By Navin Chandra Joshi
Dog-eared, paled by time, and lying idly among many of the lot, I find myself cooped-up in a dimly lit cubicle of a public office. I can feel the build-up of dust and crawling of white […]
By Navin Chandra Joshi
The moment I completed the seventh round of the ‘sacred fire’, I could feel that my top floor had fallen vacant. The knot of a life time had tied me to her apron strings forever. I hardly […]
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Show business, passion or fan following. Whatever way it is classified, the celebrity status undoubtedly puts a huge premium on the saleable items belonging to a […]
Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It’s the transition that’s troublesome – Isaac Asimov
Now when I have come to an age when my birthday candles cost more than the cake, I recall those unforgettable but […]
If we look at the GDP figures on account of agriculture for the last two decades, we find that it has all along been on decline. In 1990–91, it was 32%, in 2005-06 20% and in 2007–08, it came down to 17%. This […]
Having lived in different cities in compliance with the service conditions, I ultimately dropped anchor in Mumbai, where I retired. Having known the city through writings and books, I had developed a liking and […]
No one, it seems, wants to live in the present. It is peculiarly amusing that the ‘Golden age’ somehow exists only in the past. The present age is always considered degenerate where corruption, bribery, crime […]
Houdini, the world famous magician was well-known for his special act of disappearing from sealed and locked enclosures, even if say the box was dumped in deep water in an ocean. He perfected tricks involving […]
At his commercial hub, Ramnikbhai owns a cubicle in a back lane of the Fort area of Mumbai. It houses a computer, a fax and a photo copying machine. Surprisingly, a sizeable corner of the room is occupied by an […]
By Navin Chandra Joshi
Bore: A person who, when asked what time it was, starts explaining the origin and development of watches.
Classic: A book that is praised by all but never read.
Communist: One who always […]
By Navin Chandra Joshi
From my early schooling days, I had been fascinated by abbreviations to memorise certain names. For example, by just keeping VIBGYOR in mind, I could name the colours of a rainbow.
I was […]
It was the early 70s and I was posted as a Project Engineer on behalf of my organisation for the installation of industrial refrigeration plants in Dyes manufacturing Company at Balkum village of Thane district. […]
By Navin Chandra Joshi
Watching the two squirrels scampering up the huge trunk of the banyan tree and reaching its top, I was amazed at the height to which the tree had grown. I had planted the little sapling […]
By Navin Chandra Joshi
I have a pretty comfortable home to reside. It is furnished perfectly. The upholstery is adorable and designer curtains cover the windows. I normally invite friends on Sundays over a cup […]
“Chester cheetah chews a chunk of cheap cheddar cheese”, I had hell of a time repeating the twister to tone up the muscles of my tongue. Of all the sensory organs, the tongue perhaps acquires a unique position […]
Poring over a newspaper one Sunday Morning, I was amazed to go through a report about a 5 year old holding forth discourses on ‘Bhagwad Gita’. I could then recall a similar revelation about yet another prodigy, […]
The scene at the graveyard is always gloomy and pathetic. It is a resting place for those who have departed from this world. The man from primordial times always lived in fear as the life and death were considered […]
I sometimes wonder what to write on. I have no musings to express. I have no story to tell. Even so, I continue writing in the hope that this subject of being without a theme may itself turn out to be a chronicle […]
With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh, I should die – Abraham Lincoln.
Visualize this. You have retired and visit your doctor for hypertension and stress problems. Post thorough […]
By Navin Chandra Joshi
The farming community in India consists mainly of small and marginal farmers. The cumulative yield from their tiny land holdings accounts for nearly 55% of the marketable surplus. The over […]