Reflections
78. Poisonous misuse of wealth and influence
I am unable to understand why the British people cannot do away with the monarchy. Loving the royal family feels oppressive to me. The intense attraction, openly displayed even by figures such as...
77. A hilarious piece by Cyrus Broacha
When I saw Cyrus Broacha in a quick scene in the film Jalwa at a cinema theater in Jamnagar, Gujarat, in 1988, I never imagined this young lad would become such a well-known name. Later, I enjoye...
76. And my joy went with her
Although I was glad to see the Gaza war end, I was not entirely convinced that it truly marked the end because there was no clarity about the Hamas group’s status after the signing of the peace deal.W...
75. to obtain a few drops of drinking water
It was a Sunday. The year was 1998. Noted economist Dr. Raja J Chelliah, speaking at a three-day symposium on Foreign Media, Indian Democracy, Multinational, and Indian Industry, said that...
74. These Bloody Politicians
Although I am unaware of the historical details about age, I believe no leader besides Paul Biya has remained in office at 92 years old. He has been governing Cameroon since 1982 with an iron gri...
73. the home where your heart truly belongs
Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. In the early 2000s, she released two chart-topping albums, The Spirit Room and Hotel Paper. She earned a Gra...
72. Welcome to the Stone Age
This morning, I received two pieces of news from abroad—one positive, one negative. To start with the good news: my readers may remember that one of my adopted daughters lives in Tel Aviv. She is doin...
71. Congratulations MCM
Maria Corina Machado (58), the Venezuelan opposition politician, has won the Nobel Peace Prize. She is known as Venezuela’s Iron Lady and is called simply MCM. The Nobel committee said in a state...
70. A great day for Gaza residents, families of hostages, Trump, and Indians in California
I’m delighted that the US President’s most improbable 21-point peace plan has succeeded. It was just yesterday that I wrote about hopes overshadowing the anniversary as the war entered its...
69. Hopes overshadow the anniversary
Yesterday, it was the second anniversary of the 7 October attack, in which Hamas-led militants killed about 1,200 people and took 251 hostages during an assault on southern Israel. The attack was...
68. Discovering a Genius
Ford Madox Ford, the then editor of the English Review, received a letter from a young school teacher in Nottingham. It said that the writer knew a young man who wrote, as she thought, admirably, but...
67. It was the beginning
While returning from his first visit to the US, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, in a message from the aircraft, told his sister, Vijayalakshmi Pandit, who was then the Indian ambassador to the US, th...