Life is so whimsical! Nothing and no one ever gets to escape its caparicious fanciful games except the unborn and the dead. But then, who knows if they are exempt? Maybe they aren’t! Regardless of whether we believe or don’t believe in god, fate, luck or destiny, don’t we all…

They all have them. The quirks, I mean. Facebook is plagued by drama of the ‘likes’ and ‘tags’, Twitter with helium-ballooning into conflicts, Medium at least has a bit unique and shall we say ‘nerdy’ quirks? Here is a list of all the twisty, saucy, cheeky, quirky bits I discovered…

Are you looking for 100 followers? Then I am glad to help you. Barely 40 days ago, I was living on another planet. A place where one could write whatever one wanted to and views and up-votes multiplied like microbes, and reader stats towered like frightening New York Skyscrapers. A…

Just to say Thanks and to help those who need 100 Followers It was only a week ago. Even after 40 days of joining Medium nothing much was happening although I was rigorously posting. Painfully sluggish build up of followers ultimately left me with no choice. …

If poor people have nothing, how can they enjoy anything? One day last January 2022, I saw an old beggar hobbling on one leg, dressed in raggedy woollens, passing by my office entrance. We normally never see beggars in this part of the city. I suddenly recalled some extra bread…

‘Being smart’ and ‘wanting people to know that we’re smart’ are two completely different things. If we want to let people know that we’re smart, we should probably re-examine ourselves. Smart people don’t bother what people think about them. They also don’t give a damn if people think they are…

Still waters run deep Many shallow streams flow with a deafening noise and mischievous gurgle. On the contrary deepest lakes and holes in oceans that are well over hundreds of feet deep are utterly calm and quiet. The less the depth, the more the noise. The more the depth, the…

It’s dangerous when obsessions combine with intelligence and innocence. A sweet little family of a young pair and their two very beautiful daughters of 11 and 5 years lives in my neighbourhood. Last week I saw the father crying and felt terribly odd. He would take his younger daughter in…

A guy fell madly in love with a girl. ‘I am ready to do anything for you. Just be mine.’ The girl thought for some moments. To be so loved felt magical. ‘Tell me: Who do you love the most in the world?’ She asked. ‘You.’ He replied. ‘And my mother.’ ‘Fine…