No, I have not spelled London Bridge wrong; I do mean the bridge on River Hindon, a small river flowing east of Delhi. Hindon has many bridges, but the one worth mentioning is on National Highway 24 (NH 24) Branch running between Noida and Ghaziabad, the two Delhi Suburbs or Satellite towns in Western UP…
A moment of Joy, at times, though it costs nothing, is difficult to come by. It is surprising that something available free of cost eludes most of the persons on this planet earth. There are people who are poor and living under the poverty line, not having enough to eat. If these people complain of…
Beginning of summer this year made me visit the hot desert of Rajasthan yet again. This time it was not the National Highway 15, but I journeyed through recently reconstructed Hanuman Garh- Kishan Garh (near Ajmer) road in North Rajasthan. April is no time to visit Rajasthan, especially the desert part. But my organisation had…
The beginning of English fictional writing in novel form happened much after Chaucer and Shakespeare. Most of these early writings occurred some three hundred years back in early eighteenth century. One great writing of that time was Jonathan Swift’s ‘Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World’, which later became popularly known as ‘Gulliver’s Travels’….
Delhi to Goa Some best places in the world are located either in the mountains or along the sea. This planet boasts of many beautiful beaches all over the world’s seas and oceans. These are the places associated with nature’s beauty and the peace and tranquillity they provide along with the associated fun and frolic….
En attendant Godot, a 1952 exceptional masterpiece drama by Samuel Beckett which meant in English, Waiting for Godot. For a person not having much knowledge or interest of Literature, it may be a shock, or far from understanding because it belongs to Theater of the Absurd. And Absurd, the human life is. If not the…
As per medieval Indian Ruler Jehangir, the Paradise on Earth existed in Kashmir; The Valley of Kashmir. (Gulmarg, Kashmir in Summer) He was more or less correct, especially for someone who loves mountains, valleys, lakes, greenery and snow, all at one place. Kashmir has all of these features making it undoubtedly into a…
We all pray. We pray to our God, the Almighty, or to different gods and goddesses, gurus, shrines, or saints, depending on our faith and type of belief. The reason for praying may differ from person to person or from sect to sect, but the main force behind the prayer is the belief in God…
The Idea India is an excellent tourist destination, offering all types of geographical terrains in the world, snow capped mountains, beautiful islands and beaches, tropical forests and hot and arid deserts. The Indian Desert of Thar, one of the most popular destinations among overseas tourists after Goa and Agra, lies in the state of Rajasthan….
To be or not to be; the question is faced by almost every sensible human being while taking most of the decisions. Especially with the decisions which are difficult to take. What we have thought is correct or not? What we are deciding is right or not? How to answer it? We all think. We…