A Small Step Towards Moksha 29 May 2015. That was the day I wrote my first blogpost. I was 64 years old. I had no grand plan. No thought that I would someday write a thousand posts. I certainly did not imagine that, eleven years later, I would sit down to write the thousandth. My […]
A Story of a Food Delivery Boy!
Shyam mostly worked the evening shift. That night, at around 9 p.m., he picked up his last order. When he collected the package from the restaurant, he noticed it was a very small order—just some plain khichdi, curd, and two bananas. The address was in the old part of the city. It was an old, […]
Not A Fused Bulb, But A Shining Soul!
I recently watched a video whose central message was that a retired person, whatever his rank, position or status, is like a fused bulb. The metaphor made me pause. Yes, perhaps a retired person can become a “fused bulb”—but not because retirement has taken away his position, authority or importance. A person becomes a fused […]
Fear Versus Loyalty!
The Difference Between Making Someone Obey You and Making Them Want to Stand With You There is a profound difference between fear and loyalty. Fear can make a person obey you. Loyalty makes a person stand beside you. From a distance, they may look almost identical. A fearful person follows your instructions. A loyal person […]
The Naked Truth: When Lies Wear the Clothes of Truth
There are paintings that simply capture a moment. And then there are paintings that seem to capture something about the human condition. In 1896, the French painter and sculptor Jean-Léon Gérôme created one of those images. He called it Truth Coming Out of Her Well, Armed with Her Whip to Chastise Mankind. Gérôme was one […]
ਚੰਡਾਲ ਚੌਕੜੀ । चण्डाल चौकड़ी ।Devil’s Assembly!
The Chandal Chaukdi दूसरों के दुख का तमाशबीन मत बनो | ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਦੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਤਮਾਸ਼ਬੀਨ ਨਾ ਬਣੋ There is a strange habit that exists in many communities. When something unfortunate happens to someone else, people gather around it—not always to help, but to discuss, analyse, speculate and sometimes even enjoy the drama. A family […]
A Discerning Eye! Thus Spake Bulleh Shah!
ਬੁੱਲ੍ਹੇ ਸ਼ਾਹ ਤੈਥੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਨਹੀਂ, ਉਸਦੇ ਬਿਨਾ ਕੱਖ ਨਹੀਂ, ਤੇਰੀ ਵੇਖਣ ਵਾਲੀ ਅੱਖ ਨਹੀਂ। These three simple lines contain an extraordinarily profound philosophy. Bulleh Shah is not merely saying that God is within you. He is taking the thought one step further. He is saying: The Divine is not separate from you. Without the Divine, […]
Adventure, At A Hotel’s Complimentary Buffet Breakfast Lounge!
Hotel complimentary breakfast is a fascinating human phenomenon both in India and abroad. A man who normally wakes up at home and survives quite comfortably on two toasts and a cup of tea suddenly becomes a professional food auditor the moment breakfast is declared “complimentary.” He is no longer hungry. He is recovering room rent. […]
Ten Military Lessons That Remain Relevant Long After the Uniform Comes Off.
From the Battlefield to the Boardroom Ten Military Lessons That Remain Relevant Long After the Uniform Comes Off After more than four decades in the military, I spent another seven years in the corporate world after retirement. The two environments were vastly different. The military operates on discipline, hierarchy, preparedness and the consequences of decisions […]
India’s 80th Independence Day: Freedom Won, Freedom to Be Fulfilled!
15 August 1947 was not merely the day India became free. It was the day a civilisation that had endured nearly two centuries of colonial rule reclaimed its right to determine its own destiny. As India celebrates its 80th Independence Day on 15 August 2026, we celebrate a remarkable journey of resilience, sacrifice, unity and […]
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