Diwali (Deepawali) is a festival of light and is celebrated in India by various communities with excitement. People spend a lot on lighting, fireworks and festivities, however we ignore the essence of true spirit behind the festival. Diwali symbolises triumph of Good over Evil. Thus our wishes and prayer should be aimed towards this theme. I […]
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O Lord, I Seek the following.
I am not a very religious person in the ritualistic sense, I am a bit of rationalist. However I strongly feel and believe that there is an Abstract Power which is all-pervasive, omnipresent and highly decentralized consciousness residing in all of us; which some of us try to explore while many ignore it. Today morning, […]
My World: Simple, Small and Straight.
I have got used to simple and small world of mine; devoid of complications, entanglements and pretensions. I was fortunate to be in the Military service, where we were taught to be sincere, truthful and real leader of men. My initial world on which foundation of the subsequent enlargement of life was achieved itself was […]
Golf, Photography and Morning delight just for Ten Rupees (15 Cents).
Today morning, I went to ATS Golf Meadows Course at 07 AM. It is a 9 hole newly crafted Golf course at Derabassi near Chandigarh (India). At the reception, I enquired about the green fee to be paid. I was told that for those staying in ATS apartments ( I recently purchased a flat and […]
Clearing Junk.
Currently I am in the process of shifting to a new house, only difference is that this one is not rented but my own house. Therefore I am clearing out household junk accumulated over the last 40 years or so. The circumstances were such that we either lived in government accommodation or rented houses of […]
Life in Army versus Civil, A Reflection.
I recall a day almost a year and half back when I decided to fully retire. Actually this blog should have been written at that time, but I developed the hobby of writing later on. I had worked in the Indian army for 38 years and thereafter in Corporate for 5 years (after a gap of […]
Kindness versus Ingratitude and Deceit.
There is a story of a very kind saint, who lived in a desert many years ago and always helped the passer-byes. One day a man lost his way in the desert and was thirsty and hungry. He was wandering here and there and saw a tent with a light in the desert. He reached that […]
Management by Motivation. Reminiscences from Army.
Back in 1974, I was a young Captain then, posted to a Unit located in High Altitude. My Signal Company consisted of detachments providing wireless communications to combat elements all along the border in Central Himalayan range. There were a few men at the Headquarters (HQs) also who manned telephone exchange and provided local telephone […]
Some Thoughts: Being Faithful, Humility and Promise to my Children.
Being Faithful. For any human being it is extremely difficult to be faithful and dedicated to his family and oneself. There are numerous wayside temptations where one can go astray as each of us has his weaker moments. It is with sheer discipline , steadfastness and self-control that one can prevent one’s mind from frivolous […]
A Story: From a Illegal Migrant to US Citizen.
Couple of years back, while on a visit to USA , I met Prem Singh (name changed) somewhere in Baltimore area. One evening we had gone to eat dinner in a good Indian restaurant. Prem Singh was the owner of the restaurant and belonged to Jalandhar, Punjab, India. While we were having dinner he sat down […]
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