Category: English

Let interpersonal spaces be bridged, not widened

Interpersonal spaces determine behaviour, communication and social interaction patterns. Knowledge of how much distance to maintain in different contexts facilitates healthy growth of individuals and society. Kahlil Gibran’s often-quoted line, “Let there be spaces in our togetherness” is more than an admonition against intruding into personal affairs of others. A pun is intended in ‘spaces’. […]

Fake cough didn’t work

  Ignorance is bliss! Apropos of the wayside labourers who routinely imbibe tea procured from a nearby vendor, in unhygienic, low quality polythene bag. On two occasions when I explained them about its serious carcinogenic effects, they gave a patient, receptive hearing. A few of them might have relinquished this dangerous practice, I understand. Earlier, […]

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