Articles in Showcase Jul09
Picture 5
You were to leave for London
and had to reapply for the passport,
you look a little older
and your eyes seem a little swollen.
Perhaps you did not sleep well.
You are wearing this unlikely yellow,How??
Its strange that …
Disobedience is sin. Adam and Eve disobeyed God’s command and became sinners instantly. According to God’s original plan every human being was expected to take permanent residence in Heaven. This was spoiled by Satan. But, God had an alternative plan to receive them in Heaven. This is ‘Salvation plan’ initiated on Easter day.
Rosemarie got up slowly. She was sure she’d heard a sound. She had been on the floor. Sleeping. She had been so tired she remembered. She tried to peep through the heavy drapes. It was …
Teen smoking is a growing problem and many teens are falling in the clutches of this problem. Not always smoking is taken willingly and intentionally. Many a times, it may be because of peer pressure, …
When i decided to take one year off from my job, to be able to spend time with my husband and toddler i thought a lot of my time will get spent in teaching my …
Kolkata or erst while Calcutta was one of the places which I never preferred staying more than a few days on visit. I had relatives staying here and we had to visit this place …
I picked up the newspaper and started reading. The headlines were unusual so I checked the name of the newspaper “Daily Hope”. I shrugged in sarcasm “these newspaper walas keep on sending free samples of …
Not sure if this is an industry practice or from the organization i come from..BBL stands for (or rather used to stand for in my life) “Brown Bag Lunch” where some senior people would grace …
This is a piece I wrote when I was about 15 years old, and it’s a piece I’m quite fond of. It conveys my feelings about food in general, and sweet food in specific, very …
The phone rang in her purse and as she looked at the screen, it was him, her husband.
“Hello!” she said, looking down and focussing on the bunch of keys which she now tightened her grip on.
” If …
Romance must never be out of your life at any age or stage. Only this is the way by which you can say your partner or loved one that how much you care. Going on …
So one day when I came down a road near my home, which is a hospital hub, I was amused to see a new eatery, which had this rather dubious board. It read
‘Food for Males’
Last Saturday was a revelation, an ego-bashing time-out that nonetheless refreshed my soul. The ego met its nemesis at SOFOSH, the adoption centre in Pune. SOFOSH is an acronym for ‘Society of Friends of Sassoon …
Picture this— One of the most common sights on our airports—fatigued travelers sitting haplessly on one of their check-in luggage; because their other checked in luggage hasn’t arrived yet. But knowing our airport authorities’ matchless …
Things About Inter Caste Marriages in India
In India, caste system has been since centuries. The mind set is still orthodox in India in spite of so much development. However, unlike past inter caste and inter …
Natural Family Planning (NFP) is a simple family planning method in which the woman’s fertile days are considered and based on calculation of those days sex is avoided. There are a few techniques available with …
“I don’t like to do the odd man out” said my nephew trying to convey something. On probing further he explained “odd people are great people; didn’t you see ‘Taare Zamin par’?, he questioned putting …
Moni’s very perceptive and hilarious accounts of Pakistani high society in her avatar as the best ‘eve dropper’ in town are extremely entertaining as a book as it was as a column.
As long as you love me
Life is beautiful.
Of deep joy sweet will be
The cup of life full.
As long as you love me
I am never alone.
You are ever with me:
Wherever you may roam.
As long as you …
New Delhi railway station platform number 15, 12 noon, the peak of summer, and a pal and I were on our way to Kanpur IIT.
