Bhavani Sundaram

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August 31, 2023

A man went to a master and started listing the problems in his life. “I have a wife who loves me only for the money that I have. Otherwise, there is no genuine affection.” The master kept on listening. “I have children who respect me but I know behind my...

Last but not least

August 30, 2023

Our joint family home housed 14 of us from age 5 to 95 years. Today I watch both the houses abandoned and nature taking over the garden my mother used to tend for hours every day. The Jamun, the Drumstick a few Ashok, Neem and Peepal have survived but all...

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August 29, 2023

Why do I read? I just can’t help myself. I read to learn and to grow, to laugh and to be motivated. I read to understand things I’ve never been exposed to. I read when I’m crabby, when I’ve just said monumentally dumb things to the people I love. I...

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August 28, 2023

We all remember our teachers be it from kindergarten times, till we leave our school behind and enter college where we again meet our teachers and as we grow in life, we keep encountering them in different disguises but in the end, they leave behind their impressions, shadows and a...

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August 26, 2023

The whole world paused this morning. Do you know why? Because an 8-year Old’s tank was empty. The boys had already started their school day at their desks and I was preparing to leave for work when I noticed my littlest standing in the bathroom wiping his face paused at the door...

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August 25, 2023

Two middle-aged women sat next to each other on a train. One was in a very good mood, but the other was sad and depressed. The cheerful woman who was having fun reading a book, started laughing as she read something amusing. Meanwhile, the sad woman became filled with envy...

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August 24, 2023

Once the River became very proud of the tremendous flow of its water. The river felt that I am so powerful that I can wash away everything with me - the mountains, houses, trees, animals, humans, etc. One day the river proudly asked the Ocean, “Tell me, what I should bring for you?...

Someone please tell me what is the aim of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga Campaign?’

August 15, 2023

All of us born in India have a natural affinity for our national flag and national anthem. Do our emotions become deeper by displaying the flag from our balconies? Or by illuminating our buildings orange, white, green? Do we become less patriotic if we refuse to toe the official line?...

Abandoned animals live a life in misery and die a painful lonely death

August 2, 2023

Imagine you are alone on the street. You have nowhere to go, there is no one waiting for you or worrying about you anywhere in the whole city. You are so hungry that each movement seems to be unmanageable. There are hundreds of people going by, yet you cannot talk...

The day when women became pawns in the hands of the public

July 22, 2023

The nation stands shocked and sickened by the Manipur incident and the video which has been going viral of the two women who had been sexually assaulted by a mob. The incident happened in May but surfaced only on 19th July as the internet was down in Manipur due to...

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