Just lock a room, Forbid people a peek There will be a throng To, stealthily sneak Adventure and curiosity have their own charm, Our favorite game, Remember, Is, often, hide and seek We do something upfront That is fine But pleasure is enhanced With anything clandestine It may be bad […]
Month: September 2016
Cursive Writing and the Curse of Technology
By Mark Antony Rossi I was skeptical from the very start. A few years ago my son began 3rd grade and it was required he use and ultimately own a Google Chromebook. My wife saw the practicality of real-time test scores since the students took tests on the mini-computer plus […]
Person of the Week: Patanjali Jha
Dear Readers, In this interview series where we ask questions to people who are making a difference, it can be big, it can be small, it doesn’t matter, what matters is their contribution to our society. It can be anyone from any walk of life and from any country. Please, do send […]
Symbolism And Myth
By Ananya Guha We are a nation of symbols. Symbolism works in every aspect of our nation. But the symbolism is outside, within there are contradictions. What do I mean, you may ask? Well, on the face of it there are secessionist proclivities separatism in many parts of the country. […]
Despair
I thought I shook him off this year. Sometime around January they said, those voices. crawling under the covers, over my bare legs. Bruises dotting the sides of my thighs – yellowed and pale – the blood is hot in my ears but cold through my limbs. The lights in […]
Internet Service
A lonely man logs onto an online dating service eager to meet he/she to relieve painful isolation. Scams, threats, insults, bank account looted, other hazards endured by another victim of the growing need for companionship. […]
Here is Valluvar’s Voice
Following is the translation of Thirukkural, a discourse on ethics, its author is Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar, who lived around 3rd Century. Its translation is done by Mr. NV Subbaraman, he lives in Chennai. […]
The Question of Character
By Mark Anthony Rossi My son asked yesterday, “Dad why do you need courage to do the right thing?” I had to think for a moment because I often have to translate ideas into a format a ten-year-old can understand without my translation becoming lost in the hodge podge of […]
Communion
As the sun glistened in the sky Its glossy rays Roused nature all around The glittering environment The birds Perched on the branches Nestle their young ones The warmth, Shakes them out of their stupor The wind Brushes up the sleeping trees Awakening them From their slumber The fountains sing […]
I am a lamp, I must burn
They asked me To be a guiding light, To shine, and Illuminate their path, To dispel darkness From their lives, Make it bright. I was happy To oblige, To be of some use To do something Worthwhile With my life. I didn’t know that I am going to Become a […]