Tag: #belief
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God works in mysterious ways
Ask him who found shelter in the torrential rain or just about managed to catch the last train Ask him who found reason to smile in spite of his pain or could catch a good night’s rest even after all his hard work went in vain He’ll tell you, ‘God works in mysterious ways’ And […]
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PUBLISHED : When we can do nothing else, we wait
My poem, ‘When there’s nothing you can do, you wait,’ is published by the Rebelle Society. This poem is for all those who have waited at some point in life. You know what you went through as you waited for the minutes and hours to pass. And though you told yourself that you had no […]
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Spirituality: Religion-What Does it Mean to You?
I have been busy over the last one month with family. And my writing had taken a back-seat. I’m not complaining because family is a blessing. Yet, writing to me is now akin to breathing and when I haven’t penned down my thoughts, there is a void within me that can only be filled by […]
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India Diaries 5: India’s 71st Independence Day and our First in the country and Nag Panchami- 15/8/2018
Its India’s 71st Independence Day and our first in the country. As expected there is a lot of excitement at home as both the girls wake up in the morning to don the Indian attire white salwar kameez, complete with jhumkas, bindis and bangles for the Independence Day celebrations at school. Outside on the streets, shops, […]
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An Ode to the Best Teacher, Mrs. Narayanan…For Believing in Me
Mrs. Narayanan did it again.This poem won the first prize. English was always my favorite subject in school. I loved the elegant English teachers with their straight-backed posture, top knots and their starched saris. There was something about the way they carried themselves that each one of us in the Elite private school for girls’ […]