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A bitten bit of my past !!

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    I was the youngest of the 4 siblings and the only son ,but that  never  made me precious and  pampered by the family. My father was in the army. We all  grew up in cantonment environment, hopping almost every 2 years  from one Cantonment to the other  Like from Allahabad’s Draupadi Ghat we came to Calcutta’s Fort William and  then to  Bangalore Cantonment  Bangalore was the only city where we  remained stationed for almost 5 years before getting  shifted to Delhi Cantonment in 1961, 4th of July to be precis It was the year 1959-60 and I was about 10 years old  studying in the 6th form in the Army’s  Regimental school . Around this time my  father decided to put me into “King George Military School” .This  was a ‘day’ Boarding School exclusively for Defence personnels . It is now called “Rashtriya Military School”. There was an aptitude test which I cleared but failed the written test. I was happy, as I will not be sent to  boarding school and be away from family. My Father was huge
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Stories of Divine intervention A Review

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  I am not a kind of  bonafide bookworm who would  bury his nose in the book .Perhaps this  was the  reason why I  was putting off reading this book  “Maa Maine Hi Maakhan Khayo”.  Eventually when  I did read it,  It was indeed a "Happy reading"  Miracles are amazing things that happen that we can’t explain. “Maa Maine Hi Maakhan Khayo” is a compilation of such miracles  that are presented to us in the form of short stories. Each one of the seven stories that I read was a testament of Lord Krishna’s miracles. We come across divine interventions in one form or other   in every story . Every story is a  reaffirmation of the  idea that “Faith can move Mountains”  Lord Krishna is one of the most widely worshiped and popular Hindu deities  I like the way the author is able to introduce within the  story a character that acts as a testament to Lord Krishna’s divine intervention . If it was the “small boy”  pillion riding Harley Davidson in the story “Maakhan Chor, it was Dr Balram
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The Blessed Curse "Nostalgic flashes" !

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   When you already  know a little about the  book it does create an  interest “Blessed Curse” was just that.  This book is about an  Indian middle class household  that is holding together three generations in generous harmony with all those ifs and buts about the generation gaps  The book undoubtedly is  an inspirational read  especially at a  time when the concept of   “nuclear households", remains a widely spread idea among the Millennials  It recalibrates your mind to question , debate ,accept and  celebrate every generation’s point of view  This book is the story of Jagdamba Prasad & his wife Pushpa Devi living with their son, daughter in law and grandchildren in one of the colonies of East Delhi’. The author in this book takes the reader through good, bad and ugly about each generation. The beauty is, it does not come as a bout of episodes but as “cosy chats” between the members of the family, the son, the grandchildren and Jagan Babu himself. The conversations th
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AFRICAN SAFARI.....a Book Review

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  "African Safari" is an intriguing title for a book that nowhere talks of  any expeditions to animal kingdom in the jungles of Africa. This book is about a cigar smoking business tycoon , a multibillion and multinational conglomerate whose business interest goes beyond his inherited empire of liquor and beer industries and spreads across industries  as diverse  as Airlines, Pharma, Paints, textiles to name a few. The media across the globe dub him as "King of good times".  "African Safari " is the story of "Rana Kapoor" the business tycoon and his business ventures in the French speaking regions of Africa, a continent that is fast emerging as world's big time growth market. The book takes us through  intricacies of clinching  business deals.  It talks about how political lobbying and networking with people in high places and bankers collaborate and become a blue print for M&A  stories. The book tells you that stories of business ventures
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Giving words to my thoughts...

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I  am returning to this space after 2 years and past 242 posts .It doesn't mean that I have lost my itch  for writing. I have always loved  scribbling words that give voice to the way I look at a situation, or to the way I feel about anything on the ground and under the sky. . My   view  may or may not matter  to the rest. However for me it remains a  mark of my own creativity. My creativity is more about visualizing things that  seldom see the light of the day.   Some call this  “Daydreaming” . I don't mind if people call me  a “wandering mind.” Neither I am bothered about the stigma called  “laziness” attached to it.  I see it as a tonic that energizes me  to think  beyond the realm of possibility For instance no matter how much  ever  I would have   chased my dreams  of becoming a corporate tycoon  I would never have been one simply because I would then lose the privilege and intimacy of being around with familiar and friendly faces sipping beer in crowded bar. I don't l
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Election 2020 ....a bid for the "WHITE HOUSE"

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  We all say we are proud to be Indians,  yet winning any type of  H1 Visas to move  to America remain an all time fascination for every Indian across the peneninsula. Almost every household here today  has  a member or two  migrated to Ameirica from the day we won our freedom from the British rule We may much boast of our educational systems and institutions, yet every Indian youth with brilliant brains aspire io  make it to Harvard or any of the ivy league elite colleges in America. We may claim of best medical facilities yet everyone  of our  politicians and the members of our affluent  elites fly away to America for their medical treatments  Except for Indian movies ,Indian music and indian culinary, we remain fascinated by everything that is America. The Indian settlers in America may not ordinarly talk  and  take pride of their Indian lineage and heritage, but  when it comes to ballot harveting they will never tire talking and boasting about their India connect. Remember over 1%
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Who will win BIHAR .. 'Let the last Vote get counted'

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This Bihar election is the first major election since the Covid 19 pandamic disrupted the political calender and prompted sweeping measures for social distencing. The three Phase Bihar Poll for 243 Vidhan Sabha seats was completed on the 7th. The turnout for the poll as per media report was 58%. Today is the vote counting day. By the time the sun sets today , the dawn  of the next political regime in the State will emerge. Will this dawn usher in a new political 'don' or  the "Sarkar Raj" will continue  with  their  "All is Well " narrative for another 4 years. Will PM Modi, the over used "trump card" political campainer for NDA  be able  to push  back JDU- BJP led alliance once again into rulling Bihar for another four year terms or will he   concede defeat without playing and  crying foul.  Well whatever be the outcome of today's polling verdict, the politics of vendetta and vilifying the  poor will continue. The problem of unemployment, the
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