नरसाना एक ऐसे अत्यधिक निर्धन दलित परिवार से है जिसके पास रहने के लिए ढंग का घर तक नहीं हैं। बेहद गरीबी तथा कठिनाइयों के बावजूद उसने राष्ट्र स्तर पर उपलब्ध चुनिंदा निःशुल्क सीटों में से एक सीट को अपने नाम कर प्रेरणा की उत्तम मिसाल पेश की है। अपनी मेहनत से अपने सपने को पूरा करके उसने साबित किया …

Mommy please don’t talk to daddy that way, Your words get meaner everyday I hate to hear you yell, and to see my daddy cry He knows you are sad and doesn’t understand why You created me out of love, don’t bring me up in hate, If you two can’t make it, what shall be my fate? I know you …

Gautam Mehrotra was sitting in the living room and reading the newspaper. It was a Sunday. He had just finished his breakfast and was trying to catch up with the rest of the world. Gautam had retired as a senior executive assistant in the Collector’s office, after thirty one year’s of service, ten month ago. Soon after retirement he had …

India’s hockey legend Mohammad Shahid was known not just for his excellent dribbling skills, but also considered as one of the greatest players of all time. The 56-year-old, who was battling kidney and liver problems, breathed his last on Wednesday at a Gurgaon hospital. He was part of the Vasudevan Baskaran-led Indian team that clinched the gold medal at the …

अमेरिका के इदाहो (Idaho) राज्य में केचुम शहर (Ketchum) में विश्वप्रसिद्ध लेखक अर्नेस्ट हैमिंग्वे (Ernest Hemingway) का अंतिम आवास मौजूद है। आज भी इसमें 1950 के दशक के इंटीरियर को उम्दा ढंग से संरक्षित करके रखा गया है जहां की हर एक वस्तु महान लेखक से जुड़ी है। 2 जुलाई, 1961 को अंदर से बुरी तरह से टूट चुके इस …

In 1963, when Mubarak Begum Shaikh’s soulful voice urged listeners “Mujhko apne gale laga lo…” few would have been able to resist the urge to hug their beloved. The famous duet between Mubarak Begum and the late Mohammed Rafi has enthralled music afficionados even five decades after it hit the Indian musical charts. Years later, in 2008 she gave a …

Bandage scraped knees. Kiss away fears. Watch their heartbreak and dry their tears. Teach them to know what’s right and what’s wrong. Show them how to be gentle and when to be strong. Tell them you love them, and then let it show. That’s the easiest part of helping them grow. There needs to be discipline, but don’t over do …

There was once a little girl who was very willful and who never obeyed when her elders spoke to her – so how could she be happy? One day she said to her parents, “I have heard so much of the old witch that I will go and see her. People say she is a wonderful old woman, and has …

Translated by: Keerti Ramachandra and Vivek Shanbhag Publisher: Harper Perennial Pages: 144 Price: Rs 350 Every country and society may have differing narratives of the past and for its future – and they can alternate. While their committed adherents fight for ascendance, the issue gains most significance during the ‘tectonic shift’ when one particular narrative attempts to replace another – as …

You are both special in every way, Encouraging me more and more each passing day. You both are the reason why I’m so strong, With you two at the helm not a thing could go wrong. You’ve both helped me through many trials and tribulations, You’ve made things better in every situation. Thank you both for always being there, And …