The Stir And The Still

The Stir And The Still

Ripples in the still water … Some stone I threw in playfully when the calmness created boredom, The refulgent rays of the sun dances … as the waves spiral… But the movement disturbs the arrangement… And I lose the oasis of serenity … Fading are the Patterns I am used to… this dichotomy baffles me… […]

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Connecting the dots..

Connecting the dots..

Stretched on soft and supple grass, connecting the sparkling specks in the resplendent sky into an invisible heart, with him next to her, she knew she couldn’t get any richer.The faint scent of his cologne awakened her senses but she restrained the surge of passion. She knew it was dangerous to give in to inconvenient yearnings. She resisted the thought of […]

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Freedom From Preconceptions

Freedom From Preconceptions

One Wednesday morning, as I dashed towards the elevator to leave for office, I was  already too late. The elevator had just one other occupant. A short, fair and beautiful young woman with a  glittering bindi.  She smiled at me and I returned the favour and tried to recall where I had seen her last and then it occurred to […]

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The Light Within

The Light Within

Mystifying silence within the prayers, the sounds of drums and bells the claps of devotees, the chants of priests the feeling of coming home on the edge of a river bank tender, cool breeze on my face feet immersed in the flow of eternity the deep stillness in the dancing flames of aarti in the […]

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A Healthier You..

A Healthier You..

Health defies definition. Modern medical science cannot sum up what health is; only this much is said: absence of disease is health. It is like defining a flower in relation to thorns. Why is health not defined? Because health comes from the innermost being of an individual. The Hindi word Swasthya means rooted in the innermost being. […]

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