona tide ebbing all over, more challenging than the virus is restoring the public psyche to normal levels that was already not in proper shape. In a WhatsApp message, one fine morning a wife tells her half-asleep husband, “Wake up, spot news: lockdown has ends today. Get ready for the job.” The drowsy husband […]
My tryst with first ever Dosa
Thanks to my otherwise very niggardly cousin who opened his heart & offered me dosa, my most favoured cousine now. Then (in 70s), I could hardly finish a third of it. In late sixties, my elderly cousin’s first job in Delhi brought him to our home as new entrant to an already large family of […]
Is a prayer answered? Yes, if you really believe so
When you align with forces above – of course that entails belief and persistent Sadhna, the Universal Power comes to your rescue when you are trapped in crisis. And you come out. In the common area near the entrance of most hospitals we find a prominently affixed statue of God. That has loads of meaning. […]
Covid and its reverend protocol
With ambiguity around Covid protocols & guidelines often under revision, not only doctors but also public go on trumpeting without sense what the existing protocols warrant. When my son-in-law in Mumbai suburb was tested Covid-positive, like many others my wife lost her peace, “Our daughter Silogi and the two darling under-fives are at risk […]
Corona threat: How much real, how much visceral
The Corona threat is not of the level or gravity as we are given to understand and believe. Thoughts of prospective troubles hardly come true. Most people die of visceral fear of spectre or something that doesn’t exist. “90% of our problems are caused by our own thoughts” says Hilda de la Rosa, a South […]
Follow nature’s diktat to stay fit and healthy
With market and medical community in league set to fleece the helpless patient & his attendants, we have to find alternative, economic options. Unless we exercise discretion, there shall be little to keep us safe, hale & healthy. Polluted environment, unhygienic ambience at work, living or moving places, poor knowledge of basics of health & […]